Mallory Smith

Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at keeping teacher and support staff stipends in place for the 2026-2027 school year, while also launching a longer-term effort to overh…

As storm threats approach southeast Louisiana, officials in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans say they are taking proactive steps to ensure drainage systems are ready to handle heavy rainfall and re…

As global flaring rose for a third straight year in 2025, the United States went against the grain, posting the largest reductions of any country, per the World Bank's latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report

St. Tammany Parish’s new interim sheriff and chief deputy were officially introduced to the public Tuesday, outlining their priorities for the sheriff’s office and how they plan to lead…

Data centers have not been driving up electricity bills, according to a new working paper from researchers at the Electric Power Research Initiative (EPRI). In fact, EPRI estimates that data centers pushed average U.S. residential electricity rates down between 2015 and 2024.

After heavy rain flooded roads across Jefferson Parish over the weekend, officials say the parish’s drainage system is ready for more rain this week, even though another round of storms is possible.

The Sewerage & Water Board New Orleans says it is already making changes following last weekend’s flooding, including increasing staffing, expanding monitoring and reviewing employee tra…

The United States produced more crude oil in 2025 than any other country, and more than any country in history, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. crude oil production, including lease condensate, averaged a record 13.6 million barrels per day (b/d), breaking the previous U.S. and global record of 13.2 million b/d set in 2024.

Powering the data center boom with natural gas does not have to limit progress on lowering emissions, according to a new study published in Energy & Fuels. The study by Rice University finds the United States already has one of the key ingredients to expand reliable power while being environmentally responsible: abundant geologic storage capacity that allows natural gas-fired generation paired with carbon capture to meet growing data center demand while capturing most associated CO₂ emissions.

A new study published in Nature attempts to frame the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout as nothing more than a potential increase in carbon emissions, but it leaves out important context – including the benefits of increased U.S. energy production and potential bias from the authors.