Governor of Louisiana
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Jeff Landry has 9 statements on data centers on the record.
Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.
What they said
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"What we're doing today is not just breaking ground on a new project; we're literally breaking ground on Louisiana's future. We're also breaking ground on America's future"
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Direct verbatim quote from source. Counterpoints: Governor Landry spoke at a tour of the Hut 8 construction site, emphasizing the data center's strategic importance to the state and nation.
Where & When: Hut 8 construction site tour · October 6, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- WBRZ (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Governor Jeff Landry said at a State of the State luncheon in Monroe that the state can set basic rules for data centers and watch opportunity grow, and that he will not allow fear to write the state's future
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 29, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- louisianaradionetwork.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Governor Landry said companies building data centers have pledged not to raise residential electricity rates
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 29, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- louisianaradionetwork.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Gov. Jeff Landry said 'We don't need a moratorium when we can have responsible growth' regarding data centers
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source. Label set by a tiebreak.
Where & When: August 27, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- NOLA.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: A tiebreak: the two first readings differed, and a third reading of the statement and its source decided. The words that set it: "We don’t need a moratorium when we can have responsible growth".
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called the deal one that puts Louisiana at the center of America's future in artificial intelligence
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 14, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "puts Louisiana at the center of America's future in artificial intelligence".
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Gov. Landry said data centers are instruments that will shape the future and determine national security
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: July 23, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- KNOE (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Governor Jeff Landry discussed Meta's investment into Louisiana through data center in Richland Parish
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: July 13, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- WBRZ (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: No label: the words support none. Both readings of the statement held it.
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Governor Jeff Landry signed data center tax exemption in late 2024
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: July 13, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- CNBC (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Label rationale: No label: the words are not clearly the speaker's own. Both readings of the statement held it.
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Governor Jeff Landry announced a data center project in Blanchard, Caddo Parish described as transformational
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: February 20, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- www.shreveporttimes.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
1 statement on file was labeled and is left out of the counts.
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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