Data-center buildout in Louisiana, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Louisiana, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 25 stories

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Aug 27 Meta’s Data Center Will Be the Biggest in the U.S., but No One Knows Who They’re Hiring
Yahoo
Aug 27 NDAs are hiding data center deals, drawing ire from locals — and attention from lawmakers
WVXUalso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 26 City Planning Commission defers data center recommendations again, citing new concerns with water
Verite News
Aug 25 New Orleans data center guidelines delayed again for revisions
WGNOalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WWLTV.com
Aug 24 Amazon Web Services to hold open house in Shreveport-Bossier area regarding construction of data centers
louisianaradionetwork.com
More coverage: AOL.com · KTBS 3 · Shreveport Times
Aug 24 Natchez Panel Rejects Gloucester Area Housing Plan as UMC Cancer Center Expands, Prices Rise, and AWS Opens Data Center Q&A
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Aug 23 Pima County Considers Temporary Ban on Data Centers
Arizona Daily Independent
Aug 22 Meta builds a $50 billion dollar data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana
loyolamaroon.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 18 Amazon raises Louisiana data center investment to $18B
New Orleans CityBusiness ($)
Aug 18 Caddo Commission data center moratorium on hold as legality questioned
westcentralsbest.com
Aug 14 Caddo commissioner to call for moratorium on incentive deals for new data centers
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocatealso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Shreveport Times · KSLA · yahoo.com · The Center Square · +1 more
Aug 12 Meta won’t have to turn over job, electric information after Louisiana regulators override judge
The Advocate
More coverage: AOL.com
Aug 12 Meta won’t have to turn over job, electric information after regulators override judge
NOLA.com ($)
Aug 12 Caddo Parish to consider temporary freeze on tax breaks for data centers
The Center Square
More coverage: 10/12 Industry Report
Aug 10 Meta Hides Data Center Info As it Pushes More Risks to Entergy’s Customers - The Equation
The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists
Aug 7 Shreveport residents demand transparency over data centers
KTALnews.com
Aug 6 New Orleans may allow data centers under 100,000 square feet despite growing opposition
Yahoo
Aug 5 As Meta data center expands, advocates push harder for transparency
News From The States
Aug 5 New Orleans’ Blackpilling Political Clown-Car Needs To Shut Up About Jeff Landry
thehayride.com
Aug 4 City council candidate organizes town hall on data center concerns
thecentersquare.comalso carried by 3 other outlets
More coverage: The Black Chronicle
Aug 4 Meta data center pollution permit doesn’t account for all its emissions, Sierra Club says
New Orleans CityBusiness ($)
Aug 3 Entergy Says New Agreement With Meta Will Save Louisiana Ratepayers Billions
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Jul 31 House Speaker Phillip DeVillier defends state’s push for data centers amid public concerns
WNTZ-TV FOX 48
Jul 29 Some Louisiana lawmakers backing out of NDAs as questions arise over data centers, other deals
NOLA.com ($)
More coverage: NOLA.com
Jul 29 Jeff Sadow: 'Rising energy costs because data centers' a Luddite lie
hannapub.com

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