LouisianAI covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and Louisiana's future. Source-linked reporting on infrastructure, development, the local economy, practical AI tools, and Louisiana’s AI ecosystem. Verified facts stay tied to the primary record; watch items stay visibly separate.
2 watch-list rows sit in the 6-row register and are excluded from the source-backed statewide denominator above. Grid-enabling projects remain in the LPSC docket trail. Open the register Chart lines follow first-tracked order; briefs follow publication order.
…and every dollar of it watched in public, filing by filing.
Current register: $65.6B+ disclosed-capex floor.
Verified core-record coordinates, listed in first-tracked order, Hyperion first. Watch rows are excluded.
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Meta Platforms · Richland
Amazon / STACK · Caddo & Bossier
Hut 8 · West Feliciana
Applied Digital · Rapides
Fresh industrial AI signals.
Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing launched a dedicated line in Slidell for precision cutting, bending, welding, and assembly of major ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel structural units before final integration at Breaux Brothers.
LouisianAI keeps Resilient Technology Park, State Line / Blanchard, New Orleans' interim zoning district, and St. Charles Parish zoning on a dated watch surface until source chains harden.
| Project | Operator | Parish | Capex | Peak MW | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Hyperion AI Data Center Under construction · Phase II review | Meta Platforms | Richland | $50B+ | 5,000 | B |
| Amazon Data Centers in Caddo & Bossier Announced · Plat approved | Amazon / STACK | Caddo & Bossier | $12B | Not publicly disclosed | B |
| Hut 8 River Bend Data Center Under construction · Phase I buildout | Hut 8 | West Feliciana | Up to $10B | 330 | C |
| Delta Forge 1 Under construction · Delta Forge 1 | Applied Digital | Rapides | $3.6B | 430 | C |
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Act 730, LED packages, parish abatements, and the public ledger underneath every announced number.
Open channel →Interconnect queues, gas-plant clusters, Entergy and SWEPCO filings — the binding constraint on every campus.
Open channel →Cooling architectures, river adjacency, parish water boards, and the wetlands buffer arithmetic.
Open channel →Parish zoning, air permits, environmental review, and the sequence operators actually follow.
Open channel →Vocational pipelines, trades capacity, and the labor signals operators leave behind before they speak.
Open channel →Dedicated Louisiana AI surfaces for jobs, events, companies, news, research, and policy.
General Louisiana AI overview with policy, research, workforce, and infrastructure synthesis.
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Open hub →Louisiana startup signals, verified vendor listings, and procurement channels.
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Open hub →University and lab records spanning LSU, Tulane, UL Lafayette, and Louisiana Tech.
Open hub →State policy controls, LPSC dockets, incentives, and public-sector implementation.
Open hub →The developer of the Delta Forge 1 AI Factory near Boyce has pledged funds for local infrastructure, improvements, and economic growth through a new agreement.
Applied Digital reaches $4 million community benefit agreement with Boyce for Delta Forge 1 project; opponents call Meta data center power demands in Richland Parish absurd as Entergy Louisiana pushes back.
Meta facility in Richland Parish faces opposition over electricity demands while Applied Digital commits funds to Boyce near its Delta Forge 1 site.
New signals from the past 72 hours include Mid-City power outages affecting nearly 2,500 homes, a $4 million community benefit agreement in Boyce, and opposition to Meta data center power needs in Richland Parish.
Power restored in Metairie after fire; outages hit Marigny and St. Roch; Applied Digital reaches $4 million deal for Boyce data center; opponents criticize Meta project power needs in Richland Parish.
Take the Power Back organizers say a 4,500-megawatt AI campus is absurd for a single project. Entergy says Meta will pay its own way as the PSC heads toward a Dec. 16 vote on a $12.9 billion buildout.
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Applied Digital reaches $4 million community benefit agreement with Boyce for Delta Forge 1 project; opponents call Meta data center power demands in Richland Parish absurd as Entergy Louisiana pushes back.
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The developer of the Delta Forge 1 AI Factory near Boyce has pledged funds for local infrastructure, improvements, and economic growth through a new agreement.
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