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New Orleans ‘Trash King’ faces a fight to keep cleaning Bourbon Street

The mayor fired Sidney Torres IV, and his company, IV Waste, but locals don't want another cleaner: "It’s not even in the same solar system."

25.07.2025 2

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‘He really turned the tide’: Oyster people cheer La. Gov. canceling $3 billion project funded by Deepwater Horizon settlement

Environmentalists largely want to restore the coastline, but Gov. Jeff Landry has been concerned about the local shrimp and oyster business.

18.07.2025 3

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Chevron will be forced to cough up at least $740 million after a decade-long trial ruled the oil company dumped billions of gallons of wastewater into the Louisiana coast

Chevron did not obtain proper permits and failed to clean up its mess, according to the lawsuit.

04.04.2025 6

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Meta will build a $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana—and Elon Musk is also expanding his own Tennessee AI facility

The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana.

05.12.2024 4

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TikTok star with 8+ million followers charged in killing of Louisiana therapist

Terryon Thomas, also known as Mr. Prada, has two TikTok accounts with over 4 million followers each.

04.10.2024 4

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TikTok creator ‘Mr. Prada’ charged in therapist’s bludgeoning death

Two of Thomas' multiple TikTok accounts each have more than 4 million followers.

03.10.2024 2

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British energy giant is violating pollution limits in predominantly Black communities

Drax Global previously paid $2.5 million in fines for violating air emissions limits in Mississippi in 2020 and $3.2 million in pollution-related...

13.08.2024 10

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$3 billion energy giant admits violating pollution limits in Louisiana—just like it did in Mississippi

Drax Global is already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states.

12.08.2024 1

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Mitsubishi’s planned $1.3 billion chemical plant in Louisiana doesn’t work economically or environmentally, energy group says

The proposed Mitsubishi plant is “the wrong project, at the wrong place and time, with the wrong financial scenario,” said the Institute of Energy...

23.07.2024 10

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New Orleans ‘Trash King’ faces a fight to keep cleaning Bourbon Street

Jack Brook

‘He really turned the tide’: Oyster people cheer La. Gov. canceling $3 billion project funded by Deepwater Horizon settlement

Jack Brook

Chevron will be forced to cough up at least $740 million after a decade-long trial ruled the oil company dumped billions of gallons of wastewater into the Louisiana coast

Jack Brook

Meta will build a $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana—and Elon Musk is also expanding his own Tennessee AI facility

Jack Brook

TikTok star with 8+ million followers charged in killing of Louisiana therapist

Jack Brook

TikTok creator ‘Mr. Prada’ charged in therapist’s bludgeoning death

Jack Brook

British energy giant is violating pollution limits in predominantly Black communities

Jack Brook

$3 billion energy giant admits violating pollution limits in Louisiana—just like it did in Mississippi

Jack Brook

Mitsubishi’s planned $1.3 billion chemical plant in Louisiana doesn’t work economically or environmentally, energy group says

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