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Louisiana Data Center Brief for October 17, 2026

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.

October 17, 2026·LouisianAI Editorial·1 minPower

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This daily brief covers Louisiana data center items newly tracked within roughly the last 72 hours. Applied Digital has reached a $4 million community benefit agreement with the Town of Boyce for the Delta Forge 1 data center. Opponents describe the power needs of the Meta data center in Richland Parish as absurd, while Entergy Louisiana states that concerns are misguided.

Key Louisiana AI updates

  • Applied Digital agrees to $4 million community benefit deal for Boyce (news, 2026-10-14) kalb.com
  • Massive power needs of Meta data center in Richland Parish are ‘absurd,’ opponents say (news, 2026-10-13) kalb.com

Sources

  • [kalb.com Applied Digital agrees to $4 million community benefit deal for Boyce](kalb.com)
  • [kalb.com Massive power needs of Meta data center in Richland Parish are ‘absurd,’ opponents say](kalb.com)

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