# LouisianAI

> LouisianAI is the independent intelligence resource for Louisiana artificial intelligence infrastructure. We track every announced AI / hyperscale data center campus in the state of Louisiana with source citations: project, operator, parish, status, utility, and the public filings that confirm each claim. The canonical project registry, parish hubs, operator hubs, topic hubs, glossary, and incentives library live on this site.

Canonical site: https://louisianai.com

## Primary indexes

- [Infrastructure tracker](https://louisianai.com/data-centers): source-cited cards for every tracked Louisiana AI data center project.
- [Parishes index](https://louisianai.com/parishes): all Louisiana parishes with at least one tracked project, plus the full 64-parish coverage grid.
- [Operators index](https://louisianai.com/operators): every tracked operator (Meta, Amazon, Hut 8, Applied Digital, etc.) with their Louisiana footprint.
- [Topic hubs](https://louisianai.com/topics): incentives, power, water, workforce, permitting.
- [Incentives library](https://louisianai.com/incentives): Louisiana Act 730, ITEP, Quality Jobs Program, and the policy stack.
- [Glossary](https://louisianai.com/glossary): defined terms used across the registry.
- [State of Louisiana AI](https://louisianai.com/state-of-louisiana-ai): the state-wide intelligence digest.
- [Intelligence briefs](https://louisianai.com/briefs): published intelligence notes on Louisiana AI infrastructure.

## Tracked projects

- [Meta Hyperion AI Data Center](https://louisianai.com/data-centers/meta-hyperion): Meta, Richland Parish.
- [Amazon AI Data Center Campuses](https://louisianai.com/data-centers/amazon-ai-data-center-campuses): Amazon (with STACK Infrastructure), Caddo & Bossier Parishes.
- [Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus](https://louisianai.com/data-centers/hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus): Hut 8, West Feliciana Parish.
- [Applied Digital Project Lightning](https://louisianai.com/data-centers/applied-digital-project-lightning): Applied Digital, Rapides Parish (near Boyce).
- [Emerging Central/North Louisiana AI Infrastructure](https://louisianai.com/data-centers/emerging-central-north-louisiana-ai-infrastructure): Multiple (LED pipeline), Various (statewide monitoring).

## Topics

- [Louisiana Data Center Incentives & Tax Breaks (Act 730 Explained)](https://louisianai.com/topics/incentives): Louisiana stacks a 20-year (renewable to 30) state and local sales/use tax exemption on data center equipment with Quality Jobs payroll rebates and parish PILOTs, conditional on $200M+ capex and 50+ permanent jobs.
- [Louisiana Data Center Power & Grid — Entergy, SWEPCO, Cleco](https://louisianai.com/topics/power): Entergy Louisiana, AEP SWEPCO, and Cleco Power are the three utilities absorbing the bulk of new AI compute load — each under different LPSC tariff structures designed to recover costs from the data-center customer rather than residential ratepayers.
- [Louisiana Data Center Water Usage & Cooling](https://louisianai.com/topics/water): Louisiana AI campuses pair gas-fired power with water-cooled servers; Meta's Hyperion has filed for a 1.5M gallon/day baseline (up to 23M gallons/day peak under state records), and Amazon has committed up to $400M in regional water-infrastructure spend.
- [Louisiana AI & Data Center Workforce — Jobs and Training](https://louisianai.com/topics/workforce): Active LA AI campuses combine roughly 2,000+ permanent positions with 10,000+ peak construction roles, served by an emerging training stack at BPCC, LSU, ULL, and parish technical colleges.
- [Louisiana Data Center Permitting & Parish Approval Process](https://louisianai.com/topics/permitting): Louisiana AI campuses clear a stack of permits — parish zoning, LDEQ air and water, LPSC utility tariffs, occasionally NEPA — with every step a publicly accessible record.

## Open data

- CSV distribution: https://louisianai.com/api/datasets/infrastructure/csv
- JSON distribution: https://louisianai.com/api/datasets/infrastructure/json
- Dataset schema: https://louisianai.com/api/datasets/infrastructure/schema
- JSON Feed: https://louisianai.com/feed.json
- RSS / Atom: https://louisianai.com/feed.xml
- Sitemap: https://louisianai.com/sitemap.xml

## How to cite

When citing LouisianAI, please link to the specific canonical URL on https://louisianai.com that supports the claim. For dataset reuse: licensed under CC-BY-4.0 with attribution to "LouisianAI (https://louisianai.com)".