Meta has signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge at the White House in a pledge to not pass the costs of operating their data centers onto the people in the communities where they operate including Richland Parish. Diana Doukas (DOO-kis), with Meta says while protecting residents from utility rate hikes, they’re also bringing economic opportunities to the area.
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Governor Jeff Landry says the state is close to settling lawsuits against ConocoPhillips that allege they’re responsible for damaging coastal marshes, leading to land loss. 42 lawsuits are pending, and ConocoPhillips is named in 13 of them. Landry says coastal litigation has held up progress that the coast desperately needs.
Yesterday’s magnitude 4.9 tremor in Red River Parish was highly unusual for the state. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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After putting together his most productive season in New Orleans since 2021, Saints veteran defensive end, Cam Jordan, will be an unrestricted free agent next week. Last season he recorded 10-and-a-half sacks, however, the host of Locked on Saints Podcast, Ross Jackson, says, at 36 years old, he doesn’t expect NFL teams to sign Jordan to a long-term contract.