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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Louisiana’s PSC rejected an independent judge’s ruling today that would have forced the tech giant Meta to turn over key information about its large data centers in Richland Parish. That includes documents on permanent jobs, economic projections and energy demand: www.wwno.org/politics/202...

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Louisiana PSC kills ruling that would force Meta to turn over key data center information

In a 3-1 vote, the PSC rejected an independent judge’s recommendation that information on jobs and power demand be made available through subpoenas.

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A federal judge hearing the landmark bench trial challenging conditions on the notorious Farm Line at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola ruled conditions were unconstitutional — but said he was constricted by a higher court from ordering permanent improvements + protections

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Louisiana utility regulators voted April 15 to expedite the application for 7 new gas power plants to power a second Meta data center in Richland Parish, shirking much of their standard process for one of the largest single power requests in LA history: www.wwno.org/coastal-desk...

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Advocates cite lack of transparency, rising costs as regulators fast-track second Meta data center

Commissioners approved three gas power plants for Meta’s ‘Hyperion’ data center, the first project in Richland Parish, last year, bringing the total to ten.

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Can confirm that the Endangered Species Committee has officially exempted all oil & gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico from requirements under the Endangered Species Act. It’s the first exemption in the law’s 53 years history, and comes after a request from Defense Sec. Hegseth

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry just announced the state is “a few words away” from reaching a several hundred million dollar resolution with ConocoPhillips over a coastal damage lawsuit. Landry says the money will go toward state-led coastal restoration and protection efforts

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The New Orleans City Council bucked a statewide trend embracing data centers by prohibiting them for at least one year – and likely permanently. But some public comments ranged from skepticism to distrust over the real intent behind the measure: www.wwno.org/economy/2026...

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New Orleans City Council bans data center development for a year; here's why

The special meeting to consider the future of data center development projects in the city was called shortly after news broke about a proposed data center in New Orleans East.

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Lots of posts like this one are beginning to circulate in New Orleans social media

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 04/10/2025

During the Clinton administration, Cliff Johnson served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he prosecuted health-care fraud cases in Mississippi’s federal courts.

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Johnson Vows to Fight for Vulnerable Mississippians in Run for Congress

Civil-rights attorney Cliff Johnson is running as a Democrat against incumbent Republican U.S. House Rep. Treny Kelly in Mississippi.

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

If Congress fails to extend the National Flood Insurance Program by midnight, nearly 500k residents of Louisiana will be impacted -- the state with by far the highest recurring flood rate in the nation: www.wwno.org/coastal-desk...

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Nearly 500K Louisianans could lose flood coverage if NFIP lapses. Will Congress extend it?

If the program isn’t extended ahead of a government shutdown, officials say it could spell disaster for residents, business owners and the real estate market.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🚨NEW: The Trump admin moves to terminate Temporary Protected Status for HALF A MILLION Haitians, claiming despite all reality that Haiti is a safe country to return to — even though large portions of the country are ruled by vicious gangs and civil governance has collapsed.

DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status
Release Date: June 27, 2025
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. The TPS designation for the country expires on Aug. 3, 2025, and the termination will be effective on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

At least 60 days before a TPS designation expires, the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate U.S. government agencies, is required to review the conditions in a country designated for TPS to determine whether the conditions supporting the designation continue to be met, and if so, how long to extend the designation.

“This decision restores integrity in our immigration system and ensures that Temporary Protective Status is actually temporary,” said a DHS spokesperson. “The environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home. We encourage these individuals to take advantage of the Department’s resources in returning to Haiti, which can be arranged through the CBP Home app. Haitian nationals may pursue lawful status through other immigration benefit requests, if eligible.”

After conferring with interagency partners, Secretary Noem determined that conditions in Haiti no longer meet the TPS statutory requirements. The Secretary’s decision was based on a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services review of the conditions in Haiti and in consultation with the Department of State. The Secretary determined that, overall, country conditions have improved to the point where Haitians can return home in safety. She further determined that permitting Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to the national interest of the United States. Haitian nationals returning home are encouraged to use the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Home app to report their departure from the United States.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 24/06/2025

Kerlin Moreno-Orellana is in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after police arrested him and his boss on charges of illegal dumping. The Jackson, Mississippi, father could face deportation and the possibility of separation from his wife and children. buff.ly/xT9KmgD

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Children Beg for Father’s Release After ICE Detains Jackson Man

Activists are calling on immigration officials to release Kerlin Moreno-Orellana from ICE custody after his arrest for illegal dumping.

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Mississippi Today @mississippitoday.org · 12/06/2025

On this day in 1963, NAACP leader Medgar Evers was assassinated outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi.

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On this day in 1963

On this day in 1963, NAACP leader Medgar Evers was assassinated outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Fishermen in coastal Mississippi say they've been 'sold out' by a state-led plan to privatize up to 80% of publicly held oyster reefs in the Mississippi Sound. It follows a 2024 Senate bill modeled after a privatized approach in Louisiana and Texas: www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/o...

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Mississippi oystermen feel 'betrayed' by privatization push

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

With a now-defanged Civil Rights office under Pres. Trump's DOJ, residents and activists in Lexington, once again, become the drivers of police accountability in the rural town of 1,200: www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/a...

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Amid DOJ withdrawal, Lexington residents, advocates drive their struggle for police accountability

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 15/05/2025

For weeks, the Trump administration’s funding delays forced the agency tasked with advocating for disabled people in Mississippi to stop taking new clients, leaving children and adults in institutions across the state at risk of abuse. It could be a vision of a much more difficult future.

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Disability Rights in Mississippi Threatened Amid Federal Cuts

Funding delays forced the agency that advocates for disabled people in Mississippi to stop taking new clients, endangering their rights.

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A growing coalition in Rankin County is calling for the resignation of Supervisor Steve Gaines after he disparaged the victims of a 2023 attack by former Rankin County Sheriff's Office deputies, labeling them 'dopers' and rapists: www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/c...

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Calls for resignation of Rankin Co. supervisor grow after remarks about 'Goon Squad' victims

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

In more than 100 days under Trump 2.0, Mississippi immigrants rights advocates and organizers describe a system that's now much harsher and demoralizing. Some have begun asking themselves whether they can continue the work at all. www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/f...

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Fear, anguish and determination in Mississippi’s immigrant communities

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Among the many comments the former RCSO deputies uttered to Jenkins and Parker when assaulting them in 2023 was to "go back to their side of the river [in Jackson]." Gaines, 2025: “ How do you feel about ... people from across the river coming over here and putting their kids in your school?”

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

It looks likely that the Bonnet Carre Spillway will open in the coming weeks after substantial rainfall throughout the heartland makes its way down the MS River. Members of the MS Sound Coalition are asking the Corps of Engineers to limit discharges: (Chart via NWS LMRFC)

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Reposting some of my previous work on here to build a feed of sorts. A conversation with my friend Maya Miller, previously of the Gulf States Newsroom, about the Mississippi Sound's moribund oyster industry and the Bonnet Carre Spillway: www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/q...

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MPB News’ Michael McEwen details the damage caused by the 2019 openings of the Spillway

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A new anthology of essays, art and poetry from men incarcerated in Parchman Prison's infamous Unit 29 is shedding light on one of the Americas' most notorious prison environments: www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/l...

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Life, death and the surreal at Parchman’s infamous Unit 29

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Michael McEwen @mmcewen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Nearly two weeks of cleanup and recovery in rural Walthall County, MS, told through the lens of two families, miles apart, who lost nearly everything to an EF4 tornado on March 15: www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/i...

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In rural Walthall county, tragedy and collective strength on full display

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