Hut 8 to invest $16 million to expand West Feliciana water system
Hut 8, owner of the proposed River Bend AI data center, has agreed to pay $16 million for the expansion of local water system...
Louisiana lands in Site Selection’s Top 10 for competitiveness
Louisiana received a No. 8 national ranking in Site Selection Magazine’s recent 2026 Prosperity Cup rankings.
Texas claimed the top spot, followed by North Carolina,...
Louisiana regulators mull who should foot the bill for data center infrastructure
Louisiana regulators are weighing new rules for data centers and other power-hungry industrial users as electricity demand surges. The debate centers on who should...
Entergy boosts spending by 33 percent to meet data center demand
Meta’s new data center in northeast Louisiana is largely responsible for Entergy recently boosting its four-year capital spending plan by some 33 percent to...
Louisiana’s ports are breaking down barriers to move as one, but issues remain
Shifting market dynamics, unresolved systemic issues and funding backlogs have forced the state’s five lower Mississippi River ports to abandon old paradigms and instead...
Coast Guard responds to LOOP oil spill
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a spill at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, the country's only VLCC-capable loading terminal, reports Maritime Executive....
Hut 8’s West Feliciana data center to fund its own water and power upgrades
Hut 8’s planned $2.8 billion data center in West Feliciana Parish is poised to deliver more than jobs and construction spending—it’s also reshaping the infrastructure debate, The...
Ascension economic development leader details what’s fueling parish’s rise
Ascension Parish’s rise as one of Louisiana’s fastest-growing economic engines is the result of long-term planning, infrastructure strategy and coordinated leadership, according to Kate...
U.S. approves license for Texas deepwater oil export port
The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday approved a license for oil transportation and storage company Sentinel Midstream's planned deep water oil export project off...
Plaquemines port’s executive director resigns
Charles D. Tillotson has resigned as executive director of the Louisiana Gateway Port in Plaquemines Parish, reports Workboat.com.
Tillotson is stepping down effective immediately after...
