Louisiana is expected to provide high-speed internet access to every Louisiana resident by 2028, two years earlier than initially expected. Andre Champagne has more.
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The Public Service Commission approves a new rule aimed at streamlining the process for large projects like data centers to access the energy they need to operate. Andrew Greenstein reports not everyone is happy about that.
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A gutsy season by the U-L Lafayette football team comes to an end with a 20-13 loss to Delaware in the 68 Ventures Bowl. The Cajuns fell behind 20-3 before scoring ten unanswered points to pull to within a touchdown. The Cajuns had a chance to tie it on the last play of the game, but quarterback Lunch Winfield’s pass was broken up in the end zone. After the game, head coach Mike Desormeaux (DEZ-er-mo) said he’s proud of everything his team accomplished, including winning their last four games to achieve bowl eligibility.
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Desormeaux says the game was a microcosm of the entire season.
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Winfield says this season has been a learning experience.
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The Cajuns finish the season with a record of 6-and-7.
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Louisiana is expected to provide high-speed internet access to every Louisiana resident by 2028, which is two years earlier than initially expected. ConnectLA executive director Veneeth Iyengar says state and parish officials have come together to speed up the process.
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Because so many Louisianans now have access to high-speed internet access, Iyengar says people will be able to choose from multiple internet service providers.
Iyengar notes that Louisiana residents could see prices decrease when it comes to paying for higher internet speeds because of the plentiful access in the state.
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The Public Service Commission approves a new rule aimed at streamlining the process for large projects like data centers to access the energy they need to operate. Under the new policy, utilities looking to build infrastructure to power those massive projects will no longer have to prove that the generation is the cheapest and most reliable on the market. Commissioner Jean-Paul Coussan proposed the rule as a way to accelerate the timelines for these projects. But Alaina DiLaura with the Alliance for Affordable Energy says everyone else will end up paying the price.
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DiLaura says with this new policy, which the commission approved on a vote of 4-1, consumers are no longer guaranteed to be getting the most affordable electricity.
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DiLaura says the new policy is unfair to residents, who are already in the middle of an affordability crisis.