{"version":"2026.10.24","snapshot_version":"cf4fd2a47fceb09a94ad2ec3f0e9005efad347f2cbec02f5fce64196bb62264a","data_as_of":"2026-09-23","filters":{"category":"all","project":"all","parish":"all","from":null,"to":null},"count":29,"events":[{"id":"act-730-rebate-effective-2024-07-01","date":"2024-07-01","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":null,"parishSlugs":[],"category":"incentive","title":"Act 730 data-center sales/use tax rebate takes effect","summary":"Act 730 of the 2024 Regular Session amended La. R.S. 47:305.73 to give approved data centers a state and local sales and use tax rebate, effective July 1, 2024. Eligibility requires LED certification, a sworn attestation of at least $200M of new Louisiana capital investment between July 1, 2024 and July 1, 2029, and at least 50 new direct, permanent Louisiana jobs.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Legislature","title":"Act No. 730 of the 2024 Regular Session (HB 827)","url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1382756"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"u-37425-opened-2024-11-04","date":"2024-11-04","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"docket","title":"LPSC opens U-37425 (Entergy LA resources for Meta Phase 1)","summary":"The Commission opened the first Meta Hyperion power docket — Entergy Louisiana generation and transmission resources for service to a single North Louisiana customer project (Laidley LLC / Meta Platforms).","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"U-37425 docket details","url":"https://lpscpubvalence.lpsc.louisiana.gov/portal/PSC/DocketDetails?docketId=32146"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"meta-hyperion-led-announcement-2024-12-04","date":"2024-12-04","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"announcement","title":"LED: Meta selects Northeast Louisiana for $10B AI data center","summary":"Louisiana Economic Development announced Meta's $10 billion AI-optimized data center in Richland Parish, with the project expected to use the Act 730 program and the Quality Jobs program.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Economic Development","title":"Meta Selects Northeast Louisiana as Site of $10 Billion Artificial Intelligence Optimized Data Center","url":"https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/meta-selects-northeast-louisiana-as-site-of-10-billion-artificial-intelligence-optimized-data-center-governor-jeff-landry-calls-investment-a-new-chapter-for-state","published":"2024-12-04"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"capex","before":null,"after":"$10B announced (LED)"}],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"meta-hyperion-first-tracked-2024-12-09","date":"2024-12-09","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"announcement","title":"LouisianAI begins tracking Meta Hyperion","summary":"The desk opened its Meta Hyperion record five days after the LED announcement, anchored to the state's December 4, 2024 release.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Economic Development","title":"Meta Selects Northeast Louisiana as Site of $10 Billion Artificial Intelligence Optimized Data Center","url":"https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/meta-selects-northeast-louisiana-as-site-of-10-billion-artificial-intelligence-optimized-data-center-governor-jeff-landry-calls-investment-a-new-chapter-for-state","published":"2024-12-04"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"act-11-exemption-effective-2025-01-01","date":"2025-01-01","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":null,"parishSlugs":[],"category":"incentive","title":"Act 11 converts the Act 730 rebate into an exemption","summary":"Act 11 of the 2024 Third Extraordinary Session converted the data-center sales and use tax rebate into an exemption for taxable periods beginning on and after January 1, 2025.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Legislature","title":"Act No. 11 of the 2024 Third Extraordinary Session (HB 10)","url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1391656"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"incentives.act730.mechanism","before":"Annual rebate (Act 730, 2024 Regular Session)","after":"Exemption for taxable periods beginning on/after 2025-01-01 (Act 11)"}],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"amazon-campuses-first-tracked-2025-02-04","date":"2025-02-04","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"amazon-ai-data-center-campuses","parishSlugs":["caddo","bossier"],"category":"announcement","title":"LouisianAI begins tracking the Amazon Caddo/Bossier program","summary":"The desk opened its Amazon multi-campus record for Caddo and Bossier parishes; the record's public evidence trail is anchored by Amazon's Louisiana investment page and STACK's February 2026 release.","source":{"publisher":"Amazon","title":"How Amazon is investing in Louisiana","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-investment-louisiana-jobs-infrastructure-small-business"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"B","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"hut-8-first-tracked-2025-05-22","date":"2025-05-22","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus","parishSlugs":["west-feliciana"],"category":"announcement","title":"LouisianAI begins tracking Hut 8 River Bend","summary":"The desk opened its River Bend record for the West Feliciana Parish campus, anchored to Hut 8's project page ahead of the state's formal December 2025 announcement.","source":{"publisher":"Hut 8","title":"River Bend","url":"https://www.hut8.com/data-centers/river-bend"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"C","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"stack-bossier-first-tracked-2025-08-14","date":"2025-08-14","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"stack-infrastructure-bossier","parishSlugs":["bossier"],"category":"announcement","title":"LouisianAI opens STACK Bossier watch row","summary":"The desk opened a watch row for the STACK Bossier site context — a potential subsite within the Amazon/STACK multi-campus program whose independent cost and MW are not public.","source":{"publisher":"STACK Infrastructure","title":"STACK Infrastructure Announces Data Center Developments Supporting Economic Growth in Louisiana","url":"https://www.stackinfra.com/about/news-press/press-releases/stack-infrastructure-announces-data-center-developments-supporting-economic-growth-in-louisiana/","published":"2026-02-23"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"D","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"u-37425-settlement-approved-2025-08-20","date":"2025-08-20","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"docket","title":"LPSC approves the U-37425 settlement","summary":"The Commission approved the Meta Phase 1 settlement at its August 20, 2025 Business and Executive Session, clearing the initial generation and transmission package for the Richland Parish campus.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"U-37425 docket details","url":"https://lpscpubvalence.lpsc.louisiana.gov/portal/PSC/DocketDetails?docketId=32146"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"docket.u-37425.status","before":"Open","after":"Approved (settlement)"}],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"u-37425-order-dated-2025-08-29","date":"2025-08-29","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"docket","title":"U-37425 order document dated","summary":"The U-37425 order document was dated August 29, 2025 — the controlling primary record for the approved Meta Phase 1 power package.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"U-37425 order document","url":"https://lpscpubvalence.lpsc.louisiana.gov/portal/PSC/DocumentDetails?documentId=176967","published":"2025-08-29"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"hut-8-led-announcement-2025-12-17","date":"2025-12-17","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus","parishSlugs":["west-feliciana"],"category":"announcement","title":"LED: Hut 8 selects Southeast Louisiana for up-to-$10B AI data center","summary":"Louisiana Economic Development announced Hut 8's River Bend AI data center. The figure is an upper-bound Phase I disclosure and is not added to the statewide disclosed-capex floor.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Economic Development","title":"Hut 8 Selects Southeast Louisiana as Site of $10 Billion Artificial Intelligence Data Center","url":"https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/hut-8-selects-southeast-louisiana-as-site-of-10-billion-artificial-intelligence-data-center","published":"2025-12-17"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"capex","before":null,"after":"Up to $10B (upper bound, LED)"}],"confidence":"B","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"applied-digital-first-tracked-2026-01-19","date":"2026-01-19","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"applied-digital-project-lightning","parishSlugs":["rapides"],"category":"announcement","title":"LouisianAI begins tracking the Applied Digital Rapides campus","summary":"The desk opened its record for Applied Digital's Rapides Parish campus days before the Delta Forge 1 groundbreaking release; the record is anchored to Applied Digital's investor materials.","source":{"publisher":"Applied Digital","title":"Applied Digital Breaks Ground on Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory Campus","url":"https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/144/applied-digital-breaks-ground-on-delta-forge-1-a-430-mw-ai","published":"2026-01-22"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"C","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"delta-forge-1-groundbreaking-2026-01-22","date":"2026-01-22","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"applied-digital-project-lightning","parishSlugs":["rapides"],"category":"construction","title":"Applied Digital breaks ground on Delta Forge 1","summary":"Applied Digital broke ground on Delta Forge 1 near Boyce, describing 430 MW of total utility power, up to 300 MW of critical IT load, and an initial-operations target of mid-2027.","source":{"publisher":"Applied Digital","title":"Applied Digital Breaks Ground on Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory 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Center Developments Supporting Economic Growth in Louisiana","url":"https://www.stackinfra.com/about/news-press/press-releases/stack-infrastructure-announces-data-center-developments-supporting-economic-growth-in-louisiana/","published":"2026-02-23"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"capex","before":null,"after":"$12B reported (multi-campus program)"}],"confidence":"B","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"u-37853-opened-2026-02-24","date":"2026-02-24","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":null,"parishSlugs":[],"category":"docket","title":"LPSC opens U-37853 (Waterford 6 / Westlake generation)","summary":"The Commission opened Entergy Louisiana's request to construct Waterford 6 Power Station and Westlake Power Station — part of the broader large-load generation stack, not a single-customer docket.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"U-37853 docket details","url":"https://lpscpubvalence.lpsc.louisiana.gov/portal/PSC/DocketDetails?docketId=32689"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"bossier-final-plat-2026-03","date":"2026-03","datePrecision":"month","projectSlug":"amazon-ai-data-center-campuses","parishSlugs":["bossier"],"category":"permit","title":"Bossier technology-park final plat clears","summary":"The Amazon/STACK program record notes the Bossier Parish technology-park final plat cleared in March 2026, moving the Bossier side of the corridor into site-specific buildout.","source":{"publisher":"Amazon","title":"How Amazon is investing in Louisiana","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-investment-louisiana-jobs-infrastructure-small-business"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"phase","before":"Announced","after":"Plat approved (Bossier site)"}],"confidence":"B","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"u-37882-opened-2026-03-26","date":"2026-03-26","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"docket","title":"LPSC opens U-37882 (Meta expansion / Project Evest)","summary":"The Commission opened Entergy Louisiana's certification proceeding for the Meta expansion (Evest LLC / Project Evest): seven additional gas combined-cycle plants totaling more than 5,200 MW, roughly 240 miles of 500 kV transmission, storage, nuclear uprates, and up to 2,500 MW of Meta-funded renewables.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"U-37882 docket details","url":"https://lpscpubvalence.lpsc.louisiana.gov/portal/PSC/DocketDetails?docketId=32728"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"vantage-east-bank-first-tracked-2026-04-16","date":"2026-04-16","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"vantage-east-bank","parishSlugs":["east-baton-rouge"],"category":"announcement","title":"LouisianAI opens Vantage East Bank watch row","summary":"The desk opened a rumour-grade watch row for a possible Vantage Data Centers site search on the East Bank, tracked from supplier RFPs only. No operator, permit, or utility confirmation exists in the public record.","source":null,"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"D","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"r-37905-opened-2026-04-24","date":"2026-04-24","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":null,"parishSlugs":[],"category":"docket","title":"LPSC opens R-37905 (private-use electrical networks for large loads)","summary":"The Commission opened its evaluation of private-use electrical networks that could enable generation to serve prospective new large loads — a framework proceeding, not a customer-specific approval.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"Louisiana Public Service Commission (R-37905 proceeding notice)","url":"https://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"hut-8-parish-water-works-2026-05","date":"2026-05","datePrecision":"month","projectSlug":"hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus","parishSlugs":["west-feliciana"],"category":"announcement","title":"$16M West Feliciana parish water works announced for River Bend","summary":"The Hut 8 River Bend record notes a $16 million parish water-system commitment announced in May 2026, supporting the campus's river-adjacent cooling posture.","source":{"publisher":"Hut 8","title":"River Bend","url":"https://www.hut8.com/data-centers/river-bend"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"C","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"x-37921-opened-2026-05-06","date":"2026-05-06","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":null,"parishSlugs":[],"category":"docket","title":"LPSC opens X-37921 large-load guidelines repository","summary":"The Commission opened the informational repository docket for its Large Load Additions Non-Binding Guidelines — the framework used to evaluate expedited filings like U-37882. No interventions are accepted.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"X-37921 docket details","url":"https://lpscpubvalence.lpsc.louisiana.gov/portal/PSC/DocketDetails?docketId=32779"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"u-37882-procedural-order-2026-05-14","date":"2026-05-14","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"docket","title":"U-37882 procedural order sets schedule toward December 16, 2026","summary":"The Commission's May 14, 2026 procedural order in U-37882 directs a schedule for Commission consideration at the December 16, 2026 Business and Executive Session. It is a scheduling step, not a certification decision.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"U-37882 primary document","url":"https://lpscpubvalence.lpsc.louisiana.gov/portal/PSC/ViewFile?fileId=vuPR4bwXjsw%3D","published":"2026-05-14"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"applied-digital-led-3-6b-2026-05-26","date":"2026-05-26","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"applied-digital-project-lightning","parishSlugs":["rapides"],"category":"announcement","title":"LED: Central Louisiana secures $3.6B Applied Digital AI factory campus","summary":"Louisiana Economic Development announced Delta Forge 1 as a $3.6 billion Rapides Parish AI factory build — the state's capex disclosure for a project already under construction since January 2026.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Economic Development","title":"Central Louisiana Secures $3.6 Billion Applied Digital AI Factory Campus","url":"https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/central-louisiana-secures-3-6-billion-applied-digital-ai-factory-campus","published":"2026-05-26"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"capex","before":null,"after":"$3.6B reported (LED)"}],"confidence":"B","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"x-37921-comment-window-closes-2026-06-19","date":"2026-06-19","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":null,"parishSlugs":[],"category":"docket","title":"X-37921 public-comment window closes","summary":"The public-comment window on the LPSC's Large Load Additions Non-Binding Guidelines closed June 19, 2026. The docket remains an informational repository, not an approval path.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"LPSC large-load non-binding guidelines PDF","url":"https://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/docs/general/Non-Binding_Guidelines_for_Potential_Large_Load_Customers.pdf","published":"2026-05-22"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"executive-order-jml-26-058-2026-06-25","date":"2026-06-25","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":null,"parishSlugs":[],"category":"power","title":"Executive Order JML 26-058: Louisiana Ratepayer and Community Protection Initiative","summary":"The Governor issued Executive Order JML 26-058 establishing the Louisiana Ratepayer and Community Protection Initiative for large-load growth, including AI data-center development.","source":{"publisher":"Office of the Governor","title":"Executive Order JML 26-058, Louisiana Ratepayer and Community Protection Initiative (June 25, 2026)","url":"https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/2026-Executive-Orders/JML-26-058.pdf","published":"2026-06-25"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"meta-act-730-exemption-granted-2026-07-01","date":"2026-07-01","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"incentive","title":"LED statement: Act 730 exemption granted for current data-center projects","summary":"A secondary report quoting an LED statement said the data-center sales/use tax exemption had been granted for current projects. Meta's Hyperion campus was expected to use the Act 730 and Quality Jobs programs per LED's December 2024 announcement; the project also carries a Richland Parish PILOT.","source":{"publisher":"The Center Square, via The Hayride","title":"Current data center projects may be exempt from Louisiana rule","url":"https://thehayride.com/2026/07/current-data-center-projects-may-be-exempt-from-louisiana-rule/","published":"2026-07-01"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"incentives.act730.status","before":"Expected to use (LED, December 2024)","after":"Exemption granted (LED statement reported July 2026)"}],"confidence":"B","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"meta-hyperion-expansion-2026-07-13","date":"2026-07-13","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"meta-hyperion-ai-data-center","parishSlugs":["richland"],"category":"announcement","title":"Meta confirms 5 GW / $50B+ Hyperion build-out","summary":"Meta confirmed a 5 GW build-out costing more than $50 billion for its Richland Parish campus — up from the original $10B framing in LED's December 2024 announcement. The U-37882 expansion package remains under LPSC review.","source":{"publisher":"Meta","title":"Teachers and Local Businesses Win as Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center","url":"https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/teachers-local-businesses-win-as-meta-expands-louisiana-data-center/","published":"2026-07-13"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"capex","before":"$10B announced (LED, December 2024)","after":"$50B+ lower bound (Meta, July 2026)"},{"field":"mw","before":null,"after":"5,000 MW (compute capacity, confirmed)"}],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"r-37905-procedural-schedule-2026-07-31","date":"2026-07-31","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":null,"parishSlugs":[],"category":"docket","title":"R-37905: LPSC posts procedural schedule and staff RFI","summary":"The July 31, 2026 LPSC bulletin posted a Notice of Procedural Schedule and Staff's First Set of RFI for the private-use electrical-network evaluation — a framework proceeding, not customer-specific approval.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Public Service Commission","title":"R-37905 private-use electrical networks notice","url":"https://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/docs/general/docketR-37905StaffNotice.pdf","published":"2026-07-31"},"fieldDiffs":[],"confidence":"A","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"},{"id":"amazon-nw-louisiana-18b-2026-08-18","date":"2026-08-18","datePrecision":"day","projectSlug":"amazon-ai-data-center-campuses","parishSlugs":["caddo","bossier"],"category":"announcement","title":"LED: Amazon grows NW Louisiana planned investment to $18B","summary":"Louisiana Economic Development announced Amazon's planned Northwest Louisiana investment growing to $18 billion with a new Shreveport campus. The tracker record still carries the $12B multi-campus figure pending source re-verification against this release.","source":{"publisher":"Louisiana Economic Development","title":"Amazon Grows Northwest Louisiana Planned Investment to $18 Billion With New Shreveport Campus","url":"https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/amazon-grows-northwest-louisiana-planned-investment-to-18-billion-with-new-shreveport-campus","published":"2026-08-18"},"fieldDiffs":[{"field":"capex","before":"$12B reported (multi-campus program)","after":"$18B planned incl. new Shreveport campus (LED)"}],"confidence":"B","lastVerified":"2026-09-23"}]}