Residents upset with how zoning was approved for the Meta data center without their knowledge voiced their anger and frustration at Tuesday’s Wood County Planning Commission meeting.

Editorial: Meta data center is a bright spot in Louisiana’s economic future. But it’s water use plan highlights the need for stronger state oversight.

The crowd poured out into the hallway, and cell phones put on speaker were used to relay comments from the hearing room to those in the hallways. There were times when the citizens yelled over each other, and times when the planning commission came off as condescending to the residents.

The president and CEO of El Paso Water is addressing concerns about water consumption for the new Meta AI data center. In a monthly electronic newsletter called “On the Water Front,” John Balliew mentions the question that residents are asking: Is El Paso Water really able to accommodate Meta’s water

Workers were sent home Monday after an employee was found with a gun at a Meta data center construction site in New Albany.