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Recent Louisiana data center news

• Nov 13, 2026

  Bessent Blames Lutnick's Commerce Department For Not Restricting Nvidia Chip Exports

  This AP article reports on criticism from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about Commerce Department delays on Nvidia-related export controls; it is commentary/reporting on a developing political and national security dispute, not a first-time company announcement.

  • Bessent said on CNBC that the Treasury Department, along with State, Defense, and the U.S. Trade Representative, favored adding Singapore-based Megaspeed International to an export control list for months, but the Commerce Department controlled the process.
  • The story says Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security began investigating Megaspeed in 2024 and later handed the matter to the Justice Department; it also says Megaspeed was accused last year of shipping advanced Nvidia chips into China and that the company said in December there was “no evidence” of such exports.
• Nov 13, 2026

  Will Democrats’ control of state government spur climate action in Pennsylvania?

  Climate Cabinet’s Pennsylvania state lead Erin Kramer said the group wants Democrats’ new trifecta to advance climate legislation in the next session.

  • The interview is a commentary/analysis discussion about policy priorities after the 2026 elections, not a formal announcement; Kramer said Climate Cabinet had significant early investment in five Pennsylvania Senate races and endorsed 17 races, winning 14 with two still being counted.
  • She urged lawmakers to reintroduce unfinished bills such as strong guardrails for data centers, the Renewable energy standard introduced two years ago, and to codify the GRID executive order; she also highlighted community solar, solar for warehouses, canopy solar, and possible changes to the PJM grid.
• Nov 12, 2026

  Roundup: Democrat priorities / One less Fed vote / Oil inventories

  Business Report has published a news roundup summarizing several recent political, monetary, and energy-market developments.

  • The roundup says House Democrats will prioritize affordability next year, including efforts to roll back President Donald Trump’s tariffs, revive expired Obamacare subsidies, and reverse Republican healthcare cuts; Richard Neal says Democrats will first seek bipartisan support on tariffs before pursuing party-line legislation.
  • It also reports that the Federal Reserve will skip an interest-rate vote at its October 2027 meeting under Chair Kevin Warsh, and that U.S. crude inventories rose by 4.7 million barrels to 414.4 million last week, while domestic production edged up to 14 million barrels per day.
• Nov 12, 2026

  Voters push back, but the data center boom pushes ahead

  This article is a news roundup/commentary summarizing a New York Times report on the data center backlash and ongoing construction boom; it does not announce a new project itself.

  • Voters in 40 of 41 local ballot initiatives reportedly backed limits on data center development, while analysts still expect only 2% to 4% of future data centers to be canceled and more AI training facilities to be built in 2027 and 2028.
  • The article says Microsoft is drafting model legislation to address community concerns; it also notes possible tighter rules on transparency, union labor, water use, electricity cost protections, and tax breaks, with Texas facing uncertainty after Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa called for a moratorium.
  • It adds that Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are on track to spend more than $720 billion on data centers and related capital expenses this year.
• Nov 11, 2026

  Here’s the reality of what Louisiana’s energy boom could bring

  Business Report reports that Entergy Louisiana is preparing for a major buildout as demand from artificial intelligence data centers and industrial projects increases.

  • Entergy Louisiana President and CEO Phillip May said the utility is preparing to “essentially build a company the scale of Entergy Louisiana” over the next five or so years.
  • The article frames this as a discussion of the Louisiana energy boom and notes that rising demand is coming from AI data centers and industrial projects; no specific project, deal, or funding amount is provided in the visible text.
• Nov 11, 2026

  State’s nuclear plans face a congressional hurdle

  The article reports that U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Congress must authorize a second permanent nuclear waste disposal site before the Trump administration can move ahead with proposed nuclear lifecycle innovation campuses.

  • The Energy Department received applications from 26 states and selected Louisiana, Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia as finalists; West Virginia withdrew later due to local opposition.
  • Louisiana’s plan would use offshore underground salt domes for waste storage and create a hub for uranium fuel rod recycling and next-generation reactor component manufacturing; Turner Industries separately announced in April plans to add 1,000 jobs at its New Iberia and Port Allen facilities.
• Nov 11, 2026

  Roundup: Data center dividends / Luxury takes flight / AI’s carbon cost

  This article is a roundup summarizing several recent news items, not a first-party announcement by the named entities.

  • Meta’s Hyperion data center is referenced as the source of increased sales tax revenue tied to $13.76 million in Richland Parish school employee bonuses; the records were released after legal intervention.
  • The roundup also notes JetBlue’s BlueFirst rollout starting next month through 2027, and a BloombergNEF warning that planned gas-fired plants for data centers could raise power emissions by about 10% above 2025 levels, with about 181 gigawatts proposed and 345 million metric tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions potentially added.
• Nov 11, 2026

  Battery boom faces growing community pushback over safety concerns

  Business Report is summarizing a Stateline article about the growing backlash to battery energy storage projects in the United States.

  • The article says battery storage capacity has risen tenfold since early 2022 to more than 50 gigawatts, with forecasts to exceed 100 gigawatts by end-2028.
  • It also notes that nearly 200 communities have passed or proposed moratoriums, and references the 2025 Moss Landing fire in California as a key safety incident that intensified opposition.
• Nov 10, 2026

  How the moon is emerging as the next frontier for business

  NASA has announced lunar transport and exploration contract awards to support plans for a permanent human presence on the moon.

  • Eight companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Lockheed Martin were selected to compete for up to $10 billion in contracts under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
  • NASA also awarded Blue Origin, Impulse Space, and Arrow Science and Technology a combined $1.3 billion for lunar communications, cargo transportation, and surface exploration; separate Starship satellite launch work for SpaceX is planned for 2028, while robotic exploration of the moon’s south pole is planned for 2029 and infrastructure development through 2032.
• Nov 10, 2026

  Growing demand for mass timber could give Southern forestry a boost

  This article is a news commentary summary referencing a Wall Street Journal report on the growing use of mass timber; it is not a first-time company announcement.

  • Mass timber adoption is increasing in U.S. construction as architects and developers look for alternatives to steel and concrete; the number of commercial and public buildings using it has risen from fewer than 100 a decade ago to more than 1,500.
  • The piece says updated 2021 building codes raised the allowable height of mass-timber buildings to 18 stories; in Savannah, Georgia, architect Patrick Shay used southern yellow pine for a hotel, where a 10% to 20% cost premium was offset by faster assembly and lower finish costs.