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Recent Louisiana data center news

• Aug 24, 2026

  Roundup: $100K work visa fee / Merger talks collapse / AI satellites

  SpaceX has announced a timeline for its first AI satellites, which Elon Musk says will serve as orbital data centers. - The first AI satellites, powered exclusively by Nvidia chips, are expected to launch in Q4 2027 and reach significant scale in 2028.

  • SpaceX is seeking FCC approval for a constellation of up to one million satellites; the article also references separate U.S. policy and antitrust news involving the Department of Homeland Security and Paramount Skydance.
  • This text is a news roundup/commentary referencing reported developments, not a standalone primary announcement from SpaceX.
• Aug 21, 2026

  How AI is giving nuclear power a second chance

  BWXT and Applied Atomics are reviving the mPower small modular reactor project to pursue new nuclear capacity for data centers and industrial customers.

  • The article says BWXT ended development in 2017, after about $400 million had been invested, and the 120-foot-tall test facility outside Lynchburg, Virginia then sat unused for nearly a decade.
  • Applied Atomics, founded by former SpaceX engineers, is partnering with BWXT on the project and says its first 195-megawatt reactor could eventually serve data centers and other industrial facilities; the companies are also exploring floating nuclear plants.
  • The story frames this as a response to rising AI and data-centre power demand, while noting unresolved issues including construction costs, regulatory approval, radioactive waste storage, and safety concerns.
• Aug 18, 2026

  LPSC weighs private power generation for large energy customers

  Louisiana regulators are revisiting a proposal to change how large electricity users obtain power.

  • Senate Bill 490 would have allowed large customers to develop private power generation instead of relying entirely on utilities such as Entergy; the idea has now resurfaced at the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) since June.
  • The proposed LPSC rule would bar existing factories and data centers already on utility service from leaving the regulated system, while industrial groups including the Louisiana Energy Users Group argue for case-by-case review and say some departures could reduce billions of dollars in new generation costs.
• Aug 18, 2026

  Amazon is upping its data center commitment in northwest Louisiana by $6B

  Amazon has announced an expanded planned investment in Northwest Louisiana, increasing its commitment from $12 billion to $18 billion with a third data center campus at Resilient Technology Park in Shreveport.

  • The additional $6 billion investment is expected to create 210 direct jobs, bringing the project to as many as 750 direct jobs across three campuses.
  • Amazon and STACK Infrastructure will continue development across Caddo and Bossier parishes; Amazon also plans to invest up to $400 million in public water infrastructure and says it has provided nearly $500,000 in grants since February.
  • The data centers will primarily use air cooling, with water used when temperatures exceed approximately 85 degrees; construction is expected to support up to 2,250 jobs for local contractors, skilled tradespeople and suppliers.
• Aug 14, 2026

  Why Ascension is prepping now for data centers

  Ascension Parish leaders are preparing data center rules before any project has been proposed. - The article says no data center has come knocking on Ascension Parish’s door, but leaders want the rules written first. - The content is paywalled and only provides a brief teaser; it references last week as the time of the discussion and does not identify a specific company, project, or formal announcement.

• Aug 13, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  Tracking Pax Silica’s Evolution: A Timeline

  ITIF published a timeline article tracking the evolution of Pax Silica and related government announcements on AI supply chains, infrastructure, and multilateral cooperation.

  • The timeline compiles launches, accessions, working groups, and agreements from December 2025 to August 2026, including the Pax Silica Declaration, the AI Opportunity Statement, and the Pax Silica Fund.
  • It also highlights concrete infrastructure and policy actions such as a 4,000-acre economic security zone in Luzon and the U.S. roundtable on American mining that secured over $2 billion in critical mineral projects and $180 million in workforce investments.
• Aug 12, 2026

  Meta prevails as Louisiana regulators block disclosure of data center expansion records

  Louisiana utility regulators have overturned an order that would have required Meta to provide records supporting projections for its Richland Parish data center.

  • Regulators sided with Meta, reversing the administrative law judge’s ruling and allowing Meta to withhold underlying records from the Alliance for Affordable Energy and the Union of Concerned Scientists.
  • Entergy Louisiana is seeking approval for seven natural-gas generators, three battery-storage projects, and hundreds of miles of transmission infrastructure; the commission is expected to consider the broader application in December.
• Aug 12, 2026

  Roundup: Caddo hits pause / Inflation eases / AI at work

  Caddo Parish official John-Paul Young plans to propose a two-year moratorium on new data-center tax incentives while the parish studies their long-term effects and risks.

  • The proposal would pause new tax incentives for two years and would not stop data centers from being built or affect the Amazon Web Services campus already under construction.
  • Young cited concerns about environmental impacts, water use, increased heat, and utility costs; a committee is expected to study the issues and report back before the commission votes on future policy.
• Aug 11, 2026

  Why Ascension is prepping now for data centers

  Ascension Parish is preparing to regulate data centers before any company has proposed a project there.

  • The Ascension Parish Council moved to draft rules for a development type not yet present in the parish, including setbacks, noise limits, zoning classifications, and other standards; the proposal will go to the Planning and Zoning Commission and then back for a vote, with public hearings expected.
  • The article frames the move as a response to nearby Louisiana projects, including Meta’s more than $50 billion Richland Parish campus, Amazon’s$12 billion investment in Caddo and Bossier, Applied Digital’s$3.6 billion AI facility in Rapides, and Hut 8’s$12.5 billion bitcoin-mining data center in West Feliciana.
• Aug 11, 2026

  Letlow’s purchase of Meta stock after signing an NDA raises ethics concerns

  U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow signed a nondisclosure agreement with Laidley LLC on June 29, 2024, concerning Meta’s planned $50 billion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana.

  • The NDA covered confidential information about the project and restricted disclosure of the discussions; the agreement was signed on June 29, 2024.
  • Within months, Letlow bought shares of Meta and Nvidia and later made additional transactions that were allegedly not disclosed within the 45-day STOCK Act reporting window; her spokesperson says she did not direct or know about the trades and that the NDA did not influence them.