Louisiana creates fast track to approve power plants for data centers, big electricity users
Meta will pay 100 percent for it Entergy turbines, but rule changes would only require major power users to cover half the cost By Wesley MullerContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana regulators have ... State rejects Smitty’s Supply request to dispose of wastewater, storm runoff in drainage
By Wesley MullerContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — State officials have denied a request from Smitty’s Supply Inc. to dispose of wastewater and stormwater from its disaster cleanup into drainage ditches that lead ... Trump administration to garnish wages for defaulted student loans
By Shauneen MirandaContributing Writer (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump’s administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning early next year, the U.S. Education Department said ... Immigration sweeps take a mental toll on area students
By Safura SyedContributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — High school senior Talia Joseph was taking a test at St. Mary’s Academy when she got a call saying that her family members had seen ... Association of Black Cardiologists survey highlights healthcare disparities
By Fritz EskerContributing Writer The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) released a survey in November highlighting a widespread and significant gap in awareness in cardiovascular and cholesterol health, with particularly distressing ... Guns marketed for personal safety fuel Public Health Crisis in Black communities
By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Daniel ChangContributing Writers (kffhealthnews.org) — Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, ... Republican redistricting could backfire
By Tim HendersonContributing Writer (Stateline) — GOP reversals in this year’s elections, especially in some urban and immigrant communities, are setting off alarm bells for Republicans using redistricting to try to ... Without pennies, should retailers round up or down?
By Kevin HardyContributing Writer (Stateline) — As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world. With La. honey, Zydeco Meadery pours Creole culture into every bottle
By Candace J. SemienContributing Writer (Jozef Syndicate) — Founded by Eric and DeAundra Depradine, Zydeco Meadery reflects Louisiana’s cultural reach well beyond state lines. Though the meadery operates in Massachusetts, the ... Trump’s $1,776 ‘warrior dividend’ checks for military will come from housing funds, not tariffs
By Ashley MurrayContributing Writer (States Newsroom) — The $1,776 “warrior dividend” checks President Donald Trump announced during his prime-time address on December 17 will come from basic housing allowance funds approved ...
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