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Governor vetoes over $12 million in local projects
Landry: Order protects resources, ratepayers
About half of the funding was slated for N.O. area BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN Staff writer
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Meta and Entergy have disputed a consultant’s report for the Public Service Commission that says ratepayers would be picking up the tab for a $1.8B plant primarily needed for Meta’s data center.
Gov. Jeff Landry used his veto power to cut over $12 million in state funding for local governments and community organizations in blue-leaning areas of the state, with roughly half the cuts affecting New Orleans. The cuts, which also impact Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Monroe, Lake Charles and Opelousas, touch everything from programs for at-risk youth and economic development initiatives to local law enforcement and educational initiatives.
ä See VETO, page 4A
Measure comes after questions arise about Entergy’s plans BY ANDREA GALLO and SAM KARLIN Staff writers
Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Thursday while flanked by Louisiana utility company executives saying that data center projects must have their benefits to residents “evaluated and balanced” against their use of electric generation, water and land. The “Ratepayer and Community Protection Framework for Large Load Investments” assigns the Louisiana Economic Development Office to ensure that future projects “adequately protect Louisiana’s resources, ratepayers, and communities,” according to the text of the order. LED should come up with the criteria for companies to protect ratepayers, contribute to local tax bases and more within the next 90 days, the order states. STAFF FILE PHOTO By JAVIER GALLEGOS “These resources are vital to the welGov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order on Thursday to ensure future project fare of our citizens and to the future of our economy, and that is why our ap- benefits are evaluated and balanced against their use of state resources. proach demands thoughtful and responsible stewardship,” Landry said. a consultant for the state’s Public Service cost average residential ratepayers $8 The order comes on the heels of ques- Commission said is largely needed for a month, according to records. Entergy tions around Entergy’s plans to purchase Meta’s north Louisiana data center. ä See ORDER, page 4A a $1.8 billion power plant in Texas, which The gas-fired Cottonwood plant would
UL vice president salaries receive criticism following budget cuts Board approves third VP making at least $245K BY CLAIRE TAYLOR Staff writer
The University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved a third vice president at the Lafayette campus earning at least $245,000 this year, drawing criticism from faculty who say they have gone three years without a cost-of-living raise. That’s not sitting well with some faculty, said Beth Stauffer, president of the UL chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Faculty have not received a cost-ofliving raise in three years, she said,
ä See SALARY, page 5A
Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after earthquakes
Pair of powerful tremors kill at least 188, trap over 200 BY MEGAN JANETSKY, ANDRY RINCÓN and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and res-
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cue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people and left more than 200 trapped. More were feared dead from the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that
In cities across northern Venezuela, panicked residents poured into the streets struck Wednesday evening and searched for the missing — among the strongest in in the debris. Injured chilVenezuela in more than a dren, animals and civilians century and felt throughout covered in dust and blood the region. Some 1,500 peo- were pulled out of concrete ple were injured, thousands rubble. One mother sobbed and were reported missing and buildings were evacuated as collapsed in grief as the bodfar away as Brazil’s Amazon. ies of her 3- and 10-year-old
children were wrapped in blankets and carried away. Others screamed the names of missing loved ones. Some stood in silent shock. The coastal region of La Guaira — north of the capital, Caracas — suffered some of the heaviest damage and casualties, and it’s there that the country’s main airport was damaged
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and closed, complicating aid efforts. Retired schoolteacher Juan Alberto Mendaño climbed through wreckage in La Guaira and past a dead body when he spotted a woman who was trapped and signaling with her hand for help.
ä See QUAKE, page 5A
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