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Louisiana AI Ecosystem Atlas

The whole Louisiana AI story, on one desk.

Infrastructure is the foundation, not the boundary. Search the source-backed people-and-program layer: state policy, K–12 strategy, university research, degree programs, companies, funding, procurement, public-sector pilots, and the primary records behind each one.

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verified nodes
9
dated activity records
8
regions represented
5
active now
7
current activities
5
core infrastructure records
4

Counts are registry coverage, not estimates of the total Louisiana ecosystem. Missing records stay missing until a controlling source is verified.

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Build or invest

Projects, capex, power, parishes, dockets, permits, incentives, and diligence paths.

Open infrastructure intelligence →02

Learn or hire

Degree launches, K-12 strategy, training pathways, research labs, and project-level jobs.

Open workforce channel →03

Research or govern

University centers, state AI policy, public-sector initiatives, and controlling records.

Search verified nodes →04

Sell or partner

Verified companies, open funding, supplier channels, procurement history, and evidence-gated vendor profiles.

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Statewide verified index

Programs, policy, research, and the records behind them.

9 records · v2026.08.01.2

Search by institution, place, topic, or domain. Cross-domain records appear in every relevant lens, but each institution or initiative is counted once. Source links leave LouisianAI and open the controlling record.

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9 recordsPrimary and institutional sources only
Government & policy
Statewide · Statewide
Effective Sep. 29, 2025

State AI Acceptable Use Policy

Louisiana Office of Technology Services

The statewide operating policy for responsible, ethical, and secure AI use by Louisiana executive-branch agencies under OTS authority.

  • Applies to consolidated state agencies and users of state-governed technology resources.
  • Covers generative AI, large language models, automated decision systems, and other AI technologies.
policypublic sectorgovernanceresponsible AI
Verified 2026-08-01 · primary policyPrimary record ↗
Education & workforce
Statewide · Statewide
Implementation underway

Louisiana K–12 AI strategy

Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana's statewide education-technology plan documents a five-pillar comprehensive AI plan, educator development, literacy guidance, and expansion of AI pilots.

  • The plan builds on AI pilots launched in 2025 and calls for AI and EdTech Canopy courses in 2026.
  • The state reports AI competency in its 2025 Digital Literacy Guidance.
K-12AI literacyteacherseducation policy
Verified 2026-08-01 · primary policyPrimary record ↗
Education & workforce
Statewide · Statewide
Reported Jun. 2026

Louisiana AI Readiness Pipeline

Louisiana BESE and Board of Regents

A state education pathway intended to strengthen connections among K–12 instruction, postsecondary programs, and emerging-technology workforce preparation.

  • BESE reported continued implementation of recommendations from its AI Workgroup.
  • The readiness pipeline was presented in a joint BESE and Board of Regents meeting.
K-12higher educationworkforcepathways
Verified 2026-08-01 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Education & workforce
Baton Rouge · Capital
Launches fall 2026

Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Louisiana State University

Louisiana's first standalone bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence, approved by the Board of Regents and built around technical, ethical, and systems-level AI engineering.

  • The Baton Rouge program is scheduled to begin in fall 2026.
  • LSU reports 20 new courses plus a two-semester senior capstone.
degreeAI engineeringAI securityethics
Verified 2026-08-01 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Baton Rouge · Capital
Institutional portfolio

LSU AI research network

Louisiana State University

A cross-disciplinary research network spanning medicine, wildfire prediction, disaster response, virtual production, classroom resources, and high-performance AI computing.

  • LSU reports more than 180 faculty engaged in AI and machine-learning research.
  • LSU reports more than $7 million in funded AI and machine-learning projects over five years.
facultymachine learningHPCapplied research
Verified 2026-08-01 · institutional recordPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Active center

Center for Community-Engaged Artificial Intelligence

Tulane University

A multidisciplinary center for human-centered AI research, project-based learning, community partnerships, workshops, and seed-grant support.

  • Research areas include health, criminal justice, micro-finance, social media, artistic innovation, and civic technology.
  • The center supports early-stage research, entrepreneurship, industry, and civic-technology projects with AI engineering help.
human-centered AIcivic technologyhealthcommunity
Verified 2026-08-01 · institutional recordPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Lafayette · Acadiana
Active center

Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A use-driven AI research and workforce hub connecting university researchers, domain experts, industry, government, and community partners.

  • The center focuses on applied research, workforce training, and local-economy innovation.
  • UL Lafayette describes a planned secure AI sandbox at the LITE Center for local open-model experimentation.
applied AIworkforcehealthcareAI sandbox
Verified 2026-08-01 · institutional recordPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Lafayette · Acadiana
Launched Mar. 2026

LaFLEUR Project

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

A Louisiana-specific language-AI project building expert-vetted training data and transcription tools for Louisiana French recordings and regional dialects.

  • The project is assembling a human-vetted ground-truth transcription dataset.
  • Its stated goal is dependable access to archival and community recordings while preserving Louisiana language and culture.
Louisiana Frenchlanguage AIculturedatasets
Verified 2026-08-01 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Ruston · North Louisiana
Lab opens fall 2026

Louisiana Tech AI laboratory and resilience research

Louisiana Tech University

An AI research and teaching investment paired with NSF-backed work on explainable anomaly detection for power, water, manufacturing, and transportation systems.

  • Louisiana Tech reports a new lab with 15 NVIDIA Spark workstations planned for fall 2026.
  • A two-year NSF award supports AI research on resilient critical infrastructure.
critical infrastructureexplainable AIlabNSF
Verified 2026-08-01 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Dated activity ledger

Companies, opportunities, and AI in public use.

8 records · state as of 2026-08-01

This ledger separates durable institutions from activity that can open, close, complete, or go stale. Dates come from the controlling record; company and pilot rows carry a mandatory review-by gate. A supplier registration is not a contract award, and an AI-eligible grant is not relabeled as AI-only.

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8 dated recordsState derived as of 2026-08-01
Companies & startups
Baton Rouge / New Orleans · Capital / Greater New Orleans
Active company · LED cohort record

CodeGig

CodeGig

A Louisiana Growth Network cohort company using AI and machine learning in software for carbon-emissions tracking, prediction, and tax-credit workflows.

  • Louisiana Economic Development identified CodeGig as an inaugural Louisiana Innovation Cohort company.
  • LED describes the company as specializing in AI, machine learning, and custom software development.
Announced 2025-03-07Review by 2026-10-31
Verified 2026-08-01 · official announcementControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Companies & startups
Louisiana (city not stated in source) · Statewide
Watch · current operation not verified

QiMana and Solomon

QiMana, Inc.

A startup LED identified in 2025 as developing Solomon, an AI product for business and entrepreneurship that combines automated guidance with human insight; current operating status is not verified.

  • Louisiana Economic Development identified QiMana as an inaugural Louisiana Innovation Cohort startup.
  • LED describes Solomon as an AI platform designed to help bridge business ideas to execution.
Announced 2025-03-07Review by 2026-08-01
Verified 2026-08-01 · official announcementControlling record ↗
Events
Baton Rouge · Capital
Completed Mar. 20, 2026

AI in Action Symposium 2026

LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business

The second LSU AI in Action symposium convened Louisiana business, education, healthcare, and public-sector leaders around responsible adoption, governance, talent, and human judgment.

  • LSU held the symposium on March 20, 2026.
  • The official recap documents speakers from Louisiana industry, higher education, healthcare, and state government.
Occurred 2026-03-20Review by 2027-03-20
Verified 2026-08-01 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Grants & funding
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Open · closes Aug. 28, 2026

Tulane Provost's Proof of Concept Fund — fall 2026

Tulane University Innovation Institute

An open, technology-neutral commercialization grant of up to $50,000 for eligible Tulane researchers. Its official portfolio includes an AI healthcare platform, but the fund is not dedicated only to AI.

  • Fall 2026 applications are open through August 28, 2026.
  • Eligible applicants include current Tulane faculty, research staff, and specified trainees with an invention disclosure filed or in preparation.
  • The official award portfolio includes a prior AI platform for healthcare research.
Closes 2026-08-28Review by 2026-08-28
Verified 2026-08-01 · institutional recordControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Grants & funding
Statewide · Statewide
Grant period active · applications closed

Direct Student Services AI-powered interventions

Louisiana Department of Education

A 2026–27 competitive grant lane for Louisiana public school systems to implement or expand evidence-based AI tools that personalize instruction and provide real-time data.

  • The competitive Super App deadline was January 23, 2026; this is not presented as an open application.
  • The 2026–27 grant period began July 1, 2026, and eligible applicants are Louisiana public school systems.
Starts 2026-07-01Ends 2027-06-30Closes 2026-01-23Review by 2026-12-31
Verified 2026-08-01 · primary policyControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Procurement
Statewide · Statewide
Registration active · no award guarantee

Source Louisiana supplier portal

Louisiana Economic Development

A free statewide supplier directory connecting Louisiana contractors, service providers, and suppliers with major-project procurement opportunities, including data-center development.

  • LED says the directory connects Louisiana businesses with procurement opportunities from companies investing billions across the state.
  • LED explicitly states that registration does not guarantee an award or business opportunity.
Review by 2026-11-01
Verified 2026-08-01 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Procurement
Statewide · Statewide
Closed Nov. 5, 2025

LED LA.IO AI business-toolkit RFQ

Louisiana Economic Development

A closed state procurement record for an AI-powered small-business toolkit with authoritative-source retrieval, hallucination controls, evaluation requirements, and human handoffs.

  • LED issued the RFQ on October 8, 2025, with a November 5, 2025 submission deadline.
  • The scope called for generative AI, a source registry, retrieval-augmented generation, response evaluation, and ongoing support.
Announced 2025-10-08Closes 2025-11-05Review by 2027-01-01
Verified 2026-08-01 · primary policyControlling record ↗
Public-sector use cases
Ascension Parish · Capital
Pilot calibration active

Ascension Parish AI flood-prediction pilot

Ascension Parish Government and Louisiana State University

A live public-sector pilot combining parish drainage observations, weather forecasts, and machine-learning models to improve localized flood intelligence for human decision-makers.

  • LSU reported in June 2026 that the model was being calibrated and tested against observed parish conditions.
  • The model uses hourly data from more than 30 parish facilities and produces updated 24-hour local stream-level forecasts.
Announced 2026-06-09Review by 2026-11-30
Verified 2026-08-01 · official announcementControlling record ↗
Coverage ledger

What is deep, what is still being built.

● Deep index

Infrastructure

Projects, operators, capex, published power, parishes, permits, and source trails.

Open lane →● Deep index

Power & regulation

LPSC dockets, utilities, incentives, water, permitting, and policy controls.

Open lane →● Expanding

Education & workforce

K–12 strategy, degree programs, training pathways, labs, and project-specific jobs.

Open lane →● Expanding

Research & universities

Source-backed centers, laboratories, applied research, and Louisiana-specific AI projects.

Open lane →● Expanding

Government & public sector

State AI policy, education governance, legislation, and verified public-service pilots.

Open lane →● Watch wire

Industry adoption

Dated industrial, healthcare, autonomy, and business-use signals with source links.

Open lane →● Expanding

Companies & startups

Officially identified Louisiana AI companies with product and presence claims kept source-bound.

Open lane →● Expanding

Events, grants & funding

Open, active, and completed opportunities with application, occurrence, and review dates.

Open lane →● Expanding

Procurement

Active supplier channels and closed solicitations, with no-award and deadline caveats preserved.

Open lane →
Industry adoption · Watch Wire

Signals outside the data-center register.

2 sourced signals
Evidence contract

A bigger index cannot mean a looser one.

The atlas expands LouisianAI beyond infrastructure while retaining the same rule: publication follows evidence. Companies, events, grants, procurement, and programs enter only through typed records with identity, geography, dates, status, and a controlling source.

Education & workforceResearch & innovationGovernment & policyIndustry & adoption11 vendor categories queued
Global AI real-estate impact guide →
  1. 01This registry is a verified starting set, not a claim that every Louisiana AI organization is already indexed.
  2. 02One controlling first-party source is required for every published row; secondary coverage may add context but cannot establish the row.
  3. 03Launching and planned initiatives stay labeled separately from active programs.
  4. 04Infrastructure records remain canonical in the project tracker and are linked here rather than duplicated.
  5. 05Companies, events, funding, procurement, and public use cases publish in a separate dated ledger with lifecycle and review gates.
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