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Amazon has increased its planned investment at Shreveport’s Resilient Technology Park from $12 billion to $18 billion by adding a third data center campus. The additional $6B investment is expected to create 210 direct jobs, bringing the overall project to as many as 750 direct jobs across three campuses. Construction is also expected to support […] The post Amazon raises the stakes with $6B…
The Louisiana Public Service Commission is reconsidering allowing large customers to develop private power generation rather than relying entirely on utilities, The Center Square reports. A similar proposal, outlined in Senate Bill 490, failed during the spring legislative session. Supporters argue that privately financed generation could reduce the need for utilities to build expensive new plants…
Fletcher Technical Community College has been awarded nearly $5 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide workforce training and technical assistance to small manufacturers throughout Southeast Louisiana’s shipbuilding corridor, reports the Houma Times. Fletcher is one of just 11 organizations nationwide selected to receive funding through the SBA’s Manufacturing in…
Ghana and Jamaica are negotiating a proposed $60M arrangement that would see Jamaican bauxite processed at a refinery in Louisiana, with the resulting alumina shipped to Ghana for aluminum production, reports ALCircle.com. Under the arrangement, the bauxite would be shipped to the Atlantic Alumina Co. (ATALCO) refinery in Gramercy for processing into alumina. The alumina […] The post Jamaican…
Residents of Pecan Island have formed StopSpaceX amid reports that SpaceX may build a rocket facility nearby. Members are frustrated by the limited information they have received from elected officials and state agencies and worry about environmental damage, liability protections, strained infrastructure and the ability of their small volunteer fire department and community to handle […] The post…
No data center has come knocking on Ascension Parish’s door just yet, but the community’s leaders would like to have the rules written before one does. Last week, Ascension Parish Council members moved to regulate data center development, acting on a hunch that it’s only a matter of time before it happens. Right now the parish […] The post Ascension Parish readies itself for data centers appeared…
SpaceX is turning more to natural gas to meet its demands for AI operations energy, The Wall Street Journal reports. This marks a significant shift from his earlier emphasis on technologies designed to replace fossil fuels, including electric vehicles, batteries and solar energy. SpaceX is building massive AI data centers and a $16.8 billion chip-manufacturing facility […] The post SpaceX turns…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit authorizing construction of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), clearing the way for the nation’s only new greenfield container port currently under development, reports Biz New Orleans. Strategically located on the Lower Mississippi River with direct access to the Gulf of America, LIT will connect more […] The post Corps of…
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, stored in underground salt caverns along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast, has fallen below 300 million barrels for the first time since the early 1980s. Experts warn that continued drawdowns could damage the caverns, reduce the SPR’s ability to respond quickly to future emergencies and potentially threaten the integrity […] The post SPR falls below 300…