Louisiana has added stipulations to data center tax breaks, requiring commitments on ratepayer costs, grid reliability, natural resources and workforce investment. Louisiana Tech University received a $612,000 federal grant for Cyber Service Academy scholarships and expanded AI-cybersecurity training. A Texas gubernatorial election outcome may redirect data center projects to Louisiana. Entergy reported approval of a $1.2 billion transmission project and a settlement on Richland Parish data-center power infrastructure. Items are drawn from reports dated within the past several days.
Key Louisiana AI updates
- Louisiana adds stipulations to data center tax breaks, but opponents say specifics are needed (news, 2026-11-05) Louisiana adds stipulations to data center tax breaks, but opponents say specifics are needed
- Louisiana Tech receives $612K federal grant to expand cybersecurity education (news, 2026-11-04) Louisiana Tech receives $612K federal grant to expand cybersecurity education
- Data center shake-up could redirect billions to Louisiana (news, 2026-11-04) Data center shake-up could redirect billions to Louisiana
- Entergy reports third quarter 2026 financial results including transmission and data-center items (news, 2026-11-02) Entergy reports third quarter 2026 financial results