Staff Report based on story by WWNO New Orleans Public Radio
Entergy Louisiana has filed a lawsuit in Lincoln Parish seeking to acquire property rights from owners of 14 tracts of land to construct a major electrical transmission line that would help power Meta’s massive data center in Richland Parish, according to a report published Thursday by WWNO New Orleans Public Radio.
The lawsuit, filed Oct. 14 in the 3rd Judicial District Court in Lincoln Parish, seeks to use expropriation, Louisiana’s version of eminent domain, to secure the rights needed to construct a nearly 58-mile transmission line from Lincoln Parish to Webster Parish.
Entergy maintains the project serves a public purpose by improving the reliability of the state’s electrical grid and meeting growing energy demands, while the legal action comes amid growing opposition from North Louisiana landowners concerned about their private property rights.
Click here to read the full story by Drew Hawkins of the Gulf States Newsroom.
