Louisiana

The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance has restored limited access to education savings accounts after an unspecified incident last week, which authorities are still investigating.

Websites and IT systems for the state's college-scholarship program and education savings account program are not working due to an unspecified technology disruption.

Equipped with $50 million, the Louisiana Growth Fund is one of Louisiana Innovation's first initiatives after launching earlier this year to prime the state in developing technology businesses.

The Office of Technology Services has emphasized those goals as part of a broader five-year strategic plan aimed at modernizing state tech services and enhancing the customer experience.

Louisiana’s capital city is looking for its next top technology exec as CIO Eric Romero prepares to depart. He has served three decades in its IT division and has been its director since 2012.

The work, to be led by CHAMP, will add automation, fraud prevention tools, and make service to customers faster. The Office of Motor Vehicles' 50-year-old mainframe was replaced earlier this year, easing online access.

Plans to power Meta's $10 billion AI data center have reached a key stage with the opening of a hearing aimed at weighing Entergy's proposal to build three new electricity plants in connection with the facility.

Brad Ives, executive director of Louisiana State University's Institute for Energy Innovation, says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make the U.S. less competitive, but it won't stop the global trend toward renewables.

States are rolling out internationally accepted mobile driver's licenses — but who's using them? A Government Technology investigation finds the adoption rates for many states are in the single digits.

For years, the 3,600 residents of Lake Providence, La., pushed for better Internet. They were set to get it until the Trump administration announced new rules for a national broadband build-out.

Thousands of crypto ATMs are popping up in physical spaces, and many law enforcement officials argue that the convenience of the machines allows criminals to easily scam people and launder money.

In partnership with the cybersecurity firm TekStream, a new student-run security operations center expands on LSU’s existing model, training students in cybersecurity while delivering 24/7 protection for industry partners.

The governor has promised to update a half-century-old computer system that has contributed to delays and disruptions at Office of Motor Vehicles sites and public tag agents across the state.

The technology company will not have to appear before state regulators as they consider its subsidiary’s request to power a planned $10 billion artificial intelligence data center with three new gas plants.

Gov. Jeff Landry's administration released a new strategic plan for economic development on Wednesday that included a road map for making investments in the technology sector and other growing industries.

Entergy's plan to power Meta's $10 billion AI data center in northeast Louisiana faced new scrutiny on Tuesday, with advocacy groups arguing before a judge that the tech giant should answer more questions.

Louisiana and South Carolina each rose nine spots on the 2025 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, complied by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. It ranks states according to a number of policies and metrics.

A company began construction Thursday on a $491 million production facility in Jefferson Parish that will make electric vehicle battery ingredients, the first plant of its kind in the United States.