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At least two drivers fell asleep at the wheel, and one abandoned his wrecked truck so he wouldn't miss a morning meeting at Meta.

In another crash, an 18-wheeler driver didn't even have a license.

In response to our questions, Meta says it set strict guidelines about speed and safety but did not address specific crashes and says construction on the data center will last at least another five years.

Meta is a financial supporter of NPR.

For NPR News, I'm Drew Hawkins in Holly Ridge, Louisiana.

Lawyers representing a group of survivors of clergy sexual abuse call the proposed settlement a backroom deal and say it falls short by about $100 million. They say the settlement also prevents records of the abuse from being released.

Lawyers representing a group of survivors of clergy sexual abuse call the proposed settlement a backroom deal and say it falls short by about $100 million. They say the settlement also prevents records of the abuse from being released.

Rick Trahant is a lawyer representing a group of survivors. Hundreds took part in a suit filed in 2020. The agreement has to be approved by two-thirds. Trahant says that is unlikely. In a statement, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Amond called for healing for survivors. For NPR News, I'm Drew Hawkins in New Orleans.

Rick Trahant is a lawyer representing a group of survivors. Hundreds took part in a suit filed in 2020. The agreement has to be approved by two-thirds. Trahant says that is unlikely. In a statement, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Amond called for healing for survivors. For NPR News, I'm Drew Hawkins in New Orleans.

Tyler Burt knows the streets of the French Quarter like the back of his hand. A graduate student at Loyola University by day and a pedicab driver by night, he was parting ways with his last customer for the night when the truck turned onto Bourbon Street.

Tyler Burt knows the streets of the French Quarter like the back of his hand. A graduate student at Loyola University by day and a pedicab driver by night, he was parting ways with his last customer for the night when the truck turned onto Bourbon Street.

Burt says he's still trying to recover from it, but it takes time.

Burt says he's still trying to recover from it, but it takes time.

For NPR News, I'm Drew Hawkins in New Orleans.

For NPR News, I'm Drew Hawkins in New Orleans.

That, I think, is regressible.

That, I think, is regressible.

Good morning, Steve.

Good morning, Steve.

Good morning, Steve.