Louisiana data centers: status, MW, and source links
Start with the answer, then audit the row. Every announced AI / hyperscale data center campus in Louisiana, plus operational colocation facilities, with investment dollars, megawatts, square footage, status, LPSC docket context, and project-level sources.
Data as of 2026-07-28 · Updated quarterly · CC BY 4.0
Direct answer
How many data centers are in Louisiana?
LouisianAI has 4 source-backed AI data-center records as of 2026-07-28: 3 named campuses and 1 multi-campus program. The core denominator has a $65.6B+ disclosed-capex floorand 5.8 GW of published site power across 3records. Hut 8's Phase I disclosure is up to $10B, so it stays outside that floor rather than being treated as a minimum. Amazon/STACK's program has no public MW figure; enabling generation is tracked separately through LPSC dockets.
Projects tracked
4
3 campuses · 1 program · 5 parishes
Disclosed capex floor
$65.6B+
Hut 8's up-to-$10B Phase I ceiling is shown separately
Published site power
5.8 GW
3 records disclose MW · Amazon not disclosed
Disclosed floorspace
4.0M+
Meta disclosure; not a statewide floor-area total
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Louisiana AI infrastructure tracker
The Louisiana AI infrastructure tracker separates source-backed named campuses, source-backed multi-campus programs, and visible watch-list rows. Its statewide denominator counts a campus once or an announced multi-campus program once; it does not infer undisclosed MW, double-count a subsite, or add enabling generation to data-center totals.
Louisiana data center timeline
The Louisiana data center timeline starts with source-backed hyperscale AI records after 2024: Meta Hyperion is under construction in Richland Parish, Amazon/STACK is preparing Caddo and Bossier campuses, Hut 8 River Bend is under construction, and Applied Digital Delta Forge 1 is under construction in Rapides Parish. Delta Forge 1 targets initial operations in mid-2027; every forward date still depends on utility, regulatory, and construction milestones.
Louisiana data center power demand
Louisiana's core data-center register has 5.76 GW of published site power across three records: Meta's 5 GW compute-capacity build-out, Hut 8's 330 MW utility capacity, and Delta Forge 1's 430 MW total utility design. Amazon/STACK's $12B program has no public MW figure, so it is not estimated. Enabling generation and grid work belong in the LPSC docket trail, not this campus total.
Largest AI investment Louisiana
For a single Louisiana AI data center campus, Meta Hyperion in Richland Parish is the largest tracked investment — more than $50 billion after the July 13, 2026 expansion announcement — and the largest planned power load at a confirmed 5 GW. For a named multi-site cloud/data-center program, Amazon/STACK's Caddo and Bossier campuses are the largest disclosed package at approximately $12 billion. LouisianAI separates single-campus scale from multi-site program scale so the ranking is auditable.
Meta Hyperion aliases
Meta Hyperion data center Louisiana, Meta Hyperion Richland Parish, Hyperion data center, Project Sucre, Meta Richland Parish Data Center, Meta Hyperion 5GW Louisiana, and Richland Parish Data Center all point to the same source-tracked Meta campus in Richland Parish. The canonical LouisianAI profile is /data-centers/meta-hyperion, with LPSC, power, water, Wikidata, and Wikipedia links attached there.
Louisiana data center operators
The source-backed AI-buildout operator map is Meta in Richland Parish, Amazon Web Services with STACK in Caddo and Bossier Parishes, Hut 8 at River Bend in West Feliciana Parish, and Applied Digital at Delta Forge 1 in Rapides Parish. Amazon AWS Caddo Parish data center and Amazon AWS Bossier Parish data center route to the one Amazon/STACK program until individual public site records separate them; Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center routes to West Feliciana Parish; Applied Digital Project Lightning Louisiana remains the legacy query path to the official Delta Forge 1 profile.
Water and environmental controls
Louisiana data center water usage is not a statewide average; it is a project-by-project permit question. Meta Hyperion is the main public water-use record today, Amazon pairs its Caddo and Bossier build with regional water infrastructure commitments, and river-adjacent campuses such as Hut 8 River Bend depend on cooling, withdrawal, discharge, parish, Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy groundwater, and LDEQ water-permit records.
All Louisiana data center projects
Sorted by stated investment disclosure. The table counts a named campus once or a disclosed multi-campus program once; it does not infer undisclosed MW or add grid-enabling projects to campus totals. An “up to” cap is not included in the statewide disclosed-capex floor.
| # | Project | Operator | Parish | Status | Investment disclosure | Power | Floorspace | Announced | Primary evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Hyperion AI Data Center | Meta Platforms | Richland | Under construction | $50.0B+ | 5.0 GW compute capacity | 4.00M sq ft | 2024-12 | Meta |
| 2 | Amazon NW Louisiana Cluster | Amazon / STACK | Caddo & Bossier | Announced | $12.0B | Not publicly disclosed | — | 2026-02 | STACK InfrastructureAmazon |
| 3 | Hut 8 River Bend Campus | Hut 8 | West Feliciana | Under construction | Up to $10.0B | 330 MW utility capacity | — | 2025-12 | Hut 8Louisiana Economic Development |
| 4 | Delta Forge 1 | Applied Digital | Rapides | Under construction | $3.6B | 430 MW utility design Up to 300 MW critical IT | — | 2026-01 | Louisiana Economic DevelopmentApplied Digital |
| Disclosed-capex floor | $65.6B+ | 5.8 GW | 4.0M+ disclosed | ||||||
Hut 8 separately publishes up to $10B of Phase I capital investment. Because that is a ceiling, not a floor, LouisianAI does not add it to the statewide minimum.
By parish
| Parish | Projects | Investment | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | 1 | $50.0B+ | 5.0 GW |
| Caddo & Bossier | 1 | $12.0B | Not publicly disclosed |
| Rapides | 1 | $3.6B | 430 MW |
| West Feliciana | 1 | $0M+ Up to $10.0B ceiling | 330 MW |
By metro area
Every Louisiana metro has a dedicated data center page tracking confirmed projects, power, water, permits, and workforce — including metros where the correct current answer is that no hyperscale campus is confirmed yet.
New Orleans Metro data centers
Watchlist · no confirmed campus
Baton Rouge Metro data centers
1 tracked AI project
Shreveport–Bossier Metro data centers
1 tracked AI project
Lafayette Metro data centers
Watchlist · no confirmed campus
Lake Charles Metro data centers
Watchlist · no confirmed campus
Monroe Metro data centers
1 tracked AI project
Alexandria Metro data centers
1 tracked AI project
Houma–Thibodaux Metro data centers
Watchlist · no confirmed campus
Hammond Metro data centers
Watchlist · no confirmed campus
Natchitoches Metro data centers
Watchlist · no confirmed campus
Ruston Metro data centers
Watchlist · no confirmed campus
Northshore Metro data centers
Watchlist · no confirmed campus
Frequently asked questions
How many AI data centers are being built in Louisiana?
LouisianAI's source-backed statewide register has four current AI data-center records as of July 28, 2026: three named campuses (Meta Hyperion, Hut 8 River Bend, and Applied Digital Delta Forge 1) plus Amazon/STACK's announced multi-campus Caddo/Bossier program. Its disclosed-capex floor is $65.6 billion-plus; Hut 8's separately stated Phase I figure is up to $10 billion and is not added to that floor. It shows 5,760 MW only for the three records with published site-power figures; Amazon has not publicly disclosed MW.
What is Meta Hyperion data center status in Louisiana in 2026?
Meta Hyperion is under construction in Richland Parish as of July 2026. It is the largest tracked Louisiana AI data center: on July 13, 2026 Meta confirmed a 5 GW build-out costing more than $50 billion, with roughly 2 GW expected by 2030 and the full campus around 2032, on about 2,250 acres with roughly 4 million square feet.
What is the largest data center in Louisiana?
Meta's Hyperion AI data center in Richland Parish is the largest by every metric: more than $50 billion of committed capital, a confirmed 5 gigawatt (5,000 MW) compute build-out, and ~4 million square feet of campus floorspace. It is also Meta's largest data center anywhere in the world and is currently under construction.
What data infrastructure exists in New Orleans, LA?
New Orleans operational-colocation coverage is separate from this source-backed AI-buildout denominator. The current verified AI records are in Richland, Caddo and Bossier, West Feliciana, and Rapides parishes. LouisianAI will add a colocation record to the statewide headline only after it has its own project-level source trail.
Which Louisiana parishes have the most data centers?
The core source-backed register covers Richland (Meta), Caddo and Bossier (Amazon/STACK's single multi-campus program), West Feliciana (Hut 8), and Rapides (Applied Digital). Richland accounts for at least $50 billion of the $65.6 billion-plus disclosed-capex floor because Meta's current disclosure is a $50B-plus lower bound. Hut 8's up-to-$10 billion Phase I ceiling remains separately marked rather than added to that floor.
How much new electricity will Louisiana data centers need?
The core register has 5,760 MW of published site power across Meta, Hut 8, and Applied Digital, measured on each operator's disclosed basis rather than normalized into a utility forecast. Amazon/STACK's MW is not public. Entergy generation, transmission, storage, and renewable proposals are enabling infrastructure with their own LPSC review and are not added to the data-center MW denominator.
What incentives are Louisiana data centers receiving?
Most announced projects use Louisiana's Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP), which abates up to 80% of local property taxes for 10 years. The 2024 legislature also passed Act 730, creating a dedicated data center sales-and-use-tax exemption on qualifying equipment. Most projects are also pursuing Louisiana Quality Jobs Program rebates and parish-level Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreements.
When will these Louisiana data centers be operational?
Meta Hyperion is targeting initial operations in late 2027, with roughly 2 GW expected by 2030 and the full 5 GW build-out around 2032 per Meta's July 2026 announcement. Amazon/STACK's first Northwest Louisiana campus is targeting 2027–2028. Hut 8 River Bend Phase 1 is targeting 2027. Applied Digital expects initial Delta Forge 1 operations in mid-2027. Each project's specific milestone schedule is tracked on its detail page.
What is the Louisiana AI infrastructure tracker?
The Louisiana AI infrastructure tracker is the source-linked LouisianAI dataset at /louisiana-data-centers and /data-centers. It tracks each announced or operational AI/data-center project by operator, parish, investment, power demand, status, timeline, and primary-source support.
Which operators are building Louisiana data centers?
The current source-backed AI-buildout operators are Meta in Richland Parish, Amazon Web Services with STACK Infrastructure in Caddo and Bossier Parishes, Hut 8 in West Feliciana Parish, and Applied Digital in Rapides Parish. LouisianAI keeps the Amazon/STACK announcement as one multi-campus program until public records separate individual sites.
What is the water and environmental issue for Louisiana data centers?
The water and environmental issue is project-specific: cooling design, permitted withdrawals, discharge path, local water supply agreement, parish approvals, Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy groundwater controls, and LDEQ water permits. Meta Hyperion has the most visible water-use record; Amazon has public regional water-infrastructure commitments; Hut 8 and Applied Digital require site-level verification as permits and cooling disclosures harden.
Sources and open data
All numbers are sourced from project-level filings: Louisiana Economic Development announcements, Louisiana Public Service Commission docket filings, SEC EDGAR (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K) for publicly traded operators, parish-level building permits, and operator press releases. The raw dataset is open under CC BY 4.0.