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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Concerns over soaring utility bills, grid reliability and campaign funding have taken center stage in the Louisiana Public Service Commission race in District 1, where three candidates seek to replace Metairie native Eric Skrmetta, who cannot seek reelection because he is reaching the state’s constitutional limit of three terms in office.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Louisiana's inspector general is calling for tighter restrictions on $113.5 million in taxpayer funding earmarked for nonprofit organizations after a review uncovered questionable payments, inadequate financial reporting and other oversight failures.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Louisiana State University officials and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill asked a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss the Southeastern Conference’s lawsuit, arguing the university complied with conference rules and no continuing dispute warrants court intervention.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Louisiana's public colleges and universities are seeking $1.25 billion for construction projects amid a $4 billion backlog of overdue campus repairs.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Federal regulators authorized initial construction Tuesday on a southwest Louisiana gas storage project and related infrastructure that developer Black Bayou Energy Hub LLC says represents a planned $1.6 billion investment.The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Oct. 20 limited notice to proceed, listed under docket CP24-494-000, authorizes Black Bayou Gas Storage LLC, a subsidiary of Black Bayou Energy Hub, to begin construction of certain facilities. The project, backed by global energy trader Mercuria, includes a 720-acre site in Cameron Parish about 7 miles east of the Louisiana-Texas border.In a Sept. 10, 2026, announcement, Louisiana Economic Development said the state offered the company $1 million for infrastructure improvements and workforce assistance. LED said the company is also expected to participate in the state’s High Impact Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs. The announcement did not specify the value of those anticipated benefits.LED estimates the project will create 23 direct jobs and 35 indirect jobs across southwest Louisiana and Acadiana and support more than 1,000 temporary jobs at peak construction.“Receiving FERC certificati
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Louisiana wildlife officials are using conservation funding to cover staff costs for chronic wasting disease testing, leaving less money available for other conservation efforts, the department said.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — A small Louisiana town that generated just $3 million in revenue last year will receive a one-time payment of $4 million from a company building a multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence data center nearby, providing a potential financial windfall for a community struggling with aging infrastructure.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Louisiana’s bid to host a nuclear fuel and waste campus hinges on changes to federal nuclear waste law, state officials say.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Louisiana will receive more than $461,000 in federal funding for nine specialty crop projects, including agricultural research, a new state branding initiative and a high school beekeeping program.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - The Bossier City Council introduced its proposed 2027 operating and capital budgets Tuesday after city officials identified nearly $3 million in spending cuts to address a projected $1.8 million general fund deficit.
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