Roundup: Entergy’s grid boost / US economy / Trade gap widens

Modernization project: The U.S. Energy Department is awarding Entergy $13.7 million to modernize power...

Chandler Bats bets big on Ohtani partnership

Shohei Ohtani and Chandler Bats are launching a new global baseball equipment platform aimed...

Could AI become a new force against inflation?

Economists are divided over whether artificial intelligence will ultimately push inflation higher or lower,...

The power plan behind Meta’s $50B data center faces a key test

Entergy Louisiana is approaching a key regulatory test for the power infrastructure needed to...

Roundup: Grid hardening begins / State jobless claims / Consumer confidence

NOLA resilience plan: Entergy New Orleans has broken ground on a grid-hardening project that...

Data center boom puts US skilled-worker shortage in the spotlight

Data centers are becoming a major source of demand for skilled-trade workers as the...

How AI is making job scams harder to detect

Job seekers are increasingly becoming targets of sophisticated online employment scams, with artificial intelligence...

LSU researchers develop fiber-optic system to detect pipeline leaks

Researchers at LSU have developed a fiber-optic sensor system that could help pipeline operators...

Roundup: New voting machines / College sports bill / OpenAI delays release

Cost questions: Louisiana officials estimate that replacing the state’s roughly 35-year-old voting machines will...

Report faults state’s response to industrial air pollution violations

Environmental groups say Louisiana officials have been too slow to identify and penalize Clean...