It took ten months of talks, but Facebook and Instagram parent company, Meta, is set to build a massive 10-ten billion dollar A-I data center in Richland Parish. State Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois.
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That project is expected to create 500 or more direct jobs.
197 million people shopped online and in stores from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday. Sean Richardson has more.
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State Treasurer John Fleming has announced he’ll run against Senator Bill Cassidy in 2026. Fleming represented Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District from 2009 to 2017. After leaving the U.S. House, Fleming served as a Trump advisor before becoming Louisiana state treasurer last year. Fleming says he would bring a new voice to the Senate.
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New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter has become the first vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus for the upcoming 119th Congress. Carter says he’s honored to be chosen for the second-most senior position in caucus leadership and looks forward to being the voice of people who have historically been marginalized.