Julie O’Donoghue Louisiana Illuminator   Gov. Jeff Landry says New Orleans isn’t as central to Louisiana’s economic success as it once was.  Amid an ongoing power struggle between state Republicans and New Orleans Democrats, Gov. Jeff Landry said New Orleans is no longer as important to Louisiana’s economic success as it has been in the past.  “Used to be, the saying was, …

 Thanh Truong, Gray Louisiana Fox 8 Live   Louisiana summers are getting hotter and more humid, researchers say  New data shows summer temperatures are rising across Louisiana, with New Orleans seeing 53 more hotter-than-normal days  NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana’s summer heat is becoming harder to ignore, with rising temperatures, higher humidity and thousands of heat-related emergency room visits in recent years.  …

 Sydney Lake Fortune.com   Meta’s sprawling AI data center in rural Louisiana just got a massive cash infusion, but not everyone close to the project is celebrating.  The company said Monday its Hyperion supercluster in Richland Parish will expand to a 5-gigawatt facility costing more than $50 billion, making it Meta’s largest data center and one of the biggest AI infrastructure projects …