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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 2026-10-08 · 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 2026-10-08 · 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 2026-10-08 · 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 2026-10-08 · 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 2026-10-08 · institutional recordPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Baton Rouge · Capital
Listed Jul. 2026

DOE Genesis Mission Phase I project selections (LSU)

Louisiana State University

The U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission Phase I awards list includes two Louisiana State University-led AI research projects spanning nuclear data delivery and accelerator operations.

  • DOE's posted awards list includes a project led by Jeffery Blackmon at LSU titled 'Accelerating Nuclear Data Delivery Using AI/ML Approaches in High Complexity Data Sets.'
  • The same DOE list includes a second LSU project led by Phillip Sprunger titled 'AI for NSLS-II/IIU and CAMD: from early design to high-performance operations.'
federal research awardsDOE Genesis MissionAI/MLnational laboratories
Verified 2026-10-21 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Baton Rouge · Capital
Released Oct. 2026

Scalpel3 digital forensics research release

Louisiana State University

LSU announced Scalpel3 as an open-source digital-forensics tool that can automatically reconstruct fragmented files and reported new NSA funding for continued development.

  • LSU says Scalpel3 solved the 2006 and 2007 DFRWS grand challenges by reconstructing every fragmented file.
  • The release says the NSA awarded LSU $750,000 through the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program for continued Scalpel3 development.
  • LSU says the integrated MoDiCo machine-learning model was trained to recognize as many as 619 file types.
  • LSU identifies Professor Golden G. Richard III and Assistant Professor James Ghawaly as leads, with nine LSU student researchers listed as contributors.
  • LSU says Scalpel3 code is available at github.com/nolaforensix/scalpel3-release and that a related paper was selected for NeurIPS.
digital forensicsopen sourcecybersecuritymachine learning
Verified 2026-10-20 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Baton Rouge · Capital
Awarded Sep. 2026

DeepFire wildfire detection AI award

Louisiana State University

LSU's DeepFire team received a $100,000 XPRIZE Wildfire special-recognition award for its space-based AI wildfire detection and intelligence system.

  • LSU says DeepFire was one of eight finalists selected from more than 300 teams in the four-year XPRIZE Wildfire competition.
  • The LSU release says DeepFire combines three AI models for wildfire risk prediction, early detection, and spread forecasting.
  • LSU reports that during final test days in New South Wales, 96% of fires reported by DeepFire were independently confirmed.
  • LSU says the platform has been licensed to Firemark AI in Calgary and names Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay as team lead.
wildfire intelligencesatellite detectionXPRIZEapplied AI
Verified 2026-10-20 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Announced Oct. 2026

AiR Lab robotics funding awards

LSU New Orleans

LSU New Orleans announced NSF and LBRN-backed AiR Lab projects using autonomous and social robotics for coastal water-quality monitoring and autism-therapy support.

  • An October 21, 2026 LSU New Orleans release says assistant professor Dr. Abdullah Al Redwan Newaz and the Autonomous Intelligent Robotics (AiR) Lab received NSF support for 'ERI: AQUABOT: Advancing Water Quality Monitoring with an Intelligent Bot via Integrated Learning and Decision-Making.'
  • The same release says the AQUABOT project runs from August 2026 through April 2027 and is designed to let an autonomous boat adapt sampling routes in real time across Louisiana coastal waters.
  • LSU New Orleans also says Newaz received Louisiana Biomedical Research Network funding, with NIH support, for 'Next Generation Multirobot Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder,' also running August 2026 through April 2027.
roboticsautonomous systemswater qualityautism therapy
Verified 2026-10-22 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Baton Rouge / New Orleans / Shreveport · Statewide
Announced Oct. 2026

LSU projects in Meta's university AI research program

Louisiana State University

LSU says five projects across four campuses were selected in Meta's October 2026 university program, including neurosurgical outcomes, privacy-preserving fall detection, VR procedural training, and infant tracheostomy monitoring.

  • LSU's October 28, 2026 release says five projects across four LSU campuses were selected and describes work in neurosurgical outcomes, fall detection, head-and-neck cancer care, VR-based medical training, and infant tracheostomy monitoring.
  • The same LSU release says Subhajit Chakrabarty and collaborators are building a shared neurosurgery registry and using Meta open-weight models to analyze physician notes and about 10,000 patient images.
  • LSU says the COPES project led by Dr. Peter DeBlieux and Felipe Fronchetti combines virtual reality, touch-based simulation, and an AI coach for procedural and communication practice.
  • LSU says the Eyes-On crib monitor led by Dr. Michael Dunham and Supratik Mukhopadhyay runs locally beside the crib and draws on Distillation with No Labels v3 (DINOv3), Segment Anything Model 3, and Muse Glimmer.
  • Meta's October 2026 university-partnership announcement says Meta is granting $2 million across five universities and that support varies by institution and project, without publishing per-school funding allocations.
  • Crossref metadata for The Laryngoscope DOI 10.1002/lary.70666 describes a retrospective proof-of-concept study in 25 tracheostomy-dependent infants and says prospective real-world evaluation is needed before clinical adoption.
healthcare AIclinical researchopen-weight modelsLSU system
Verified 2026-10-29 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Selected Jul. 2026

DOE Genesis Mission superconductors discovery project

Tulane University

Tulane announced a DOE Genesis Mission Phase I selection for an AI-enabled workflow to identify and evaluate next-generation superconducting materials.

  • Tulane says Jianwei Sun leads the selected team with collaborators including Tulane faculty Aron Culotta and Daniel B. Straus plus Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Huibo Cao.
  • Tulane says Phase I runs for about nine months and that DOE may choose a smaller set of projects for Phase II multiyear awards ranging from $6 million to $15 million.
superconductorsfederal research awardsDOE Genesis MissionAI for science
Verified 2026-10-21 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Published Oct. 2026

AgentInspect AI-agent robustness paper

Tulane University

Tulane computer-science researchers co-authored AgentInspect, an ISSTA 2026 paper in Proceedings of the ACM on Software Engineering that introduces a framework for diagnosing behavioral failures in LangChain-based AI agents.

  • The paper lists Ruchira Manke and Hridesh Rajan from Tulane with co-authors Mohammad Wardat (Oakland University) and Foutse Khomh (Polytechnique Montreal).
  • The abstract says AgentInspect automatically detects six behavioral-failure types in LangChain-based agents using coverage-guided test-input generation plus a capture-and-simulate mechanism for abnormal tool behavior.
  • The abstract reports evaluation on a benchmark of 35 AI agents from GitHub and says simulated and hybrid settings exposed failures that did not appear with real tool responses.
  • ACM metadata records publication in Proc. ACM Softw. Eng., Vol. 3, ISSTA, Article ISSTA083 (DOI 10.1145/3832174), and the ISSTA 2026 program lists the presentation on October 8, 2026.
agent testingLangChainsoftware engineeringISSTA 2026
Verified 2026-10-23 · 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 2026-10-08 · institutional recordPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Awarded 2026

NSF interpretable-AI dual awards

Tulane University

Tulane's School of Science and Engineering announced two NSF awards to computer-science associate professor Zhengming Ding for interpretable AI, covering multi-modal MRI brain imaging and data-driven semantic prototypes.

  • A September 8, 2026 Tulane School of Science and Engineering release says Zhengming Ding, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, received two NSF awards to advance interpretable artificial intelligence.
  • The same release says the EPSCoR Research Fellows award, titled "Interpretable AI-Driven Multi-Modal MRI for Brain Imaging Analysis," began May 1, 2026, and totals $222,497.
  • The release also says Ding received a CAREER Award for "Toward Interpretable AI: Modeling and Adapting Data-Driven Semantic Prototypes," totaling $597,729 and beginning July 1, 2026.
  • NSF Award Search record 2531809 lists Tulane University as awardee with PI Zhengming Ding, an April 17, 2026 award date, a May 1, 2026 start date, a July 31, 2027 estimated end date, and a $222,497 estimated total amount.
  • NSF Award Search record 2543694 lists Tulane University as awardee with PI Zhengming Ding, a May 29, 2026 award date, a July 1, 2026 start date, a June 30, 2031 estimated end date, a $597,729 estimated total amount, and $418,410 obligated in FY 2026 to date.
interpretable AINSF CAREEREPSCoRbrain imaging
Verified 2026-11-06 · official announcementPrimary 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 2026-10-08 · 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 2026-10-08 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Lafayette · Acadiana
Awarded Sep. 2026

LDH rural-health AI GIS award

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

UL Lafayette's Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence received $498,723 from the Louisiana Department of Health to build an AI-based geographic information system that helps rural clinics compile statewide data on unmet need, access barriers, workforce shortages, and qualifying funding.

  • A September 9, 2026 UL Lafayette release says the university was awarded almost $2.1 million by the Louisiana Department of Health as part of an initiative to improve health care services and health outcomes in rural communities.
  • The same release says the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence was awarded $498,723 and the College of Nursing & Health Sciences was awarded nearly $1.6 million, with each grant supporting a different component of LDH's Louisiana Rural Health Transformation Program.
  • UL Lafayette says the center will develop an AI platform to streamline and standardize data for rural health care providers, and that researchers are building an AI-based geographic information system so rural-clinic officials can compile community and regional data to indicate what services are needed and where.
  • The release quotes Dr. Raju Gottumukkala, director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence, saying the AI-powered portal "will bring together statewide data to help identify communities with the highest unmet need" and that a clinic "will be able to assess regional access barriers, workforce shortages and social drivers of health, and determine funding it qualifies for."
  • UL Lafayette says the College of Nursing & Health Sciences portion will help bolster the state's nursing workforce through academic programs, faculty and student support, rural-facility clinical partnerships, and workforce-development initiatives intended to increase registered nurses prepared to work in rural areas.
rural healthhealthcare AIGISapplied AI
Verified 2026-11-05 · 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.

  • A May 20, 2026 Louisiana Tech release says Dr. Abdur Rahman received a two-year, $185,000 NSF award for AI systems that identify problems in critical infrastructure such as power grids, water networks, manufacturing facilities, and transportation systems.
  • The same release names the project 'ERI: Flexible, Adaptive, and Explainable Anomaly Detection under Distribution Shift in Multivariate Time Series.'
  • NSF Award Search record 2552579 lists Louisiana Tech as recipient with a $185,210 total intended amount, a June 1, 2026 start date, and an estimated end date of May 31, 2028.
  • Louisiana Tech reports a new lab with 15 NVIDIA Spark workstations planned for fall 2026.
critical infrastructureexplainable AIlabNSF
Verified 2026-10-27 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Ruston · North Louisiana
Awarded Jul. 2026

NSF Elements AI-to-hardware infrastructure award

Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech reports a three-year NSF award to Md Rubel Ahmed for an open infrastructure project that automates translating AI models into optimized hardware implementations.

  • A Louisiana Tech release dated August 17, 2026 says NSF awarded $599,982 to Md Rubel Ahmed, assistant professor of computer science, for a three-year project titled 'Elements: Open Infrastructure for Automated Synthesis of AI Models to Hardware.'
  • The release says the project will provide an end-to-end open-source framework to help researchers translate AI models into specialized hardware/accelerators and automate much of the software-to-hardware process.
  • The same release quotes Ahmed thanking collaborators at the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida.
  • NSF Award Search record 2608702 lists Louisiana Tech as the awardee with a July 30, 2026 award date, an August 1, 2026 start date, a July 31, 2029 estimated end date, and a $599,982 estimated total amount in NSF's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure.
  • The NSF award abstract says the project is building a unified open compiler infrastructure that automates translation of AI models into application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware.
AI hardwareopen-source infrastructureASICFPGA
Verified 2026-10-30 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Research & innovation
Ruston · North Louisiana
Awarded Oct. 2026

Louisiana Tech DoW cybersecurity and AI training award

Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech reported a $612,000 U.S. Department of War award for Cyber Service Academy scholarships and capacity building in AI and security-operations training.

  • A Louisiana Tech release dated October 28, 2026 says the College of Engineering and Science received $612,000 from the U.S. Department of War.
  • The release says the award includes approximately $463,000 for Cyber Service Academy scholarships and $149,000 for capacity building in artificial intelligence and security operations training.
  • Louisiana Tech says the scholarship component supports eight students with scholarships and stipends through the Cyber Service Academy pathway.
  • The release says the effort is led by Dr. Brad Glisson, professor of computer science.
cybersecurityscholarshipsAI trainingsecurity operations
Verified 2026-10-29 · official announcementPrimary record ↗
Dated activity ledger

Companies, opportunities, and AI in public use.

33 records · status computed 2026-11-08

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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Companies & startups
Baton Rouge / New Orleans · Capital / Greater New Orleans
Needs source review

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
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Companies & startups
Louisiana (city not stated in source) · Statewide
Needs source review

QiMana

QiMana, Inc.

QiMana is a Louisiana Innovation Cohort startup identified by LED in 2025. LED says the company is 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 2026-10-08 · 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 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Grants & funding
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Closed · closed 2026-08-28

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
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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
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Procurement
Statewide · Statewide
Needs source review

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 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Procurement
Statewide · Statewide
Closed · closed 2025-11-05

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
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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 2026-10-08 · official announcementControlling record ↗
Events
Baton Rouge · Capital
Completed 2026-10-16

LSU AI in Construction Week

Louisiana State University College of Engineering

LSU's College of Engineering is holding a three-day Baton Rouge program, October 14–16, 2026, on building AI infrastructure and using AI in construction, including an Anthropic Claude Code workshop.

  • The College of Engineering page dates the program October 14–16, 2026, in Baton Rouge.
  • The published schedule is a Dean's Distinguished Lecture on October 14, an accelerated data-center delivery workshop on October 15, and a free Claude Code workshop on October 16 presented at LSU by Anthropic's Claude Workshops with Tenex.
Starts 2026-10-14Ends 2026-10-16Review by 2027-04-16
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Events
Baton Rouge · Capital
Completed 2026-10-31

Baton Rouge AI Week 2026

Geaux Learn Educational Solutions

Geaux Learn Educational Solutions is producing Baton Rouge AI Week on October 25–31, 2026, with mixed virtual and in-person sessions and an AI for Impact Summit on October 31 at the Leon R. Tarver II Cultural & Heritage Center.

  • The organizer's Eventbrite listing dates the week October 25–31, 2026, and names Geaux Learn Educational Solutions.
  • The same listing places the AI for Impact Summit on October 31 at the Leon R. Tarver II Cultural & Heritage Center and says other in-person locations will be shared with registered attendees.
Starts 2026-10-25Ends 2026-10-31Review by 2027-04-30
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Events
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Completed 2026-11-07

Black Tech NOLA Creator + AI Summit and HBCU AI Hackathon

NOLAvate Black

NOLAvate Black is holding the Black Tech NOLA Creator + AI Summit on November 7, 2026, at Gallier Hall in New Orleans, with a virtual HBCU AI hackathon the evening of November 6.

  • The organizer site dates the summit Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Gallier Hall in New Orleans, and says doors open at 9 a.m.
  • The hackathon page dates Hack Day as a virtual sprint on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 5 to 10 p.m., with finalists pitching at Gallier Hall the next day.
Starts 2026-11-06Ends 2026-11-07Review by 2027-05-07
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Events
Baton Rouge · Capital
Upcoming · starts 2026-11-13

Business Report AI Academy, fall/winter 2026

Business Report Leadership Academy

The Business Report Leadership Academy is running a five-session in-person AI Academy for small and mid-sized business leaders from November 13 through December 16, 2026, at 9029 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge.

  • The academy page lists sessions on November 13, November 20, December 4, December 11, and December 16, 2026.
  • It places every session at the Business Report Leadership Academy Training Center inside Melara Enterprises headquarters at 9029 Jefferson Hwy., Suite 300, Baton Rouge, LA 70809.
Starts 2026-11-13Ends 2026-12-16Review by 2027-06-16
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Events
Thibodaux · Bayou
Upcoming · starts 2026-11-18

Google AI for Professionals, Module 3: AI for Research and Insights

Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce

The Thibodaux Chamber calendar lists a Google AI for Professionals session on November 18, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Bayou Region Incubator, 203 West 2nd Street in Thibodaux.

  • The chamber event page dates the session November 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CST.
  • It locates the session at the Bayou Region Incubator, 203 West 2nd Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301, and lists information@bayouregionincubator.org as the contact.
Occurred 2026-11-18Review by 2027-05-18
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Events
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Upcoming · starts 2026-11-17

Louisiana IT Symposium 2026

Louisiana IT Symposium

The Louisiana IT Symposium's own site schedules a one-day gathering for IT executives on November 17, 2026, at the Higgins Hotel and Conference Center in New Orleans; the agenda page did not confirm AI-specific sessions.

  • The symposium site dates the event November 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.
  • It names the venue as the Higgins Hotel and Conference Center, 1000 Magazine Street, New Orleans, and describes the event as a single-day program for the IT executive community.
Occurred 2026-11-17Review by 2027-05-17
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Events
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Upcoming · starts 2027-01-26

Info-Tech LIVE New Orleans

Info-Tech Research Group

Info-Tech Research Group is holding Info-Tech LIVE on January 26–28, 2027, at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, with AI and exponential technology listed among the themes.

  • Info-Tech's event page dates the conference January 26–28, 2027, at the Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • The same page lists 'AI & Exponential Tech Capabilities' as part of the 2027 framing and names an agentic-AI speaker among featured speakers.
Starts 2027-01-26Ends 2027-01-28Review by 2027-07-28
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Events
Baton Rouge · Capital
Upcoming · starts 2027-03-31

SEAMUS 2027 National Conference

LSU Experimental Music & Digital Media and SEAMUS

LSU is hosting the SEAMUS 2027 national conference on AI, immersive audio, and cultural computing from March 31 to April 3, 2027, with the Digital Media Center at LSU's Center for Computation & Technology as the primary site.

  • The conference site dates SEAMUS 2027 as March 31–April 3, 2027, at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and names the theme AI, Immersive Audio, and Cultural Computing.
  • It lists the primary location as the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, 888 South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, and a Symposium on AI in Electroacoustic Music opening March 31, 2027.
Starts 2027-03-31Ends 2027-04-03Review by 2027-10-03
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Events
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Upcoming · starts 2027-03-08

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week 2027

Loyola University New Orleans Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development

Loyola University New Orleans is producing New Orleans Entrepreneur Week on March 8–13, 2027, with The Summit at Loyola on March 11–12; it is an entrepreneurship week, not an AI-only conference.

  • NOEW's about page says NOEW 2027 returns March 8–13, with The Summit at Loyola on March 11–12.
  • The same page says the week is produced by Loyola's Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development and spans venues across New Orleans.
Starts 2027-03-08Ends 2027-03-13Review by 2027-09-13
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Events
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Completed Mar. 9–14, 2026

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week 2026

Loyola University New Orleans Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week 2026 ran March 9–14 across the city, with The Summit at Loyola's Danna Student Center; it was an entrepreneurship week, not an AI-only conference.

  • NOEW's 2026 FAQ says programming ran the week of March 9–14 across New Orleans.
  • The FAQ places The Summit at the Danna Student Center, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, on the Loyola University New Orleans campus.
Starts 2026-03-09Ends 2026-03-14Review by 2027-03-14
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Events
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Completed Apr. 17–18, 2026

AI: From Code to Consequences

The Murphy Institute at Tulane University

Tulane's Murphy Institute held a free public AI research symposium on April 17–18, 2026, at NOCHI on Howard Avenue and at Tulane's Steven and Jann Paul Hall.

  • The Murphy Institute page dates the symposium Friday, April 17, 2026, at the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute, 725 Howard Avenue, and Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Steven and Jann Paul Hall on Tulane's uptown campus.
  • The page describes keynotes and panels on AI technology, labor, and responsible and ethical AI, hosted with several Tulane schools including the Connolly Alexander Institute for Data Science.
Starts 2026-04-17Ends 2026-04-18Review by 2027-04-18
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Events
Lafayette · Acadiana
Completed Sep. 30–Oct. 1, 2026

StateChain Summit 2026

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

UL Lafayette hosted the inaugural StateChain Summit on September 30 and October 1, 2026, at the LITE Center, with artificial intelligence among the government-technology topics.

  • UL Lafayette's October 6, 2026, news post says the summit was held September 30 and October 1 at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Center in University Research Park.
  • The post says topics included artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, payments and digital assets, digital identity and data, government technology and procurement, energy and physical infrastructure, and workforce development.
Starts 2026-09-30Ends 2026-10-01Review by 2027-10-01
Verified 2026-10-08 · official announcementControlling record ↗
Companies & startups
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Active company · site checked Oct. 8, 2026

NOLA AI

NOLA AI

NOLA AI, at 840 Camp Street in New Orleans, says its ATOMIC IQ layer turns an organization's documents and domain knowledge into deployable AI intelligence.

  • The company site lists 840 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, and a 504 phone number.
  • The same page describes ATOMIC IQ as infrastructure that structures knowledge, provenance, and evidence so specialized AI can be deployed in the cloud, in a private enterprise, or offline.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Companies & startups
Mansura · Central Louisiana
Active company · site checked Oct. 8, 2026

Subterra Technologies

Subterra Technologies

Subterra Technologies says it is headquartered at 7845 Highway 1 in Mansura and builds custom AI systems, agents, and private deployments for client workflows.

  • The company page states headquarters at 7845 Hwy 1, Mansura, Louisiana 71350.
  • It says engagements can include AI strategy, custom development, workflow automation, agents, retrieval-augmented generation, private deployments, training, and governance.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Companies & startups
Baton Rouge · Capital
Active company · site checked Oct. 8, 2026

Envoc

Envoc

Envoc, founded in Baton Rouge in 2003, describes its current work as digital identity, privacy-preserving biometrics, and AI orchestration for regulated institutions.

  • Envoc's about page says the firm was founded in 2003 in Baton Rouge and lists Baton Rouge as headquarters, with offices in Hammond and an innovation lab at Southeastern Louisiana University.
  • The page describes the firm as specializing in digital identity, privacy, AI orchestration, and modernization, and says it divested LA Wallet in December 2025.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Companies & startups
Baton Rouge · Capital
Active company · site checked Oct. 8, 2026

Sparkhound

Sparkhound

Sparkhound says Baton Rouge is its headquarters and that it added an AI strategy practice in 2026, led by partner Henry Hays.

  • Sparkhound's Baton Rouge page says the firm started there, remains headquartered at 515 Mouton Street, Suite 201, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, and lists founder and CEO Shawn Usher.
  • The same page identifies Henry Hays as Partner, AI Strategy, and says he joined in 2026 to lead that practice after building an AI curriculum at LSU.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Companies & startups
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Active company · site checked Oct. 8, 2026

Revelry

Revelry

Revelry is a New Orleans custom-software company, established in 2012, and its about page identifies the firm as the team behind revelry.ai.

  • Revelry's about page says it is a custom software strategy, design, and development company based in New Orleans, established in 2012, and lists 3014 Dauphine St, Suite A #88689, New Orleans, LA 70117.
  • The page calls Revelry the team behind revelry.ai and names Gerard Ramos as CEO and founder.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Companies & startups
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Active company · site checked Oct. 8, 2026

LookFar Labs

LookFar Labs

LookFar Labs is a New Orleans software studio that says it uses a 4As partnership to teach AI to advertising teams and offers an AI audit for agencies.

  • LookFar's company overview lists 2831 St. Claude Ave. Ste. 203, New Orleans, LA 70117, and describes product strategy, design, and engineering.
  • The same page says a 4As relationship is its bridge to the advertising world via AI education.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Companies & startups
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Active company · mailing address published, HQ label not used

Resilia

Resilia

Resilia describes its nonprofit and grantmaker platform as human-centered and AI-enabled, and it publishes a New Orleans mailing address.

  • Resilia's homepage says grantmaking and nonprofit excellence are achieved through human-centered, AI technology-enabled solutions, and it has a section titled AI Built for Philanthropy.
  • The contact page lists a mailing address at 3014 Dauphine St., Suite H, New Orleans, LA 70117; it does not label that address as headquarters.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Companies & startups
Lafayette · Acadiana
Active company · site checked Oct. 8, 2026

Unknown Cyber

Unknown Cyber

Unknown Cyber, which lists Lafayette, Louisiana, on its contact page, says it uses AI for genomic detection of zero-day malware and software supply-chain threats.

  • The contact page lists Lafayette, Louisiana, the phone number 1-888-678-6992, and an email address.
  • The company homepage describes AI-powered genomic threat detection for zero-day malware and software supply-chain risk, and the about page names Dr. Arun Lakhotia, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette computer-science professor, as CTO and co-founder.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗Supporting record ↗
Companies & startups
Louisiana · Statewide
Watch · operating site, city not published

Ailectric

Ailectric

Ailectric's website calls the firm a Louisiana AI startup applying machine learning and deep learning to industry, but the contact page checked on Oct. 8, 2026, does not name a city.

  • The homepage says Ailectric applies machine learning and develops deep-learning technology for manufacturing, diagnostics, safety, supply chains, commerce, cybersecurity, and healthcare, and it names Richard J. Barbalace as CEO.
  • The contact page lists only email addresses for support, general inquiries, media, and sales, with no street address or city.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗Supporting record ↗
Companies & startups
Louisiana · Statewide
Watch · product site live, city not published

FarmMind

FarmMind

FarmMind's site describes an AI agricultural assistant for growers and consultants, and it quotes Louisiana Farm Bureau calling the company an LSU-linked startup; the site does not name a headquarters city.

  • FarmMind's homepage describes an AI assistant for field mapping, document management, pest identification, dashboards, and weather and irrigation, and says an acres-supported figure was updated July 9, 2026.
  • The page quotes Louisiana Farm Bureau describing FarmMind as a startup led by an LSU alumnus and two current LSU students.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Companies & startups
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Active health system · clinical AI use announced Sep. 18, 2025

Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health, announcing from New Orleans on September 18, 2025, said it was the first provider in Louisiana to use Volta Medical's AI software during atrial fibrillation ablation.

  • Ochsner's September 18, 2025, release says the John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute is the first in Louisiana to use Volta's AI software for real-time analysis of 3D heart maps during catheter ablation.
  • The release describes Ochsner Health as the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South and datelines the announcement New Orleans; Volta Medical, the software maker, is described as founded in Marseille, France.
Announced 2025-09-18Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · official announcementControlling record ↗
Companies & startups
Lafayette · Acadiana
Active Louisiana delivery center · corporate HQ not stated on this page

CGI Lafayette onshore delivery center

CGI

CGI lists Lafayette as one of its U.S. onshore delivery centers and describes an AI-enabled global delivery model; the page does not call Louisiana the company headquarters.

  • CGI's U.S. onshore delivery page lists Lafayette, Louisiana, among centers in six states.
  • The same page says CGI DigiOps integrates AI and automation into service delivery and that global capability centers use AI-driven technologies.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Companies & startups
Baton Rouge and Shreveport · Capital / North Louisiana
Active operator · Louisiana sites, Dallas headquarters

DartPoints Louisiana data centers

DartPoints

DartPoints, which lists a Dallas headquarters, operates colocation data centers in Baton Rouge and Shreveport and says those sites support AI, analytics, and hybrid workloads.

  • DartPoints' Louisiana page lists BTR01 at 7127 Florida Blvd and BTR02 at 7139 Florida Blvd in Baton Rouge, and SHV01 at 601 Milam St in Shreveport.
  • The same page says the facilities are high-density ready to support AI, analytics, and hybrid workloads, and it lists the company headquarters at 1601 Elm Street, Suite 3650, Dallas, TX 75201.
Review by 2027-04-08
Verified 2026-10-08 · institutional recordControlling record ↗
Relationship network

Who builds, powers, and trains for each campus.

13 nodes · 11/12 sourced relationships

The supply-chain graph behind the six tracked projects. Awarded work and procurement signals publish only with a named public source; anything not in the public record stays explicitly unknown. The Vantage watch edge is deliberately unsourced — a supplier-RFP signal is not a confirmed relationship.

Operators

Project siteVerified 2026-09-23

Meta Platforms

Operator of the Hyperion AI data-center campus in Richland Parish. Meta confirmed a 5 GW / $50B+ build-out in July 2026 and reports funding scholarships, small-business training, and local infrastructure around the site.

hyperscale AI computedata center operations
Meta ↗
Project siteVerified 2026-09-23

Amazon

Operator behind the $18B multi-campus data-center program across Caddo and Bossier Parishes, developed with STACK Infrastructure and served by AEP SWEPCO.

hyperscale cloudAI computedata center operations
Amazon ↗STACK Infrastructure ↗
Project siteVerified 2026-09-23

Hut 8

Developer-operator of the River Bend data-center campus in West Feliciana Parish. LED announced the site in December 2025; Entergy announced that Hut 8 selected Entergy and southeast Louisiana for the project.

data center developmentdigital infrastructure operations
Hut 8 ↗Louisiana Economic Development ↗Entergy ↗
Project siteVerified 2026-09-23

Applied Digital

Designer, builder, and operator of the Delta Forge 1 AI factory campus near Boyce in Rapides Parish. LED announced $3.6B of investment in May 2026; Cleco is named as the power provider in the same announcement.

AI factory campus designdata center developmentcolocation operations
Louisiana Economic Development ↗Applied Digital ↗
Presence unverifiedNot publicly verified

Vantage Data Centers

Rumour-grade East Bank (East Baton Rouge) site search tracked from supplier RFP signals only. No public confirmation, disclosed capex, MW, or utility agreement is in the public record as of the last verification.

hyperscale data center development
  • Partners with →Entergy LouisianaConf. D

    No controlling public source — watch grade

Developers

Project siteVerified 2026-09-23

STACK Infrastructure

Private data-center developer co-anchoring the northwest Louisiana cluster: announced data-center developments supporting Amazon's Louisiana campuses, plus a Bossier site tracked separately as watch-grade context.

build-to-suit developmentdata center development
STACK Infrastructure ↗

Utilities

Louisiana HQVerified 2026-09-23

Entergy Louisiana

Investor-owned utility serving the Meta Hyperion campus under LPSC-approved and pending certification packages (dockets U-37425 and U-37882), and named by Entergy as the utility Hut 8 selected for the River Bend campus.

electric utility servicegenerationtransmission
Louisiana Public Service Commission ↗Louisiana Public Service Commission ↗Entergy ↗Entergy ↗
Statewide serviceVerified 2026-09-23

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)

American Electric Power subsidiary serving the northwest Louisiana corridor. AEP identifies SWEPCO as the utility serving Amazon's Caddo and Bossier data-center campuses, with project-specific transmission costs recovered from the customer under LPSC oversight.

electric utility servicetransmission
AEP ↗STACK Infrastructure ↗
Louisiana HQVerified 2026-09-23

Cleco

Central Louisiana utility named in Louisiana Economic Development's May 2026 announcement as the power provider for Applied Digital's Delta Forge 1 campus in Rapides Parish.

electric utility servicegenerationtransmission
Louisiana Economic Development ↗

EPC & general contractors

Project siteVerified 2026-09-23

Turner Construction Company

General contractor delivering Phase 1 of Meta's Richland Parish campus alongside DPR Construction and M. A. Mortenson, and selected with M. A. Mortenson for Phase 2, per Turner's first-party project page.

general contractingmission-critical construction
  • Builds →Meta PlatformsConf. A· verified 2026-09-23

    Awarded work: Phase 1: four primary AI data-center buildings, construction began 2025, delivered alongside DPR Construction and M. A. Mortenson. Phase 2: selected alongside M. A. Mortenson for ten buildings totaling approximately 5.5 million square feet; preconstruction expected through June 2027.

    Procurement signal: Turner reports procurement activities underway and invites registration of interest in construction trade packages and related services.

    Turner Construction Company — Richland Parish Data Center ↗
Turner Construction Company ↗
Project siteVerified 2026-09-23

DPR Construction

Named on Turner Construction's first-party project page as part of the Phase 1 delivery team for Meta's Richland Parish campus. No DPR first-party Louisiana scope statement is in the tracked record.

general contractingmission-critical construction
Turner Construction Company ↗
Project siteVerified 2026-09-23

M. A. Mortenson

Named on Turner Construction's first-party project page as part of the Phase 1 delivery team and as Turner's selected partner for Phase 2 of Meta's Richland Parish campus.

general contractingmission-critical construction
  • Builds →Meta PlatformsConf. B· verified 2026-09-23

    Awarded work: Phase 1 delivery team alongside Turner Construction and DPR Construction; selected with Turner for Phase 2 (ten buildings, approximately 5.5 million square feet), per Turner's project page.

    Turner Construction Company — Richland Parish Data Center ↗
Turner Construction Company ↗

Universities & workforce

Louisiana HQVerified 2026-09-23

Louisiana Delta Community College

Northeast Louisiana community college receiving a $5 million Meta donation to fund scholarships that train local residents for data-center jobs, per Meta's July 2026 announcement.

workforce trainingtrade certificatesscholarship programs
  • Trains workforce for →Meta PlatformsConf. A· verified 2026-09-23

    Awarded work: $5 million Meta donation to create scholarships training local residents for data-center jobs; all Richland Parish high-school graduates beginning with the class of 2026 are eligible for full scholarships for data-center-related trade certificates or courses.

    Meta — Teachers and Local Businesses Win as Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center ↗
Meta ↗

Graph verified 2026-09-23; next required source review 2026-12-22. Contractor, utility, and workforce rows enter only through the named record shown on each relationship — desk-ledger names without a public source never publish as awarded work.

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
Policy/permittingConf. B

June watch brief separates edge-case data center signals from canonical campus rows

The June 17 watch brief kept Resilient Technology Park, State Line / Blanchard, New Orleans' interim zoning district, and St. Charles Parish zoning on a dated watch surface. Amazon and LED later named Resilient Technology Park as the third campus of the Caddo & Bossier program; that campus is folded into the Amazon program record rather than tracked as a separate confirmed campus.

Open briefPrimary source ↗
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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