The record by year
On the record as of October 27, 2026.
An act sits on the day it happened: the day its own sentence names, or the day its source gives for it. An act the record knows only from the date of the article that reported it sits under that article's month, one tap away, marked Reported with the article's date. So do background, plans and statements, which are not acts. The same act reported by several sources is one line with the reports behind it, on its day where any of them dates it. The milestones alone, for every state, are on the timeline.
24 acts on the line for Louisiana, from 107 dated lines in the records' histories and the scorecard. 21 more acts are dated only by the article that reported them and sit under their month. 5 lines report an act already listed. 57 lines are background, plans or statements. 16 lines sit on a date other than the one they were filed under, because their own sentence names the day, the month or the year it happened; each says so. Where a line sits is read from its own words and the row is never changed (how dates are read).
2026 17 acts on the line from 21 reports; 21 reported, dated only by the article; 57 lines of background, plans and statements
October 2026 No acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for October 2026, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
Louisiana Public Service Commission will hold three day evidentiary hearing October 7, 2026 on Entergy's power expansion proposal for Meta's Richland Parish data center
businessreport.com (opens in a new tab) (a planned date)
September 2026 4 acts on the line; 8 reported; 20 lines of background, plans and statements
Louisiana Tax Commission approved a motion establishing average economic lives for data center equipment: five years for computer, networking, and storage equipment; 12 years for power, cooling, and fixtures; 15 years for electrical infrastructure.
news.bloombergtax.com (opens in a new tab), trade press
Applied Digital building 3.6 billion dollar Data Forge 1 data center near Boyce
thetowntalk.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Caddo commissioners voted 6-4 against sending a proposed moratorium to the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 1, 2026
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
The land was originally planned for development as a 1700 family subdivision before rezoning for potential data center use
livingstonparishnews.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Reported in September 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 8 acts
Shreveport residents appealed a district court dismissal to the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal over Amazon data center special use permit. (alleged in the filing, not a finding)
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Shreveport City Council approved an Amazon data center in west Shreveport that faced a legal challenge in court.
ktbs.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Meta announced Hyperion AI data center in northeast Louisiana
businessinsider.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
The programs were created since late 2024, when Meta broke ground on the Richland Parish data center
wwno.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Louisiana Delta Community College created new four week data center technician program
wwno.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
House Bill 827 became Act 730 and authorized massive tax exemption for data centers investing in Louisiana
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Meta announced Richland Parish data center less than seven months after HB 827 passage in 2024
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
DEMCO requested expedited approval to generate an additional gigawatt of energy, cited as potential evidence of data center project
livingstonparishnews.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for September 2026, not acts of their own: 20 lines of background, plans and statements
Mississippi River mayors are developing tools including a Wishlist and fiscal framework to assess data center risks and benefits.
1012industryreport.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Entergy and Southern University are considering a deal to build a large battery energy storage facility on Southern's campus to improve grid capacity during peak hours
nola.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Louisiana Public Service Commission accelerates review of Cleco Power proposal to supply electricity to Applied Digital data center
blackchronicle.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Louisiana law exempts eligible purchases and expenditures at certified data centers from state and local sales and use taxes, with initial exemption lasting 20 years renewable for another 10
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Residents raised concerns about power grid capacity and potential use of eminent domain for data center infrastructure
thetowntalk.com (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Meta building Hyperion data center approximately 30 miles east of Monroe in Richland Parish
thetowntalk.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Several dozen property owners across at least 15 tracts of land are taking legal action against Entergy
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Data center would require variance from Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board to allow industrial development on Agricultural zoned land
americanpress.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Plans are still in early stages and nothing firm has been decided yet
americanpress.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Company has option to purchase 1,100 acres
americanpress.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Azimuth Renewables considering building a data center on 1,100 acres near Coffey Road in Moss Bluff
americanpress.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The Public Service Commission is negotiating contract terms for data centers to cover power generation costs for 15 years
nola.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The Lightning Amendment speeds data center approval process with little or no public oversight
nola.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Project requires Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board approval
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Work continues on the Meta Richland Parish Data Center near Rayville as of August 3, 2026
nola.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Data center would occupy fraction of 1,168 acres in wooded rural portion of Moss Bluff
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Azimuth Renewables has three years to purchase property with optional one year extension
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Meta is described as having its largest project at Richland Parish, and one of the biggest in the world
wwno.org (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The data center is known as Hyperion
americanpress.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Resolution 53 would have asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider recommending a moratorium on data center construction in commercially and industrially zoned portions of unincorporated Caddo Parish
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
August 2026 4 acts on the line from 6 reports; 9 reported; 26 lines of background, plans and statements
Discussions appear to be in early stages between landowner Kenny Nichols and a potential developer
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
On August 12, 2026, three out of four Louisiana Public Service Commission commissioners voted to kill the subpoena requiring Meta to disclose investment, job creation, and electricity demand.
thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet
2 more reports of this
- Aug 13 Louisiana Public Service Commission voted 3-1 on August 13, 2026 to overrule a judge's order requiring Meta to disclose job and electricity calculations for Hyperion AI data center in Richland Parish lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab)
- Aug 13 Louisiana Public Service Commission voted to block order requiring Meta to disclose records on job and electricity demand projections for Richland Parish data center expansion rapidesparishjournal.com (opens in a new tab)
An administrative law judge at the Louisiana Public Service Commission ruled on August 4, 2026 that Meta must hand over documents on investment, job creation, and electricity demand.
thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Administrative law judge rejected Meta's motion to cancel subpoena on August 4, 2026
blog.ucs.org (opens in a new tab), news outlet
Reported in August 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 9 acts
Louisiana regulators voted to withhold job count and electricity use data for the Meta data center from public disclosure
thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
The PSC voted along party lines, with three Republicans overruling a judge's decision requiring Meta to provide information on investment, job creation, and electricity use
nola.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Meta expanded Richland Parish data center from originally announced 2 gigawatts to 5 gigawatts of IT capacity
turnerconstruction.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Caddo Parish Commissioner Chris Kracman submitted a request to commission administration for construction schedules, permits authorizing after hours work and noise mitigation plans.
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order to speed up connections of large industrial projects to the power grid
wwno.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury confirmed no permits have been obtained or proposals submitted for a data center in Moss Bluff as of Tuesday
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
PSC Chairman Eric Skrmetta proposed a 20 cent monthly fee for customers of Louisiana's three largest electric utilities to finance nuclear energy studies
lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Meta announced it intends to expand Hyperion with seven power generating units
lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
1 more report of this
- Reported August 13 Meta announced plans to expand Hyperion with seven additional power generating units lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab)
Meta announced it will nearly double expected size of its Hyperion campus in Northeast Louisiana
lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for August 2026, not acts of their own: 26 lines of background, plans and statements
Legislatures in at least 15 states are considering banning data centers entirely, according to National Center for State Courts
nola.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
December 2025 Louisiana Public Service Commission rule allows data center developers to pay only half of certain new power infrastructure costs
environmentenergyleader.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The data center will occupy five square miles and is scheduled to be fully operational in 2036.
nola.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Meta is expanding its investment at Hyperion to $50 billion from $10 billion, announced in July.
nola.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
AWS is adding a third data center at Resilient Technology Park in west Shreveport
audacy.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The commission's final decision on the seven new gas plants is scheduled for December 16, 2026
thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Meta's data center in Richland Parish requires a total of 10 new gas plants, including three already approved last year
thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Interior buildout already underway in first buildings
turnerconstruction.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
John Paul Young asked for a resolution to put a two year moratorium on tax benefits for data center projects
ksla.com (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Commissioner Ken Epperson asked for a resolution requiring environmental study on current data center projects in Caddo Parish
ksla.com (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Entergy Louisiana will build seven new gas fired power plants to support the data center
247wallst.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Permanent headcount of 1,000 jobs arrives after a decade of construction
247wallst.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Full buildout of both phases not expected until around 2036
247wallst.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Meta has contracted with Entergy Louisiana to build three natural gas powered turbines initially
lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Both Hyperion and newer Evest artificial intelligence data centers could be among the largest in the world
wwno.org (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Meta and Entergy plan to build 10 new gas power plants to power the data center facilities
wwno.org (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Gov. Jeff Landry and Congresswoman Julia Letlow have signed nondisclosure agreements to conceal knowledge of the deal
lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The PSC will decide in December on Entergy's proposal for seven more power turbines
lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Louisiana Public Service Commission will consider whether Entergy can build seven new power plants for Meta in December
lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Larry Hand, Entergy's VP of regulatory and public affairs, wrote or suggested changes to Louisiana PSC motions on at least two occasions
wwno.org (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Hand replaced the phrase 'maintaining affordable rates' with 'ensuring cost based, affordable rates' in a March 2025 motion on a Hyundai Steel transmission project
wwno.org (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Meta and Hyundai Steel projects were planned and negotiated under nondisclosure agreements, a practice driven by Gov. Jeff Landry
wwno.org (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Meta has motioned for immediate review of an administrative law judge's ruling that ordered the company to turn over records substantiating its projected investment, job creation and electricity demand
wwno.org (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Three natural gas powered turbines are being built by Entergy to initially power the data center
lailluminator.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The Louisiana Public Service Commission's final decision on the new gas plants is scheduled for December 16, 2026.
thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Meta's data center expansion in Richland Parish, Louisiana requires seven additional gas plants, each rated at 754 megawatts, on top of three already approved.
thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
July 2026 1 act on the line; 4 reported; 7 lines of background, plans and statements
Meta announced this month that it is expanding its Richland Parish data center to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity
netchoice.org (opens in a new tab), news outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jul 20, 2026)
Reported in July 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 4 acts
Meta has been subpoenaed to disclose how many jobs the data center will create and how much energy it will use
wafb.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Construction timeline extended by expansion to up to 10 years
shreveporttimes.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Meta expanded data center investment from $10 billion to $50 billion
shreveporttimes.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Louisiana signed 20 year sales tax exemption for data centers built before 2029
cnbc.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for July 2026, not acts of their own: 7 lines of background, plans and statements
Meta is building a large data center in Louisiana
nytimes.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Meta negotiated a secret Louisiana data center deal and got everything it wanted
nytimes.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Full 5 GW Hyperion project expected to be complete around 2032
cnbc.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Hyperion project should reach 2 GW by 2030
cnbc.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Meta Hyperion data center in Richland Parish planned as 5 GW facility
cnbc.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The data center is home to Hyperion, Meta's most powerful cluster for training AI
meta.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Meta expanding Richland Parish data center to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity
knoe.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
June 2026 5 acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Governor Landry issued executive order in late June 2026 to address voter fears about electric bills rising from data centers
nola.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 27, 2026)
Gov. Jeff Landry issued executive order in June directing Louisiana Economic Development to develop additional criteria for data center tax exemption
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 2, 2026)
Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order in June placing restraints on data center impact on energy costs.
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 2, 2026)
St. Charles Parish Council passed zoning and noise ordinances in June for future data center developments.
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 2, 2026)
Gov. Jeff Landry signed executive order in June directing LED to develop additional protections for future data centers including requirements for ratepayers, grid reliability, local benefits and natural resources
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 17, 2026)
Also on the record for June 2026, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
Hyperion construction expected to continue until 2030
shreveportbossieradvocate.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
May 2026 No acts on the line; 2 lines of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for May 2026, not acts of their own: 2 lines of background, plans and statements
The data center will be fueled by 10 newly constructed natural gas plants
youtube.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Meta is building its largest AI data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana
youtube.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
April 2026 2 acts on the line from 4 reports
Entergy Louisiana filed application in April 2026 to build seven additional gas fired power plants for Meta data center expansion
blog.ucs.org (opens in a new tab), news outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 10, 2026)
2 more reports of this
- April, no day given Entergy Louisiana filed an application in April 2026 to build seven additional gas fired power plants for Meta's data center expansion. thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab)
- April, no day given Entergy Louisiana filed an application in April 2026 for seven additional gas fired power plants to serve Meta's data center expansion thelensnola.org (opens in a new tab)
Azimuth Renewables signed option to purchase about 1,200 acres in Moss Bluff in April 2026
theadvocate.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 10, 2026)
February 2026 1 act on the line
Amazon Web Services announced plans in February 2026 to build two data centers in northwest Louisiana
audacy.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 18, 2026)
2025 3 acts on the line
August 2025 1 act on the line
On August 20, 2025, the Louisiana PSC voted to approve Entergy's settlement to build generation and transmission infrastructure for Meta's $50 billion data center in Richland Parish
wwno.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet
March 2025 1 act on the line
The March 2025 motion file metadata named Hand as the author and tied the tracked edit to his Entergy email account
wwno.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 11, 2026)
2025, no month given 1 act
Three gas plants were approved by the PSC last year, and seven more are now up for approval
wwno.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Aug 12, 2026)
2024 4 acts on the line
December 2024 2 acts on the line
The Richland Parish site broke ground in December 2024
netchoice.org (opens in a new tab), news outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jul 20, 2026)
Meta construction at Richland Parish began increase in worker numbers in December 2024
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 17, 2026)
2024, no month given 2 acts
House Bill 827 passed both chambers almost unanimously except for four Republicans in the House in 2024
thecentersquare.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 2, 2026)
Meta announced the Richland Parish data center project in 2024
wafb.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Jul 29, 2026)