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Amazon AI Data Center Campuses vs Delta Forge 1
Two Louisiana AI data center projects, compared on operator, parish, status, focus, and what to watch next. Click into either project for full detail and source citations.
| Attribute | Amazon AI Data Center Campuses | Delta Forge 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Amazon (with STACK Infrastructure) | Applied Digital |
| Parent | Amazon.com, Inc. | Applied Digital Corporation |
| Parish | Caddo & Bossier Parishes | Rapides Parish (near Boyce) |
| Status | Announced — Bossier final plat approved and site-specific buildout is moving | Under construction — Delta Forge 1 broke ground in January 2026 |
| Category | Hyperscale cloud + AI campuses | AI compute & high-performance computing |
| Summary | $12 billion multi-campus Amazon/STACK development across Caddo and Bossier parishes. Public materials now tie the cluster to Bossier's technology-park final plat, 540 direct jobs, 1,710 additional regional roles, and up to $400 million of regional water infrastructure investment. | Louisiana Economic Development announced Delta Forge 1 as a $3.6 billion Rapides Parish AI factory build. Applied Digital describes 430 MW of total utility power, up to 300 MW of critical IT load, and initial operations targeted for mid-2027. Local reporting documented Project Lightning as an internal development codename; LouisianAI retains it in the stable legacy slug. |
| Why it matters | Track how the linked Caddo, Blanchard, and Bossier sites separate into their own permitting records. Water-service agreements, cooling-water discharge, wetlands buffers, substations, and general-contractor packages are the load-bearing buyer signals. | Watch Cleco delivery work, any project-specific LPSC proceedings, and the unresolved site-size scopes: Applied Digital has described more than 500 and more than 600 acres, while Louisiana's rollout describes approximately 300 acres for the two initial facilities. |
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