Power was restored to 120 units at a Metairie condominium complex after an East Bank fire sparked by dryer-related electrical wires. More than 2,500 customers lost power in Marigny and St. Roch on Wednesday, with service mostly restored. Applied Digital agreed to a $4 million community benefit deal for the Delta Forge 1 data center in Boyce. Opponents described the power needs of a Meta data center in Richland Parish as absurd while Entergy Louisiana called concerns misguided. These Louisiana items were newly tracked within roughly the last 72 hours. Source links are listed in the evidence section.
Key Louisiana AI updates
- Power restored to 120 units at Metairie condominium complex after fire (news, 2026-10-15) wwltv.com
- Applied Digital agrees to $4 million community benefit deal for Boyce (news, 2026-10-14) kalb.com
- More than 2,500 lose power in Marigny, St. Roch on Wednesday (news, 2026-10-14) wwltv.com
- Massive power needs of Meta data center in Richland Parish are ‘absurd,’ opponents say (news, 2026-10-13) [S5]
Sources
- [wwltv.com Power restored to 120 units at Metairie condominium complex after fire](wwltv.com)
- [kalb.com Applied Digital agrees to $4 million community benefit deal for Boyce](kalb.com)
- [wwltv.com More than 2,500 lose power in Marigny, St. Roch on Wednesday](wwltv.com)
- [[S5] Massive power needs of Meta data center in Richland Parish are ‘absurd,’ opponents say](kalb.com)