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April 17, 2026
The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
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December 5, 2025
Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?
That many arrests would surpass the number tallied during a two-month enforcement blitz this fall around Chicago, a region with a much bigger immigrant population.
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November 19, 2025
DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana, Mississippi in major immigration sweep, AP sources say
Operation “Swamp Sweep” show Border Patrol teams preparing to fan out across neighborhoods and commercial hubs throughout southeast Louisiana, with additional activity planned in southeastern Mississippi.
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December 5, 2024
Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility
Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana.
