This story was updated to include comment from The Data Center Coalition. The explosive growth of data centers around the country — driven in large part by the burgeoning use of artificial ...

Garrett Hazelwood is an investigative reporter at Floodlight. Based in New Orleans, Garrett has spent years investigating powerful figures in the judiciary, criminal justice system and business ...

Oil infrastructure in Abbeville, La., on March 27, 2026. The state of Louisiana and several parishes filed lawsuits against hundreds of oil companies, seeking tens of billions in damages to pay for ...

The state of Louisiana and several parishes filed lawsuits against hundreds of oil companies, seeking tens of billions in damages to pay for the cost of cleaning up oil field pollution, removing ...