# GeauxTech

> GeauxTech is an independent news site covering Louisiana technology and innovation: crypto and blockchain policy, AI, govtech, tokenization, startups and funding, data centers, energy tech and port tech. Every story cites primary sources and dates its facts. Crypto coverage is educational, not financial advice.

## Trackers
- [Louisiana Tech Policy Tracker](https://geauxtech.news/trackers/policy/): Crypto, AI and tech bills, executive orders and PSC dockets with status and sources. CSV: https://geauxtech.news/trackers/policy/louisiana-tech-policy-tracker.csv
- [Louisiana Funding Tracker](https://geauxtech.news/trackers/funding/): Reported startup rounds, grants and exits. CSV: https://geauxtech.news/trackers/funding/louisiana-funding-tracker.csv
- [Build in Louisiana directory](https://geauxtech.news/directory/): State agencies, regional and parish EDOs, accelerators, funds, universities and task forces. CSV: https://geauxtech.news/directory/louisiana-tech-ecosystem.csv

## Guides
- [Is Crypto Legal in Louisiana?](https://geauxtech.news/guides/is-crypto-legal-in-louisiana): Self-custody, mining, licensing, kiosk rules, state payments and pending policy, as of Oct. 2026.
- [Glossary](https://geauxtech.news/glossary/): Plain-English definitions of terms used in our coverage.

## Section hubs
- [Policy](https://geauxtech.news/policy/): Louisiana tech, crypto and AI policy: bills, rules, executive orders, regulators and the people who write them.
- [Crypto](https://geauxtech.news/crypto/): Crypto and blockchain in Louisiana, explained: laws, licensing, consumer protection and the industry. Educational, not financial advice.
- [AI](https://geauxtech.news/ai/): Artificial intelligence in Louisiana: data centers, state AI policy, companies building AI and what it means for communities.
- [Startups](https://geauxtech.news/startups/): Louisiana startups, founders, accelerators and university spinouts.
- [Funding](https://geauxtech.news/funding/): Who's investing in Louisiana startups: venture rounds, grants, state programs and our funding tracker.
- [Energy](https://geauxtech.news/energy/): Energy tech and the grid in Louisiana: data center power, nuclear, carbon capture and utility regulation.
- [Space](https://geauxtech.news/space/): Louisiana's space economy: SpaceX's Starbase Louisiana in Vermilion Parish, the workforce and supply chain it needs, and the deals behind it.

## Top articles
- [Starbase Louisiana: What SpaceX's $100B Plan Means for Lafayette and UL Lafayette](https://geauxtech.news/starbase-louisiana-lafayette-ul-lafayette): SpaceX's $100B Starbase Louisiana is in Vermilion Parish, but Lafayette and UL Lafayette want to train its workforce. What's promised, and what isn't known yet.
- [Where to Cowork in Louisiana: A Starter Guide](https://geauxtech.news/louisiana-coworking-spaces-guide): Where to cowork in Louisiana: day passes, desks and startup hubs in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport and Lake Charles, with listed prices.
- [Starbase by the Numbers: 3,000 Jobs or 10,000?](https://geauxtech.news/starbase-louisiana-jobs-numbers): Is SpaceX's Louisiana launch site bringing 3,000 jobs or 10,000? What each number measures, the staged hiring schedule in the contract, and the penalties.
- [You Don't Have to Code: Work in Tech NOLA and Other On-Ramps to a Tech Career](https://geauxtech.news/work-in-tech-nola-non-technical-careers): You don't need to code to work in New Orleans tech. What Work in Tech NOLA is, which jobs don't need code, and other on-ramps like GNO Inc.'s paid internships.
- [How Vermilion Parish's SpaceX Tax Deal Works](https://geauxtech.news/spacex-vermilion-tax-deal-explained): SpaceX pays Vermilion Parish $25M a year instead of property taxes, plus $20M up front and billions in state incentives. The deal explained in plain English.
- [Louisiana Tech Networking: Where to Show Up This Fall](https://geauxtech.news/louisiana-tech-networking-events-fall-2026): Louisiana tech networking for fall 2026: Nexus Tech Tailgates, BioChallenge, the VILLAGEx deadline and more, with dates and links so you can confirm first.
- [Rockets in the Marsh: The Coastal Questions Around Starbase Louisiana](https://geauxtech.news/starbase-louisiana-marsh-coastal-questions): Starbase Louisiana sits on former oil-field marsh near Rockefeller Refuge. What SpaceX has promised the coast, what it hasn't, and why an FAA rule matters.
- [Inside the Entergy/Meta Power Fight: Your Guide to the Oct. 7 PSC Hearing](https://geauxtech.news/entergy-meta-psc-hearing-guide): Entergy wants seven gas plants, three batteries and 250+ miles of lines for Meta's Hyperion campus. Here's what the PSC weighs at its Oct. 7 hearing and why.
- [West Feliciana Landed a $10B Data Center Without an NDA. Can Other Parishes Copy It?](https://geauxtech.news/west-feliciana-hut-8-data-center-no-nda): West Feliciana says it landed Hut 8's AI data center without an NDA or LED's usual process. What the deal includes, what's unclear, and what to ask first.
- [Crypto ATM Scams: Your New Rights Under Louisiana's Refund Law](https://geauxtech.news/crypto-atm-scams-louisiana-refund-law): Louisiana's Act 482 lets crypto kiosk users cancel within 72 hours and get refunds from unlicensed operators anytime. What changed and what to do if scammed.
- [Nuclear Comes to the Bywater (No, Not a Reactor)](https://geauxtech.news/applied-atomics-bywater-nuclear-training-center): Applied Atomics is opening a nuclear company HQ and training center at 3333 Chartres St. What's being built, what a Plexiplant is, and how it fits the state.
- [Louisiana VC Hit an $8.5M Q2. Here's Who's Still Writing Checks](https://geauxtech.news/louisiana-vc-q2-2026-who-is-writing-checks): Louisiana startups raised $8.5M across 10 deals in Q2 2026, and one deal was most of it. How to read the numbers, and the funds still investing statewide.
- [Is Crypto Legal in Louisiana? A Plain-English Guide](https://geauxtech.news/guides/is-crypto-legal-in-louisiana): Yes, with rules. A plain-English guide to Louisiana crypto law: self-custody, mining, business licenses, kiosk limits and refunds, and what's still pending.

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