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Meta triples order of gas-fired power plants for its AI campus in Louisiana

March 30, 2026 Updated March 29, 2026
The seven additional new Entergy plants will power Meta’s mammoth AI site in Richland Parish, which is the size of 2.700 football fields.

‘Sometimes we forget our own majesty’ — capturing the cadence of New Orleans on Juneteenth

June 22, 2025 Updated June 27, 2025
On Juneteenth this year, one elder spoke of freedom still being unfinished.  A young teacher reflected on what it means to shape free minds in a system that often feels bound. A mother talked about raising Black sons with love and fear in equal measure. 

Embracing Katrina narratives

February 1, 2025 Updated March 5, 2026
After an insinuation made by a Super Bowl planning committee, reporters from The Lens asked Lower 9 residents what Super Bowl visitors should see, plotted the points on a map, and documented the Katrina narratives that go with each landmark.

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