‘I Haven’t Done Anything Wrong’: A Q&A with Louisiana State Sen. Jay Morris
The investigation says Morris helped advance Meta’s Hyperion project while buying nearby land, and tax breaks tied to the deal are estimated at $3.3 billion.
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How Sen. Jay Morris mixed Meta's mega-deal with his own real estate business
A Floodlight investigation has found that while state Sen. Jay Morris used his political position to advance the massive Meta data center project and the Entergy deal to power the faclity, he and his business partners were buying and selling the land around it over the past 15 months. (Photo by Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action, in collaborati…
‘I haven’t done anything wrong’: A Q&A with Louisiana state Sen. Jay Morris
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. By Garrett Hazelwood, Floodlight Louisiana State Sen. John “Jay” Morris spoke with Floodlight for more than 30 minutes by phone on May 16 about his role in bringing Meta’s Hyperion data center to Richland Parish and the land deals he and his business partners, the Franklin family have made before, during and after the project’s announcement. Experts told Floodligh…
'I haven't done anything wrong': A Q&A with Louisiana State Sen. Jay Morris
Louisiana State Sen. John "Jay" Morris spoke with Floodlight for more than 30 minutes by phone on May 16 about his role in bringing Meta's Hyperion data center to Richland Parish and the land deals he and his business partners, the Franklin family, have made before, during and after the project's announcement.Experts told Floodlight the senator’s actions raise a serious issue of a possible violation of state ethics laws designed to prohibit gove…
‘I haven’t done anything wrong’: Sen. Jay Morris Q&A on selling his land next to Meta data center
Morris’ recent land deals in light of Meta’s Hyperion data center buildout are raising questions about whether the senator violated state laws designed to prohibit self-dealing. [...]Read More... from ‘I haven’t done anything wrong’: Sen. Jay Morris Q&A on selling his land next to Meta data center
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