Bastrop community pushes for transparency around 'Project Longhorn' data center
In Bastrop, Morehouse Parish County (LA), Bastrop City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Bastrop community pushes for transparency around 'Project Longhorn' data center
Bastrop City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:39 Bastrop City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in Bastrop, LA address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
"DATA CENTER, WE HAVE TO PUT EVERYTHING ON A CONCERNS LIKE SANTANA IS AROUND A POSSIBLE DATA CENTER BY BLACK CHAMBER PARTNERS AND POWERED BY A PACIFICO ENERGY NATURAL GAS PLANT. gt; gt; INSPIRED A COMMUNITY TOWN HALL TUESDAY. gt; gt; MOSTLY JUST NEIGHBORS THAT IN THIS PROCESS, KAMERON ALLEN WITH LOST PINES WATCH, HELPED ORGANIZE THE MEETING. gt; gt; YOU HAVE TO STAND ON INFORMATION IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD AN ADEQUATE ONCE COMPLETED HERE IN CEDAR CREEK, THE NATURAL GAS PLANT COULD"
- Clip 2 · 1:09 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Community members and local officials in Bastrop, LA weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"gt; gt; MEGAWATTS. NOW, THAT #39;S ENOUGH. ELECTRICITY GENERATED TO POWER ALMOST 1 MILLION HOMES ARGUMENT IS NOT DOGMATIC. ANTI DATA CENTER, ANTI TECHNOLOGY AND AI DEVELOPMENT. gt; gt; WE JUST SAY IT #39;S NOT THE RIGHT PLACE. gt; gt; THE LOST PINES WATCH GROUP ESTIMATES ABOUT 1000 HOMES WOULD BE WITHIN A MILE OF THE DEVELOPMENT A SPATE OF THE YEAR. gt; gt; DO THIS FOR MY BOYS. DO THIS MY COMMUNITY, EVEN WITHOUT A PUBLIC HEARING OR VOTE SET FOR THE PROJECT."
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