Start here: the tracked buildout in one paragraph.
LouisianAI tracks the live Louisiana AI data-center buildout by operator, parish, status, capex, peak MW, water exposure, LPSC docket posture, and source-linked project page. Use the rows below to move from statewide scale to the exact filing, operator, or permit trail behind each campus.
The Louisiana AI infrastructure tracker is LouisianAI's source-cited register of every tracked AI and hyperscale data center project in the state: operator, parish, status, capex, peak MW, timeline posture, confidence level, and links to project-level evidence.
The Louisiana data center timeline starts with Meta Hyperion under construction for initial 2027 operations and ramp through 2030, then Amazon/STACK's 2027-2028 northwest Louisiana campuses, Hut 8 River Bend Phase 1 in 2027, and Applied Digital Project Lightning in early development with no firm public power-on date.
Louisiana data center power demand is already multi-gigawatt: quantified tracker rows sum to roughly 6.7 GW, and the broader announced/planned AI pipeline exceeds 8 GW when later-stage load is included. The LPSC docket trail decides which generation and transmission projects can energize that load.
Louisiana data center capex announced depends on the layer being cited. The row-level tracker on this page shows roughly $39.3B of source-linked project capex, while the statewide overview carries the broader $60B+ announced pipeline answer when later expansion framing is included. Each row links to the project profile behind the capex number.
New Orleans data infrastructure in this tracker is operational colocation: EdgeConnex New Orleans and Fogo New Orleans in Orleans Parish. The hyperscale AI campuses driving most new Louisiana power demand are outside New Orleans.
Meta Hyperion is under construction in Richland Parish in 2026. It is the largest tracked Louisiana AI data center, with a 2 GW initial profile and a public expansion path toward 5 GW.
The Louisiana operator set is Meta in Richland Parish, Amazon Web Services with STACK in Caddo and Bossier Parishes, Hut 8 at River Bend in West Feliciana Parish, Applied Digital at Project Lightning in Rapides Parish, plus operational colocation operators in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Louisiana data center water and environmental impact is project-specific: cooling design, permitted withdrawals, discharge path, parish water agreements, and LDEQ/LPSC records. Meta Hyperion has the most visible water-use record; Amazon has regional water-infrastructure commitments; Hut 8 and Applied Digital require site-level permit tracking.
Interactive breakdowns of capex allocation, power demand, project status, parish concentration, and operator portfolios across all tracked Louisiana AI infrastructure.
Values use published tracker capex and MW fields.