The Tangipahoa Parish government ordered a mandatory evacuation for those within a 1-mile radius of Highways 51 and 10 in Roseland.

An evacuation is underway in Roseland after reports of an explosion Friday at a business. Tangipahoa Parish Government officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of a 1-mile radius of the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 10.

Entergy's Louisiana unit received the state's regulatory approval to move forward with infrastructure investments tied to Meta's new global data center in Richland Parish, the utility firm said on Wednesday.

This approval facilitates enhancements to the state’s electric grid, benefiting customers and preparing for future energy demands.

State utility regulators approved a plan Wednesday to install three natural-gas fueled power plants for the tech company Meta, which needs the electricity for a massive data center it’s building in Northeast Louisiana.