Data Centers Atlas: Louisiana

Dated record: LADPS Data Center at Independence Boulevard

Recorded event date: October 25, 2026

Added to the atlas. Compilation date only, not opening or construction.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

Dated record: LSU Frey Data Center

Recorded event date: October 25, 2026

Added to the atlas. Compilation date only, not opening or construction.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

News report: Meta Hyperion

Louisiana Illuminator reported Sierra Club's objections to the emissions calculations and permit classification for Hyperion, with requests for monitoring and a hearing. The report also includes Meta's differing compliance position. These are outlet-reported concerns and company statements, not independently inspected agency findings or measured operating emissions.

Record status: unknown. The current disposition of the reported permit objections, monitoring and hearing requests is unknown in this bounded review. A reported earlier permit revision does not resolve every later objection or establish actual air measurements, current operation or all-permit compliance.

Event date: Not established

Source publication date: August 4, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The report refers to comments submitted Thursday, but the original comments are blocked and the exact submission day is not independently verified. No calendar date is inferred from the August4 article. The original Louisiana Illuminator article displays August 4, 2026 publication. That is separate from the unknown original comment submission and later agency outcome dates.

Raised or recorded by Louisiana Illuminator.

Company statement reported by an outlet

Meta stated, according to Louisiana Illuminator, that it works with regulators to comply with air-quality and permitting requirements. This is an outlet-reported company statement, not an independently verified finding that the permit objections were resolved or current emissions meet every requirement.

The original August4 article explicitly presents Meta's spokesperson response when asked about the same Sierra Club permit comments. August4 is outlet publication; the exact original email day is unknown.

Response publication date: August 4, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Louisiana Illuminator

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Public concern on the record: Meta Hyperion

Union of Concerned Scientists requested disclosure of evidence supporting Hyperion's projected power needs and economic claims, citing potential ratepayer consequences. Its July release described a disclosure order; Louisiana Illuminator later reported Meta's appeal. These are attributed accounts, not an independently inspected current order, actual bill result or final commission decision.

Record status: unknown. The current original commission disposition is unknown in this bounded review. The July disclosure order and later appeal are attributed source accounts; a scheduled vote is not a completed decision. No actual current disclosure compliance, final infrastructure approval or ratepayer impact was verified.

Event date: Not established

Source publication date: July 14, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The July release refers to a Friday order without an independently inspected original order establishing its exact day. Later outlet-reported appeal filing and scheduled vote days are not guessed from publication. The original UCS release is dated July 14, 2026. Louisiana Illuminator separately published the appeal account August 11; neither is substituted for an unknown original order or filing date.

Raised or recorded by Union of Concerned Scientists.

Company statement reported by an outlet

Meta argued, according to Louisiana Illuminator, that the requested information was commercially sensitive and appealed the disclosure ruling. This is the outlet's account of the company's position, not a verified final commission outcome or independent finding about customer costs.

The original August11 article expressly presents Meta's confidentiality argument and appeal in the same Hyperion disclosure dispute. August11 is the outlet publication, not an independently verified original company statement or appeal filing day.

Response publication date: August 11, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Dated record: Meta Hyperion

Recorded event date: July 13, 2026

Meta announced an expansion of its Richland Parish/Hyperion project, describing 5 GW of future compute capacity. The release is not a first-power or operating milestone.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

datacenters.atmeta.com

Dated record: Caddo Parish Campus (with Amazon)

Recorded event date: June 10, 2026

The original STACK June 10, 2026 release explicitly reports construction already underway at the planned Caddo and Bossier campuses. The publication dates the construction account and community contribution announcement, without dating exact groundbreaking or commissioned computing.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.stackinfra.com

Dated record: Bossier Parish Campus (with Amazon)

Recorded event date: June 10, 2026

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.stackinfra.com

Dated record: Amazon Web Services Bossier Parish Campus (Benton)

Recorded event date: June 10, 2026

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.stackinfra.com

Dated record: Amazon Web Services Caddo Parish Campus (Blanchard)

Recorded event date: June 10, 2026

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.stackinfra.com

Dated record: Bossier Parish Campus (with Amazon)

Recorded event date: February 23, 2026

The original State and STACK February 23, 2026 announcements identify the coordinated Caddo and Bossier campus development. This is the public statement day rather than first construction, computing operation or additional physical campuses for each company record.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

Dated record: Caddo Parish Campus (with Amazon)

Recorded event date: February 23, 2026

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

Dated record: Amazon Web Services Bossier Parish Campus (Benton)

Recorded event date: February 23, 2026

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

Dated record: Amazon Web Services Caddo Parish Campus (Blanchard)

Recorded event date: February 23, 2026

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

Dated record: Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus

Recorded event date: December 17, 2025

Hut 8 announced a 245 MW IT lease for River Bend. This is a commercial announcement, not an opening or physical construction-start day.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.hut8.com

Public concern on the record: Meta Hyperion

Alliance for Affordable Energy published a report raising questions about Hyperion's energy financing, potential ratepayer cost exposure and access to project agreements. The report discusses possible future outcomes. It does not establish actual customer bill changes, a regulatory violation or measured environmental effects.

Record status: unknown. The later disposition of the documented ratepayer and transparency concerns is unknown in this bounded review. Report forecasts and company commitments do not establish actual savings, cost transfers, a final current regulatory outcome or resolution of every concern.

Event date: Not established

Source publication date: Not established

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The report discusses several past decisions and future possibilities without one independently verified exact concern event day. The event remains unknown. The report cover states 2026 but supplies no exact publication day. The May 18 URL path and source-check date are not substituted for first publication.

Raised or recorded by Alliance for Affordable Energy.

Company-published statement

Meta stated in Entergy Louisiana's published announcement that it was working with the utility so other customers would not pay its costs. The release describes expected benefits and planned infrastructure. This is a published company position, not independently measured bill savings or proof that every cost concern was resolved.

Entergy's official March 27 partner announcement explicitly quotes Meta on the same Richland Parish campus and ratepayer cost allocation. It predates the report and is linked as a relevant published position, not an express reply to that report, a Meta-hosted page, final regulatory approval or a new utility operating role in Atlas.

Response publication date: March 27, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.