Amazon Web Services, which announced plans in February to build two data centers in northwest Louisiana, says it’s adding a third in Shreveport. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says the additional investment shows Amazon’s confidence in Louisiana.

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Thanks to the efforts of Louisiana nonprofit The Boot, 255 service members transitioned into post-military careers during the 2025-26 fiscal year. That’s more than twice as much as the prior fiscal year. CEO Benjamin Armstrong says 72-percent  came from Louisiana military bases..

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Since launching in 2024, The Boot has placed 366 service members into careers.

Authorities believe they have found the remains of 15-year-old Je’Darrius Minnieweather in an East Baton Rouge Parish Landfill. Search crews have spent 36 days searching for the teen, who investigators believe was murdered by 51-year-old Maurice Parms. East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says a photo of Minnieweather at the search site helped motivate crews.

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DNA testing still needs to confirm the identity of the remains.

In the latest offshore lease sale, 12 companies submitted 69 bids totaling close to 100 million dollars. President of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, Tommy Faucheux, says this is an increase from the previous lease sale…

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Faucheux says consistent and predictable lease sales are essential to provide the certainty companies to make long-term, multi-billion dollar investments required for offshore energy development.