[ { "slug": "amazon-ai-data-center-campuses", "legacySlug": null, "canonicalSlug": "amazon-ai-data-center-campuses", "canonicalPath": "/data-centers/amazon-ai-data-center-campuses", "projectName": "Amazon AI Data Center Campuses", "operator": "Amazon (with STACK Infrastructure)", "parish": "Caddo & Bossier Parishes", "latitude": 32.525, "longitude": -93.75, "parentOrganization": "Amazon.com, Inc.", "status": "Announced & preparing for groundbreak", "category": "Hyperscale cloud + AI campuses", "publicSummary": "$12 billion multi-campus development across interconnected sites in northwest Louisiana (near Shreveport), positioned for cloud computing and AI workloads with STACK Infrastructure acting as development partner.\n\nRegional reporting highlights parish coordination, utility commitments, and phased construction mobilization.", "intelligenceAngle": "\nThree interconnected campuses reshape regional power, water, and infrastructure. Opportunities arise across general contractors, electrical, cooling, fiber, and local suppliers as procurement windows open.\n", "nextVerificationStep": "\nTrack STACK Infrastructure releases, Caddo/Bossier economic development boards, LED announcements, and operator-backed community infrastructure pledges for timeline fidelity.\n", "fieldsToTrack": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "water (Caddo Lake / Red River)", "incentives", "public documents", "general contractor bids" ], "sourcesCount": 5, "confidenceLevel": "reported", "sourceCompleteness": { "hasSources": true, "sourcesCount": 5, "hasArchivedSources": true }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/amazon-selects-louisiana-for-12-billion-data-center-campuses-in-major-u-s-expansion", "title": "Amazon selects Louisiana for $12B data center campuses", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/amazon-selects-louisiana-for-12-billion-data-center-campuses-in-major-u-s-expansion" }, { "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-center-louisiana-new-jobs", "title": "Amazon corporate announcement on Louisiana campuses", "publisher": "Amazon", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-center-louisiana-new-jobs" }, { "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/23/3242951/0/en/STACK-Infrastructure-Announces-Data-Center-Developments-Supporting-Economic-Growth-in-Louisiana.html", "title": "STACK Infrastructure Louisiana developments release", "publisher": "GlobeNewswire / STACK", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/23/3242951/0/en/STACK-Infrastructure-Announces-Data-Center-Developments-Supporting-Economic-Growth-in-Louisiana.html" }, { "url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/02/23/amazon-invests-12-billion-in-louisiana-ai-data-center-in-caddo-and-bossier-parishes/88825695007/", "title": "Northwest Louisiana reporting on Amazon investment", "publisher": "Shreveport Times", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/02/23/amazon-invests-12-billion-in-louisiana-ai-data-center-in-caddo-and-bossier-parishes/88825695007/" }, { "url": "https://www.swepco.com/", "title": "Southwestern Electric Power Company customer portal", "publisher": "SWEPCO (American Electric Power)", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.swepco.com/" } ] }, { "slug": "applied-digital-project-lightning", "legacySlug": null, "canonicalSlug": "applied-digital-project-lightning", "canonicalPath": "/data-centers/applied-digital-project-lightning", "projectName": "Applied Digital Project Lightning", "operator": "Applied Digital", "parish": "Rapides Parish (near Boyce)", "latitude": 31.254, "longitude": -92.446, "parentOrganization": "Applied Digital Corporation", "status": "Site acquired — early development", "category": "AI compute & high-performance computing", "publicSummary": "672-acre site acquired for $26.9M near Boyce with AI/HPC positioning; local authorities advanced industrial zoning/PILOT mechanics while civil packages mobilized along I-49.\n\nScope narratives span early-phase infrastructure spend through multi-billion-dollar headlines tied to financing packages.", "intelligenceAngle": "\nCentral Louisiana geography makes the node a contender for additional hyperscale tenants; monitor equipment procurement, laydown logistics, and workforce partnerships for phase-one signals.\n", "nextVerificationStep": "\nPair Rapides Parish economic district actions, PILOT exhibits, investor filings, and utility coordination notes for MW and tenant specificity.\n", "fieldsToTrack": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "incentives", "public documents" ], "sourcesCount": 6, "confidenceLevel": "reported", "sourceCompleteness": { "hasSources": true, "sourcesCount": 6, "hasArchivedSources": true }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://ir.applieddigital.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001493152-25-028791/form8-k.htm", "title": "Applied Digital Form 8-K (Louisiana land acquisition disclosure)", "publisher": "Applied Digital / SEC EDGAR", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://ir.applieddigital.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001493152-25-028791/form8-k.htm" }, { "url": "https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/03/25/construction-at-boyce-data-center-site-along-i-49/", "title": "Construction reporting at Boyce data center site", "publisher": "Rapides Parish Journal", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/03/25/construction-at-boyce-data-center-site-along-i-49/" }, { "url": "https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/04/24/data-center-pursuit-moves-to-next-step/", "title": "England Authority advance on PILOT + Applied Digital project", "publisher": "Rapides Parish Journal", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/04/24/data-center-pursuit-moves-to-next-step/" }, { "url": "https://www.kalb.com/2026/03/02/land-near-boyce-designated-possibly-transformational-industrial-project/", "title": "Alexandria broadcast reporting on Boyce industrial rezoning", "publisher": "KALB", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.kalb.com/2026/03/02/land-near-boyce-designated-possibly-transformational-industrial-project/" }, { "url": "https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/01/22/england-negotiating-with-digital-infrastructure-firm/", "title": "England Authority negotiation reporting", "publisher": "Rapides Parish Journal", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/01/22/england-negotiating-with-digital-infrastructure-firm/" }, { "url": "https://www.rapidesclerk.com/", "title": "Rapides Parish Clerk of Court (official portal)", "publisher": "Rapides Parish Clerk of Court", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.rapidesclerk.com/" } ] }, { "slug": "emerging-central-north-louisiana-ai-infrastructure", "legacySlug": null, "canonicalSlug": "emerging-central-north-louisiana-ai-infrastructure", "canonicalPath": "/data-centers/emerging-central-north-louisiana-ai-infrastructure", "projectName": "Emerging Central/North Louisiana AI Infrastructure", "operator": "Multiple (LED pipeline)", "parish": "Various (statewide monitoring)", "latitude": 31.169, "longitude": -91.868, "parentOrganization": "Louisiana Economic Development", "status": "Early pipeline / to be verified", "category": "AI & digital infrastructure", "publicSummary": "Louisiana Economic Development continues courting AI compute and digital infrastructure projects following headline announcements; pipeline signals often surface first via OpportunityLouisiana collateral, parish incentive conversations, and procurement chatter.\n\nTreat every quantitative claim here as watchlist-grade until anchored to primary documents.", "intelligenceAngle": "\nStatewide momentum expands demand for construction, power infrastructure, cybersecurity, cooling tech, and AI-adjacent services even before operators disclose parcel-level detail.\n", "nextVerificationStep": "\nMonitor opportunitylouisiana.gov releases, parish incentive agendas, and utility dockets for net-new names entering structured diligence.\n", "fieldsToTrack": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "incentives", "public documents" ], "sourcesCount": 6, "confidenceLevel": "seed", "sourceCompleteness": { "hasSources": true, "sourcesCount": 6, "hasArchivedSources": true }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/", "title": "OpportunityLouisiana homepage", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/" }, { "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news", "title": "LED newsroom listing", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news" }, { "url": "https://www.entergy.com/news/", "title": "Entergy newsroom listing", "publisher": "Entergy", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.entergy.com/news/" }, { "url": "https://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/", "title": "Louisiana Public Service Commission official site", "publisher": "LPSC", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/" }, { "url": "https://www.louisianabelieves.com/", "title": "Louisiana Department of Education hub", "publisher": "Louisiana Department of Education", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.louisianabelieves.com/" }, { "url": "https://gov.la/", "title": "State of Louisiana executive portal", "publisher": "State of Louisiana", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://gov.la/" } ] }, { "slug": "hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus", "legacySlug": null, "canonicalSlug": "hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus", "canonicalPath": "/data-centers/hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus", "projectName": "Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus", "operator": "Hut 8", "parish": "West Feliciana Parish", "latitude": 30.904, "longitude": -91.409, "parentOrganization": "Hut 8 Corp.", "status": "Announced — Phase I development", "category": "AI digital infrastructure campus", "publicSummary": "AI digital infrastructure campus along the Mississippi River with headline lease economics published by Hut 8 and counterparties; phased halls deliver capacity into 2027 per investor-facing timelines.\n\nRiver-adjacent positioning influences latent heat budgeting, wetlands buffers, permitting optics, and redundancy planning.", "intelligenceAngle": "\nRiver-adjacent logistics can compress cooling capital cycles while elevating scrutiny on intake/discharge narratives and redundant fiber paths into southeast Louisiana hubs.\n", "nextVerificationStep": "\nConfirm tenant delivery milestones, river-related permits, power milestones, and incentive artifacts across LED and parish dockets.\n", "fieldsToTrack": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "water", "incentives", "public documents" ], "sourcesCount": 6, "confidenceLevel": "reported", "sourceCompleteness": { "hasSources": true, "sourcesCount": 6, "hasArchivedSources": true }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-signs-15-year-245-mw-ai-data-center-lease-at-river-bend-campus-with-total-contract-value-of-7-0-billion-302644600.html", "title": "Hut 8 River Bend lease announcement", "publisher": "PR Newswire / Hut 8", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-signs-15-year-245-mw-ai-data-center-lease-at-river-bend-campus-with-total-contract-value-of-7-0-billion-302644600.html" }, { "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964789/000110465925122052/hut-20251217xex99d1.htm", "title": "SEC exhibit detailing River Bend lease mechanics", "publisher": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964789/000110465925122052/hut-20251217xex99d1.htm" }, { "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-announces-pricing-of-3-25-billion-of-investment-grade-senior-secured-notes-for-river-bend-data-center-project-302755013.html", "title": "River Bend financing package disclosure", "publisher": "PR Newswire / Hut 8", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-announces-pricing-of-3-25-billion-of-investment-grade-senior-secured-notes-for-river-bend-data-center-project-302755013.html" }, { "url": "https://www.westfelicianaparish.org/", "title": "West Feliciana Parish government portal", "publisher": "West Feliciana Parish", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.westfelicianaparish.org/" }, { "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results-302696352.html", "title": "Hut 8 FY2025 results commentary", "publisher": "PR Newswire / Hut 8", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results-302696352.html" }, { "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-first-quarter-2026-results-302763660.html", "title": "Hut 8 Q1 2026 results commentary", "publisher": "PR Newswire / Hut 8", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-first-quarter-2026-results-302763660.html" } ] }, { "slug": "hyundai-steel-louisiana-mill", "legacySlug": null, "canonicalSlug": "hyundai-steel-louisiana-mill", "canonicalPath": "/data-centers/hyundai-steel-louisiana-mill", "projectName": "Hyundai Steel Louisiana Mill (Advanced Partnerships)", "operator": "Hyundai Steel / Hyundai Motor Group ecosystem", "parish": "Ascension Parish", "latitude": 30.2266, "longitude": -90.9149, "parentOrganization": "Hyundai Steel Company", "status": "Major industrial investment — ramping partnerships", "category": "Advanced industrial / AI-adjacent manufacturing", "publicSummary": "Hyundai Steel''s Louisiana steel complex remains strategically linked to Korean industrial partnerships (including Tenova technology alliances and broader Hyundai affiliates such as Glovis moving AI-heavy logistics workflows).\n\nWhile not a hyperscale data hall, advanced automation and digital mill telemetry overlap Louisiana AI procurement lanes around industrial computer vision, predictive maintenance, and high-bandwidth OT networking.", "intelligenceAngle": "\nWatch Italian/German equipment partner releases, parish incentive milestones, and downstream logistics expansions that correlate with AI-heavy factory telemetry procurement.\n", "nextVerificationStep": "\nCross-check LED/Business Report disclosures with parish council agendas and supplier sourcing notices for digital twin / automation packages.\n", "fieldsToTrack": [ "capex", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "water", "incentives", "public documents", "supplier opportunities" ], "sourcesCount": 6, "confidenceLevel": "seed", "sourceCompleteness": { "hasSources": true, "sourcesCount": 6, "hasArchivedSources": true }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.businessreport.com/article/hyundais-louisiana-steel-plant-just-got-an-italian-tech-partner", "title": "Hyundai Louisiana steel plant + Tenova partnership coverage", "publisher": "Greater Baton Rouge Business Report", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.businessreport.com/article/hyundais-louisiana-steel-plant-just-got-an-italian-tech-partner" }, { "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/hyundai-steel", "title": "Hyundai Steel Louisiana collateral", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/hyundai-steel" }, { "url": "https://www.hyundai-steel.com/", "title": "Hyundai Steel corporate portal", "publisher": "Hyundai Steel", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.hyundai-steel.com/" }, { "url": "https://www.tenova.com/", "title": "Tenova corporate portal", "publisher": "Tenova", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.tenova.com/" }, { "url": "https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/company/newsroom", "title": "Hyundai Motor Group newsroom", "publisher": "Hyundai Motor Group", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/company/newsroom" }, { "url": "https://www.ascensionparish.gov/", "title": "Ascension Parish government portal", "publisher": "Ascension Parish", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.ascensionparish.gov/" } ] }, { "slug": "meta-hyperion", "legacySlug": "meta-hyperion-ai-data-center", "canonicalSlug": "meta-hyperion", "canonicalPath": "/data-centers/meta-hyperion", "projectName": "Meta Hyperion AI Data Center", "operator": "Meta", "parish": "Richland Parish", "latitude": 32.413, "longitude": -91.768, "parentOrganization": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "status": "Under construction — major expansion underway", "category": "Hyperscale AI/data-center campus", "publicSummary": "Meta''s largest data center to date: a long-dated AI-optimized campus on roughly four million square feet across thousands of acres in northeast Louisiana, publicly framed around multi-billion-dollar capital intensity and multi-gigawatt-scale compute targets.\n\nMassive power demand is driving utility generation and transmission upgrades; cooling/water posture remains an operator-by-operator negotiation across filings and parish processes.\n\nEditorial note: capex and MW ranges intentionally mirror headline disclosures while finer granularity waits on consolidated regulatory exhibits.", "intelligenceAngle": "\nMassive power demand driving Entergy to build multiple natural gas plants. Track supplier RFPs, construction contracts, workforce training programs, cooling/water solutions, and secondary real estate/logistics opportunities. Construction peaks can drive thousands of temporary jobs.\n", "nextVerificationStep": "\nMonitor Entergy filings, Louisiana Economic Development updates, Richland Parish permits, and Meta''s official data center site for MW, water usage, and incentive artifacts.\n", "fieldsToTrack": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power (gas plants)", "water usage", "incentives/tax breaks", "public documents", "supplier opportunities" ], "sourcesCount": 6, "confidenceLevel": "seed", "sourceCompleteness": { "hasSources": true, "sourcesCount": 6, "hasArchivedSources": true }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://datacenters.atmeta.com/richland-parish-data-center", "title": "Meta Richland Parish Data Center overview", "publisher": "Meta", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://datacenters.atmeta.com/richland-parish-data-center" }, { "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/meta-ai-data-center-hyperion-louisiana/", "title": "Meta AI Hyperion Louisiana coverage", "publisher": "Fortune", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/meta-ai-data-center-hyperion-louisiana/" }, { "url": "https://www.entergy.com/news/entergy-louisiana-breaks-ground-on-new-state-of-the-art-generation-facilities-to-power-reliability-growth-and-innovation/", "title": "Entergy Louisiana breaks ground on new generation facilities", "publisher": "Entergy", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.entergy.com/news/entergy-louisiana-breaks-ground-on-new-state-of-the-art-generation-facilities-to-power-reliability-growth-and-innovation/" }, { "url": "https://www.entergy.com/news/entergy-louisiana-receives-lpsc-approval-for-major-infrastructure-investments-to-support-metas-data-center-and-improve-reliability/", "title": "LPSC approval for infrastructure investments supporting Meta", "publisher": "Entergy", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.entergy.com/news/entergy-louisiana-receives-lpsc-approval-for-major-infrastructure-investments-to-support-metas-data-center-and-improve-reliability/" }, { "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/data-center", "title": "Louisiana data center investment collateral", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/data-center" }, { "url": "https://www.entergy.com/news/entergy-louisiana-breaks-ground-on-key-substation-to-power-data-center-in-richland-parish/", "title": "Substation groundbreaking for Richland Parish data center load", "publisher": "Entergy", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.entergy.com/news/entergy-louisiana-breaks-ground-on-key-substation-to-power-data-center-in-richland-parish/" } ] } ]