Thousands of students, executives, lawyers and consultants descended upon Tulane University’s campus for the second annual Future of Energy Forum this past week.
This year’s theme was “powering the future: innovation, competition, and collaboration.”
The forum comes amid a global trend of rapidly rising energy demand, driven by artificial intelligence data centers, rising temperatures and advanced manufacturing.
State officials highlight Louisiana’s role in global energy market
“Energy powers our state’s economy, and we have it in abundance,” United States Rep. Julia Letlow, a Republican representing Louisiana’s fifth congressional district, said in a prerecorded message…