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1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · By JILL PICKETT | Staff photographer

   Letters: As data center discussed for Livingston Parish, questions remain (opens the original)

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   AI is sweeping the country. Our leaders have welcomed the industry and new data centers to support it at two north Louisiana sites. There is now speculation about a data center in Livingston Parish. (“Is a data center coming to Livingston Parish? As rumors swirl, here's what we know.”) The Public Service Commission is negotiating contract terms for the cost of new capacity required for the data centers, requiring them to cover the cost of “power generation” for 15 years. That does not in

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2. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · By JILL PICKETT | Staff photographer

   Editorial: MFP review can bear fruit if done right (opens the original)

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   We agree with Gov. Jeff Landry and legislators that it’s time for the Minimum Foundation Program, the state’s primary method of delivering funding to school districts, to be reviewed. Louisiana doles out MFP funds to local districts based on the number of students. MFP funding makes up about 40% of total education funding for most districts. Currently, the MFP provides a base of about $4,000 per student, a number that has risen only about $600 in the last two decades. If the allocation had

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