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Here’s what’s coming up on @LAConsidered:
– Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race
– Celebrating Black Education History Week in New Orleans
– New book captures story of World War II spy from Louisiana
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NEW: Entergy is suing to force owners of 14 Lincoln Parish tracts to give up rights to part of their land for a 58-mile power line serving Meta’s data center, saying it serves a “public purpose.”

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This month, New Orleans will celebrate Black Education History Week for the first time. More than a dozen schools are expected to participate with classroom lessons or field trips that highlight the city’s educational history. @aubriruth gives us the details, on @LAConsidered.

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Late yesterday afternoon The AP called the Mississippi Senate race for Democrat @scott_colom. Today on @LAConsidered, reporter @EliseCGregg joins us from Jackson to discuss what this historic victory means for Mississippians. https://t.co/AcIvaCpZyE

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SCOOP: Louisiana officials listed building a new city in Vermilion Parish among “anticipated needs to win” SpaceX’s $100 billion spaceport, according to confidential records.

The records offer another glimpse into the negotiations that preceded the announcement of the project.

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"The Mosquito Bowl" tells the story of college football stars who set aside promising professional careers to enlist in the Marines during World War II. Today on @LAConsidered, renowned director Peter Berg discusses his new film in honor of Veterans Day. https://t.co/DnLfx96Shm

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Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast operated in Louisiana for more than forty years before closing its doors last year. Recently, the organization re-opened in New Orleans. We learn what @PPFA’s re-opening means for reproductive care in the south, on @LAConsidered.

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A group of Louisiana landowners is suing the state’s utility regulators. They say the Public Service Commission improperly changed its rules to speed up approvals for projects tied to Meta’s data centers. We get the details from @WADrewHawkins, today on @LAConsidered.

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Today on @LAConsidered, we learn why votes are still being counted in the Mississippi Senate race. We also learn about the state’s first Black Senator, Hiram Revels, and how his descendants are responding to the current moment. https://t.co/ASqgATnryL

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As we wait for the final tallies to come in from Mississippi, we’re reflecting on the state’s – and the nation's – first Black senator, Hiram Revels. On @LAConsidered, the great great great grandson of Hiram Revels discusses his new book on his ancestor. https://t.co/AcIvaCpZyE

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Votes in the Mississippi Senate race are still being counted. Currently Democrat @scott_colom is roughly 2,500 votes ahead of the Republican incumbent @cindyhydesmith. @elisecgregg gives us an update, today on @LAConsidered. https://t.co/AcIvaCpZyE

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The policy is already being used to advance massive data center projects.

Next month, the company plans to seek approval for seven new gas plants under the directive.

Landowners say the commission’s decisions could help clear the way for Entergy to take their property.

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The plaintiffs say the commission effectively created a new approval process without telling the public what it was proposing.

Their lawyer says the commission has no written procedures for changing its rules.

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The lawsuit challenges the “Lightning Directive,” which allows utilities to fast-track approval of new power plants.

The groups argue the commission adopted the policy without proper public notice or an opportunity for people to weigh in.

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NEW: Three Louisiana groups are suing the PSC over a fast-tracked approval process for power plants that will supply Meta’s $50 billion data center.

The lawsuit could affect Entergy’s plans to build gas plants and transmission lines that threaten to cut through private land.

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For thousands of years, Indigenous communities along the Mississippi lived on earthen mounds. Thousands of miles away, residents in Hallig Island, Germany did the same. Today we listen to the latest episode of Sea Change to learn how climate change is threatening this way of life

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Today on @LAConsidered, we hear about a lawsuit that alleges two Vermillion Parish government bodies broke the law while approving aspects of SpaceX's new spaceport. And, we learn why the DOJ has given a nearly $300 million grant to Baton Rouge.
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