Lagniappe is a little something extra. Here's ours: a short list of the stories that mattered this past week, with a sentence on why each one is worth a click.
The big one this week
The Entergy/Meta power hearing starts Wednesday. A three-day evidentiary hearing on Entergy's plan for seven gas plants, three batteries and more than 250 miles of transmission to serve Meta's Hyperion data center opens Oct. 7, The Center Square reported via the American Press. Read our guide before it starts.
Worth your time
- Landowners push back on a 500-kilovolt line. A coalition in central Louisiana is fighting the proposed West Fork Creek to Boeuf line meant to support Meta, citing surveyors on private land and the risk of expropriation. KALB, Oct. 3.
- SpaceX agrees to job penalties. Vermilion Parish's agreement with SpaceX phases in hiring over 10 years and charges a penalty if the company misses targets two years in a row. The Current, Oct. 2. Our breakdown: Starbase by the Numbers.
- A regulator says tech companies "failed" at explaining data centers. PSC Vice Chairman JP Coussan said at Tulane's Future of Energy Forum that nondisclosure agreements have struck a chord with voters. NOLA.com and The Advocate, Sept. 29.
- Who's in Opportunity Machine's new cohort. Lafayette's incubator started a fall Builder cohort of Louisiana founders, and only a few of the startups are software companies. Technical.ly, Sept. 28.
New on GeauxTech
- Louisiana Data Center Tracker: Meta, Amazon, Hut 8 and Applied Digital side by side, with a free CSV.
- Who Are the Players? LED and LA.IO: the first in our weekly series on the organizations behind Louisiana's tech economy.
- What SpaceX's Starbase means for Lafayette and UL Lafayette.
- Where to cowork in Louisiana, now including the Northshore.
Coming up
- Oct. 7 to 9: PSC hearing on Docket U-37882, Baton Rouge.
- Oct. 17: Nexus Louisiana Tech Tailgate, Baton Rouge.
- Nov. 6: VILLAGEx 2027 applications due.
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Sources
- American Press / The Center Square: Two hearings stand between Meta and its power buildout (Sept. 30, 2026)
- KALB: Louisiana landowners oppose transmission line meant to support Meta's data center (Oct. 3, 2026)
- The Current: SpaceX agrees to pay penalties if it fails to meet job creation goals (Oct. 2, 2026)
- NOLA.com / The Advocate: Tech companies, AI data centers in Louisiana (Sept. 29, 2026) (subscription)
- Technical.ly: Opportunity Machine Builder cohort, fall 2026 (Sept. 28, 2026)