Louisiana Landowners Sue the Public Service Commission Over the 'Lightning Speed Initiative' Ahead of the Meta Hyperion Power Vote

The Louisiana Landowners Coalition, Louisiana Citizen Advocacy Group and Save My Louisiana sued the Louisiana Public Service Commission in a state court in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Illuminator reported on November 9, 2026; the suit was filed Monday. They claim the commission violated the Louisiana Constitution by not giving public notice before it adopted the “Lightning Speed Initiative” in December 2025. The policy change speeds up the regulatory approval process for utility projects linked to major investment, and followed an executive order Gov. Jeff Landry issued in September 2025. “The Louisiana Constitution requires the Public Service Commission to be transparent with the public when it tries to change its rules. It didn’t do that here,” said William Most, an attorney representing the plaintiffs.

The suit comes as regulators are poised to give expedited approval to a power project linked to Meta’s $50 billion Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish. Entergy Louisiana has applied to build around $14 billion in energy infrastructure for the campus, much of it kept confidential, and the commission is scheduled to consider the application at its Dec. 8 meeting. The commission’s executive counsel told the Illuminator the vote on the policy change was “properly noticed.” Earlier: 2026-08-12–louisiana-psc-meta-hyperion-hides-electricity-demand-data.