AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI & Industry Backlash: Louisiana’s data-center boom is colliding with community pushback and new scrutiny over environmental impacts, with reports raising alarms about PFAS “forever chemicals” near AI expansion and herbicide facilities. Education Momentum: Louisiana officials are leaning hard on the latest national Education Scorecard, saying the state leads the nation in reading growth and ranks second in math growth—while still flagging chronic absenteeism. Broadband Rollout: Nextlink activated the first BEAD-funded fixed wireless tower in the U.S. in southern Bienville Parish, part of an $18.5M Louisiana push to bring gigabit service to thousands of unserved and underserved locations. Health Policy in Court: The U.S. Supreme Court is keeping medication abortion access to mifepristone in place while it weighs Louisiana’s challenge to FDA rules. Local Life: Prairieville Middle School’s “Living in the South” event brought Louisiana career and culture speakers to seventh graders.
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