A federal judge has ruled that telehealth abortion will remain available for now, though the abortion pill mifepristone must undergo a safety review by the FDA. A case from Louisiana seeking to ban its use via telemedicine will proceed after the review.
A Louisiana man, Lee Collins III, has been accused of shooting and killing his 55-year-old mother and 75-year-old grandmother on Easter. Authorities plan to charge him with two counts of second-degree murder.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly detained Annie Ramos, the wife of US Army soldier Matthew Blank, in Louisiana just days after their marriage. Blank expressed his distress, stating his wife was 'ripped away' from him.
A driver was taken into custody after a vehicle plowed into a parade in New Iberia, Louisiana, injuring at least 13 people. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, including whether the crash was intentional.
Louisiana's focus on attracting projects related to rare earth elements may explain Governor Jeff Landry's interest in Greenland, given the region's rich raw material deposits.
Louisiana's extensive occupational licensing requirements, such as 500 training hours for hair braiding, are being criticized for creating unnecessary barriers and stifling small businesses.
Following a new court decision, the Ten Commandments will be displayed in Louisiana classrooms, prompting a lawsuit from a New Orleans high school teacher and student protests.
Residents in Louisiana's poorest areas express growing concern over the potential loss of health insurance, which is crucial for their daily lives. This fear arises as the governor discusses healthcare in Greenland, highlighting a perceived disconnect from local issues.
Meta has significantly expanded its energy plans for the Hyperion AI campus in rural Louisiana, ordering 10 gas-fired power plants, which is more than triple the initially projected number.
The crawfish processing industry in Louisiana is struggling with a severe shortage of foreign workers, impacting production and raising concerns for the local economy.
Private equity firms now own close to 500 hospitals across America, particularly in states like Texas and Louisiana, often leading to staff and service reductions in the booming for-profit healthcare sector.
Sara Brannon alleges high school overseen by the Roman Catholic archdiocese was negligent in treatment of her 17-year-old son
A suburban New Orleans woman whose teenaged son died by suicide hours after his Catholic school expelled him in the wake of what he termed a shoving match with a campus bully is pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit against the local archdiocese.
Sara Brannon contends that Rummel high school in Metairie, Louisiana, was negligent in its treatment of her son, 17-year-old Dev...
Venture Global has made a final investment decision (FID) and achieved financial close for Phase 2 of its CP2 LNG export project in Louisiana, greenlighting the $8.6 billion expansion.
Korey LaVergne, a 37-year-old Roman Catholic priest from the Lafayette diocese in Louisiana, has been charged with three counts of felony indecent behavior with a juvenile.
Blake Miguez, a 44-year-old Louisiana Republican congressional candidate endorsed by Donald Trump, is facing a newly disclosed 2007 rape accusation that was reported to local police but never led to criminal charges.
An American family from Louisiana has been stranded in Dubai as missiles shake their hotel amid the Middle East crisis. They were hopeful about getting out this weekend.
Misty Roberts -- the disgraced former Louisiana mayor -- is extending her 15 minutes of infamy by posing for a new mugshot Thursday after she registered as a sex offender.
Misty Roberts, a former Louisiana mayor, has been convicted of sexual contact with a 16-year-old, with court documents also alleging abuse of her children by her former lover.
A proposed bill in Louisiana would mandate that all new residential constructions be equipped with fortified roofs, likely in response to severe weather events.
A utility worker in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was left dangling from his harness after his bucket truck caught fire. Coworkers rushed to his aid as thick smoke billowed from the vehicle.
Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts faces trial for third-degree rape charges involving her son's 16-year-old friend at a 2024 pool party in DeRidder, Louisiana.
Experts on the Christian right talk about the rise of the movement in the U.S., and how a state law could further erode the separation of church and state
FDNY firefighters standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows the salaries of firefighters across the US.
The highest median wages were in Washington and New York, while the lowest were in Louisiana.
The highest reported 90th percentile wage was $143,830 in California.
Every day, firefighters in communities across the US risk their lives responding to emergencies. And in the age of worsening wildfires driven by the climate crisis, their jobs have bec...
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Amazon is reportedly planning a significant $12 billion investment to build out data centers in Louisiana, indicating a major expansion of its infrastructure.
Donald Trump announced the plan on social media moments before hosting a dinner for Republican governors at the White House, where he sat next to and chatted with Governor of Louisiana Landry
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect.
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Blue Owl Capital failed to secure financing for a $4 billion data center project in Pennsylvania.
One lender said the lack of interest was due to CoreWeave's creditworthiness.
AI data center investments face financing challenges due to concerns about credit risk.
Blue Owl Capital, a leading investor in the data center boom, was unable to arrange financing for a $4 billion data center it is co-developing in Pennsylvania after pitching lenders to help bankroll the project in recent months.
The facility, 80 miles west of Philadelphia in the city of Lancaster, will be occupied by CoreWeave, a provider of artificial intelligence cloud computing services that has become a closely watched name in the AI race for its rapid expansion — and the billions of dollars of high-interest-rate debt it has taken on to fuel that growth.
An executive who arranges debt for major data center deals told Business Insider that the lack of interest in the Lancaster project was due to growing caution among lenders and investors about taking on sizable exposures to AI players with less-than-sterling credit.
CoreWeave has a below-investment-grade rating of B+, according to S&P Global Ratings.
"We saw it. We passed," a senior executive at a large specialty lender told Business Insider.
The financing executive and the lender did not want to be identified because they were speaking about an industry name they may seek to do business with.
A spokesman for Blue Owl said that the company had "considered" third-party financing for the Lancaster project "as we would with any transaction as we explore alternatives before choosing the most attractive path forward."
The spokesman added that the project, which he said is already under construction, "is fully funded, on time, and on budget."
It is unclear whether Blue Owl has been funding construction entirely from its own capital. If Blue Owl is unable to raise debt for the Lancaster development, it could be on the hook for a potentially huge outlay of cash to pay for the data center's construction.
The situation shows the complications and risks involved in financing the massive buildout of infrastructure for AI computing.
Brennan Hawken, an equity analyst at BMO Capital Markets who covers Blue Owl, said that difficulties to raise debt for the Lancaster project would raise concern.
"I'm not familiar with this deal, but if there is a struggle to find the debt financing, that's a bit of a red flag that I would want to drill into," Hawken said.
Business Insider previously reported that major banks had recent difficulty selling off pieces of $38 billion of debt to finance the construction of two data center campuses that will be anchored by Oracle. Banks often sell pieces of such large commitments to other lenders to spread risk and also reap a quick profit.
The slowdown in interest in participating in that financing was due to worries about Oracle's enormous AI spending and whether the tech company's credit rating could be impacted by those outlays. Oracle has since sought to calm the lending market, announcing that it would raise up to $50 billion of cash from stock and bond offerings in order to "maintain a solid investment-grade balance sheet."
One of the boom's most creative financiers
Last summer, CoreWeave announced it would lease 100 megawatts of initial capacity at the Lancaster data center and potentially expand its commitment to 300 megawatts. The company said it would pour up to $6 billion into the project to equip it with chips and other cloud infrastructure.
A month later, in August, Chirisa Technology Parks announced it would partner with Blue Owl and Machine Investment Group to develop the project. The partnership said it would provide $4 billion of funding, an amount separate from CoreWeave's investment, to support the construction of the project's data center facilities.
In the fall, Blue Owl began shopping the development to potential lenders, a person familiar with that effort said.
Blue Owl has been one of the most creative financial architects of the data center building boom. Last year, it structured a deal to partner with Meta in the ownership of a large data center campus that Meta will build and operate in Louisiana. Blue Owl utilized Meta's strong credit to raise $27.3 billion of investment-grade corporate bonds against its share of the project's equity, proceeds that will be used to help pay for construction, according to S&P.
Blue Owl could arrange a similar type of vehicle that could attempt to tap the credit of an investment-grade customer of CoreWeave's who might use the Lancaster facility or Nvidia, the chipmaker that has purchased large stakes in CoreWeave. It could also potentially raise cash for construction debt by tapping large institutional investor clients to pool together a loan, Hawken said.
Much of the development of hyperscale data center campuses has sought to utilize the strong credit ratings and deep pockets of big-tech partners.
Fluidstack, a peer of CoreWeave's, announced a deal last year to lease a 168-megawatt data center in Colorado City, Texas, which will be built by the crypto mining firm Cipher. Google, Fluidstack's tenant for the project, said it would guarantee about half of the $3 billion due under the 10-year lease. Fluidstack signed another similar-sized lease in December with the data center builder TeraWulf that will also provide "investment-grade credit support."
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Which US States Are Seeing Incomes Rise The Fastest (And Slowest)
Since 2019, U.S. household incomes have surged - rising from $68,700 to $83,730 nationally, a 21.9% increase in just five years.
But where you live matters a lot.
While some states tracked close to the national average, others saw incomes climb at nearly double the pace, driven by booming local industries and major investment.
States like Colorado posted outsized gains, while Georgia’s expanding EV industry brought billions in investment and rising paychecks.
The map, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows which states saw the fastest growth in median household income from 2019 to 2024, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Trends in Median Income by State
Below, we show the change in median household income for all 50 U.S. states and D.C. between 2019 and 2024 using nominal figures (not adjusted for inflation):
Rank
State
Change in Median Household Income
Median Household Income 2019
Median Household Income 2024
1
Colorado
46.9%
$72,500
$106,500
2
Georgia
43.4%
$56,630
$81,210
3
Maine
36.3%
$66,550
$90,730
4
Montana
36.1%
$60,190
$81,920
5
Tennessee
34.0%
$56,630
$75,860
6
Rhode Island
31.6%
$70,150
$92,290
7
Massachusetts
29.9%
$87,710
$113,900
8
Florida
29.6%
$58,370
$75,630
9
Iowa
29.4%
$66,050
$85,480
10
Missouri
29.4%
$60,600
$78,390
11
California
28.8%
$78,100
$100,600
12
New Hampshire
28.7%
$86,900
$111,800
13
North Dakota
25.8%
$70,030
$88,080
14
Mississippi
25.0%
$44,790
$55,980
15
Ohio
24.5%
$64,660
$80,520
16
South Dakota
24.3%
$64,260
$79,850
17
Michigan
23.9%
$64,120
$79,460
18
South Carolina
23.8%
$62,030
$76,780
19
Idaho
23.7%
$65,990
$81,650
20
Utah
23.0%
$84,520
$104,000
21
Wisconsin
22.6%
$67,350
$82,560
22
New York
20.8%
$71,850
$86,830
23
Texas
20.8%
$67,440
$81,490
24
Wyoming
20.8%
$65,130
$78,680
25
New Mexico
20.8%
$53,110
$64,140
26
Oregon
20.5%
$74,410
$89,700
27
Virginia
20.2%
$81,310
$97,720
28
Kansas
19.9%
$73,150
$87,690
29
Arizona
19.9%
$70,670
$84,700
30
Arkansas
18.9%
$54,540
$64,840
31
Washington
18.3%
$82,450
$97,500
32
New Jersey
18.0%
$87,730
$103,500
33
Nebraska
17.9%
$73,070
$86,140
34
West Virginia
17.6%
$53,710
$63,150
35
Louisiana
17.5%
$51,710
$60,740
36
Alabama
16.7%
$56,200
$65,560
37
Alaska
16.4%
$78,390
$91,260
38
Kentucky
16.4%
$55,660
$64,790
39
Delaware
15.7%
$74,190
$85,860
40
Indiana
15.0%
$66,690
$76,710
41
Maryland
14.8%
$95,570
$109,700
42
Vermont
14.7%
$74,310
$85,260
43
Connecticut
13.7%
$87,290
$99,240
44
Nevada
13.7%
$70,910
$80,590
45
Pennsylvania
13.4%
$70,580
$80,060
46
Minnesota
13.4%
$81,430
$92,350
47
Illinois
13.2%
$74,400
$84,210
48
District of Columbia
12.6%
$93,110
$104,800
49
Hawaii
11.6%
$88,010
$98,240
50
Oklahoma
9.9%
$59,400
$65,310
51
North Carolina
9.9%
$61,160
$67,220
Colorado’s thriving tech industry helped push median income up 46.9%, the fastest rise across states.
With $165,606 in average earnings across the sector in 2023, Colorado ranked sixth-highest nationally. From software to renewable energy, employment growth has expanded by double- or even triple-digit percentages across various roles since 2018.
Georgia ranks in a close second, with median incomes climbing 43.4%. In particular, the EV and aerospace sectors are playing a key role in job creation. Since 2018, the state has seen $27.3 billion in investment across EV, aerospace, and battery manufacturers including Rivian and SK Battery America.
Maine, meanwhile, saw wages rise 36.3%. In 2024, wages across the tech sector saw the steepest jump of 11.4% while those in the construction sector saw strong gains of 8.5%. Other factors, such as its older population and tight labor market, have further boosted wages.
Falling near the middle of the pack were New York and Texas, each with wage gains of 20.8% between 2019 and 2024.
By contrast, North Carolina and Oklahoma saw only 9.9% cumulative wage growth, the weakest performance nationwide. Median household income in both states remains well below the U.S. average and still trails pre-pandemic levels.
To learn more about this topic, check out this graphic on average hourly earnings by state in 2025.
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Meta has agreed to fund local energy infrastructure for its new AI data center in Louisiana, which is set to be its biggest, leading to a surge in Entergy's stock.
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Former US President Donald Trump stated he is working with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to send a hospital ship to Greenland, a Danish territory he has previously expressed interest in acquiring.
US President Donald Trump announced last night that, together with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, he had arranged to send a hospital ship to Greenland, a Danish territory he has repeatedly mentioned.
Over 50 Cuban migrants were transferred from Louisiana to the Guantánamo prison, believing they were being returned to Cuba, only to be returned to the US after several weeks and then deported to Havana.
A federal appeals court has lifted a block on a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, sparking constitutional debate.
Rep. Julia Letlow is requesting federal emergency assistance for northern Louisiana to address widespread power outages and recovery efforts following an ice storm, as a DHS shutdown continues.
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A US judge has issued a temporary pause on Louisiana's legal challenge against the Food and Drug Administration's regulations concerning an abortion drug, indicating a procedural development in the ongoing legal battle.
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A forthcoming US Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v Callais is anticipated to further dismantle Black voting power, potentially rebuilding modern forms of Jim Crow laws.
A Roman Catholic priest with ties to Texas and Louisiana is accused of exploiting parishioners' emotional dependency for sexual conduct. Prosecutors are seeking a single trial for charges from three separate accusers.
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Empire Petroleum (EP) has announced its participation in a new oil and gas development program located in Louisiana, signaling potential expansion in the region's energy sector.
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Musician, AKA Michael Tyler, faces up to 20 years after entering plea in state court outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry suggested to President Trump the idea of deploying a hospital ship to Greenland, claiming the island was in dire need of relief.
A Louisiana FedEx driver is accused of stealing $62,000 worth of packages found in a storage unit. Police discovered Nike boxes and cigars during the raid.
US President Donald Trump announced that he is working with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to dispatch a hospital ship to Greenland, though the specific reasons for the deployment were not detailed.
US President Donald Trump is planning to send a hospital ship to Greenland to provide medical care, collaborating with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on the initiative.
Court lifted injunction on law requiring display of religious text in every public school classroom
A federal appeals court cleared the way on Friday for a controversial Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, allowing the state to enforce a law that was previously found to be unconstitutional.
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A federal appeals court has vacated a temporary block on Louisiana's 2024 law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms, overturning a previous decision that deemed it unconstitutional.
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