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Rapides Parish · Jobs

Are there data center jobs in Rapides Parish?

Delta Forge 1 in Rapides Parish is tracked as under construction. Cited job figures: 1,000 construction jobs and 200 operations jobs per Louisiana Economic Development and Applied Digital dated May 26, 2026. Alexandria is the parish seat; this page does not treat the seat as the campus location. Treat construction and operations hiring as project-specific. LouisianAI does not invent a parish job total from unsourced desk estimates.

1 sourced recordAlexandriaClecoUpdated 2026-09-23
Sourced campuses

Rapides Parish records that support this page.

Delta Forge 1
Applied Digital · Under construction

Delta Forge 1 broke ground Jan. 2026; mid-2027 target.

Citations

Sources already in the tracker.

SignalSupportsStatusSource
Delta Forge 1Central Louisiana Secures $3.6 Billion Applied Digital AI Factory Campus2026-05-26Open source
Delta Forge 1Applied Digital Breaks Ground on Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory Campus2026-01-22Open source
Delta Forge 1 operations jobsFact Check: What early documents confirm about Applied Digital's data center coming to Rapides Parish2026-06-25Open source
FAQ

Rapides Parish jobs questions.

Are there data center jobs in Rapides Parish?

Delta Forge 1: 1,000 construction jobs; 200 operations jobs. Delta Forge 1 is the tracked record for Rapides Parish.

Are there data center jobs in Alexandria?

Alexandria is the parish seat, not a sourced campus address. Job-relevant records for Rapides Parish are the sourced campuses above, not a separate municipal job board in this tracker.

Who is hiring for data centers in Rapides Parish?

Public hiring, when disclosed, is tied to Applied Digital. Check the project page and the cited source for the latest statement; this page does not list unverified openings.

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