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 2026-05-01 · Updated quarterly · CC BY 4.0
Direct answer
How many data centers are in Louisiana?
LouisianAI tracks 8 major Louisiana data center projects as of 2026-05-01: 4 hyperscale-class AI campuses, three operational colocation facilities, and one Entergy generation buildout tied to Meta Hyperion's load. The tracked set totals about 6.7 GW of power demand, $56.5B of committed investment, and projects across 6 parishes.
Projects tracked
8
4 hyperscale · 6 parishes
Committed investment
$56.5B
Cumulative 2018–2026
Total power demand
6.7 GW
2,500 MW new gas filed at LPSC
Total floorspace
8.8M
sq ft announced + operational
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Louisiana AI infrastructure tracker
The Louisiana AI infrastructure tracker is LouisianAI's source-linked register of every announced or operational AI and hyperscale data center project in the state. It tracks project name, operator, parish, status, announced capital, MW demand, square footage, milestone timing, and primary-source support for each row.
Louisiana data center timeline
The Louisiana data center timeline starts with operational colocation facilities in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, then shifts to hyperscale AI campuses after 2024: Meta Hyperion is under construction in Richland Parish, Amazon/STACK is preparing Caddo and Bossier campuses, Hut 8 River Bend is in permitting, and Applied Digital remains earlier-stage. The actual online dates depend on LPSC power approvals, parish permits, utility interconnection, and operator construction milestones.
Louisiana data center power demand
Louisiana data center power demand is already multi-gigawatt. The quantified tracker rows total approximately 6.7 GW, while the broader announced and planned AI pipeline exceeds 8 GW when later-stage load is included. The load is concentrated in Meta Hyperion, Amazon/STACK, Hut 8 River Bend, Applied Digital, and the Entergy generation package serving Hyperion.
Largest AI investment Louisiana
For a single Louisiana AI data center campus, Meta Hyperion in Richland Parish is the largest tracked investment and the largest planned power load. 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 operator map for Louisiana AI data centers 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 in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Exact operator searches route this way: Amazon AWS Caddo Parish data center and Amazon AWS Bossier Parish data center both point to the Amazon/STACK northwest Louisiana cluster; Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center points to West Feliciana Parish; Applied Digital Project Lightning Louisiana points to the Boyce/Rapides project 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 committed investment. Each row links to the source-cited project page with milestone timeline, LPSC docket links, and SEC filings.
| # | Project | Operator | Parish | Status | Investment | Power | Floorspace | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Hyperion AI Data Center | Meta Platforms | Richland Parish | Under construction | $27.0B | 2.0 GW | 4.00M sq ft | 2024-12 |
| 2 | Amazon / STACK Northwest Louisiana campuses | Amazon Web Services (STACK Infrastructure development) | Caddo & Bossier Parishes | Announced | $12.0B | 1.2 GW | — | 2026-02 |
| 3 | Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus | Hut 8 Corp. | West Feliciana Parish | Permitting | $10.0B | 1.4 GW | 0.90M sq ft | 2025-12 |
| 4 | Applied Digital Project Lightning | Applied Digital | Rapides Parish (near Boyce) | Site selection | $5.0B | 800 MW | — | 2025-09 |
| 5 | Entergy Hyperion Generation Plants | Entergy Louisiana (serving Meta) | Richland & nearby parishes | Permitting | $2.3B | 2.5 GW | — | 2025-06 |
| 6 | DartPoints Baton Rouge BTR2 | DartPoints | East Baton Rouge Parish | Operational | $80M | 12 MW | 0.08M sq ft | 2022-04 |
| 7 | EdgeConnex New Orleans | EdgeConnex | Orleans Parish | Operational | $60M | 8 MW | 0.06M sq ft | 2020-01 |
| 8 | Fogo New Orleans | Fogo Data Centers | Orleans Parish | Operational | $55M | 6 MW | 0.04M sq ft | 2018-06 |
| Total | $56.5B | 6.7 GW | 8.8M sq ft | |||||
By parish
| Parish | Projects | Investment | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Parish | 1 | $27.0B | 2.0 GW |
| Caddo & Bossier | 1 | $12.0B | 1.2 GW |
| West Feliciana | 1 | $10.0B | 1.4 GW |
| Rapides | 1 | $5.0B | 800 MW |
| East Baton Rouge | 1 | $80M | 12 MW |
| Orleans | 2 | $115M | 14 MW |
Frequently asked questions
How many AI data centers are being built in Louisiana?
Eight major data center projects are tracked in Louisiana as of May 2026: four hyperscale-class AI campuses under construction or announced (Meta Hyperion, Amazon/STACK, Hut 8 River Bend, Applied Digital Project Lightning), three operational colocation facilities, and one new Entergy generation buildout dedicated to serving Meta's load. Combined committed capital is approximately $56.5 billion and combined power demand is approximately 6.7 GW.
What is Meta Hyperion data center status in Louisiana in 2026?
Meta Hyperion is under construction in Richland Parish as of May 2026. It is the largest tracked Louisiana AI data center, with approximately 2 GW of initial compute load, about 2,250 acres, roughly 4 million square feet, and a public expansion path toward 5 GW.
What is the largest data center in Louisiana?
Meta's Hyperion AI data center in Richland Parish is the largest by every metric: ~$27 billion committed capital, approximately 2,000 megawatts (2 GW) of compute load, 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 data infrastructure in this tracker is operational colocation, not a new hyperscale AI campus: EdgeConnex New Orleans and Fogo New Orleans are tracked in Orleans Parish. The largest new AI campuses are in Richland, Caddo, Bossier, West Feliciana, and central Louisiana.
Which Louisiana parishes have the most data centers?
Six parishes host announced or operational data centers: Richland (Meta), Caddo & Bossier (Amazon/STACK, three sites), West Feliciana (Hut 8), Rapides (Applied Digital), East Baton Rouge (DartPoints), and Orleans (EdgeConnex, Fogo). Richland alone accounts for ~48% of total committed capital in the state.
How much new electricity will Louisiana data centers need?
Combined announced power demand is approximately 6.7 GW. Entergy Louisiana has filed with the Louisiana Public Service Commission to add roughly 2,500 MW of new natural-gas combined-cycle generation, with the remainder covered by retirement deferrals on legacy plants and capacity from neighboring Entergy utility subsidiaries. For reference, Entergy Louisiana's 2023 system peak was about 23 GW total.
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 full ramp through 2030. Amazon/STACK's first Northwest Louisiana campus is targeting 2027–2028. Hut 8 River Bend Phase 1 is targeting 2027. Applied Digital is in site selection with no firm date. 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 tracked Louisiana data center operators are Meta in Richland Parish, Amazon Web Services with STACK Infrastructure in Caddo and Bossier Parishes, Hut 8 in West Feliciana Parish, Applied Digital in Rapides Parish, DartPoints in East Baton Rouge, and EdgeConnex/Fogo in New Orleans. LouisianAI maintains operator hubs for the hyperscale and AI-campus operators.
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.