Caddo County

Moratoriums and bans

1. Aug. 31, 2026 Caddo Parish: Moratorium proposed, not adopted. Resolution 53 of 2026 proposed a two-year moratorium on new data centers in unincorporated Caddo Parish and a halt to new payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deals; the Commission did not move it to a regular meeting agenda in August 2026 (reported). On Aug. 31, 2026 the Commission voted 4-6 against advancing a narrower version that would have asked the parish zoning commission to consider a moratorium near Shreveport (reported). (Caddo Parish Commission, Aug. 2026; The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, Sept. 1, 2026)

Updates, newest first

1. Aug. 31, 2026 Caddo Parish: Moratorium proposed, not adopted · Resolution 53 of 2026 proposed a two-year moratorium on new data centers in unincorporated Caddo Parish and a halt to new payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deals; the Commission did not move it to a regular meeting agenda in August 2026 (reported). On Aug. 31, 2026 the Commission voted 4-6 against advancing a narrower version that would have asked the parish zoning commission to consider a moratorium near Shreveport (reported). (Caddo Parish Commission, Aug. 2026; The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, Sept. 1, 2026)
2. Aug. 18, 2026 Amazon data center campus, Resilient Technology Park (Shreveport) · The state announced Amazon's third campus at Resilient Technology Park, adding $6 billion and bringing the plan to $18 billion. (Louisiana Economic Development, Aug. 18, 2026)
3. Aug. 2026 Amazon data center campus, State Line Road (Caddo Parish) · A proposed Caddo Parish moratorium resolution said a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes term sheet had been signed for a data center proposed on State Line Road near Bethany and would be honored. (Caddo Parish Commission, Aug. 2026)
4. July 14, 2026 Amazon data center campus, Resilient Technology Park (Shreveport) · SWEPCO applied for the Resilient Park 345 kV transmission project west of Shreveport to serve a new large-load customer (Docket U-38042). (Louisiana Public Service Commission, July 14, 2026)
5. April 20, 2026 Amazon data center campus, Resilient Technology Park (Shreveport) · A district judge dismissed a petition for judicial review filed by three residents against the approval; an appeal was possible (reported; the court record was not obtained). (The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, April 21, 2026)
6. Feb. 24, 2026 Amazon data center campus, State Line Road (Caddo Parish) · Local reporting placed one campus on State Line Road just north of Blanchard-Latex Road. (KSLA, Feb. 24, 2026)
7. Feb. 23, 2026 Amazon data center campus, State Line Road (Caddo Parish) · The state announced Amazon's $12 billion plan for data center campuses in Caddo and Bossier parishes, with STACK Infrastructure as developer and owner. (Louisiana Economic Development, Feb. 23, 2026)
8. Dec. 18, 2025 Amazon data center campus, Resilient Technology Park (Shreveport) · The Shreveport City Council voted unanimously to overturn the Metropolitan Planning Commission's denial of a special use permit for the data center (reported). (The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, April 21, 2026)

Statewide

Act 730 of 2024 (HB 827) gives a state and local sales and use tax rebate on data center equipment and on spending to build, buy, lease, repair or expand a qualifying data center, for purchases from July 1, 2024, if the operator attests it will create at least 50 new permanent jobs and invest at least $200 million in Louisiana before July 1, 2029; Louisiana Economic Development certifies the facility and signs a 20-year agreement that may be renewed for 10 more years. (Louisiana Legislature, June 19, 2024) The Public Service Commission's Lightning Directive, adopted 3-2 at its Dec. 17, 2025 meeting, lets a utility skip the Commission's market-based competitive test for new generation serving a large load when set conditions are met (reported: a 15-year service agreement, shown need, the customer paying at least half of new infrastructure and a letter of support from Louisiana Economic Development), and aims for a Commission vote within eight months of an application; Entergy's second Meta filing (U-37882) and Cleco's Applied Digital filing (U-38035) were made under it. (WWNO, Dec. 17, 2025; Louisiana Public Service Commission, May 14, 2026; Louisiana Public Service Commission, Oct. 15, 2026) No binding large-load tariff rule was found: in May 2026 the Commission opened a repository docket (X-37921) for non-binding Large Load Additions Guidelines, which ask utilities to show that the new load pays the full cost of the generation and transmission built for it, that other customers are protected from stranded costs if the load leaves, and that the utility keeps curtailment rights. (Louisiana Public Service Commission, May 6, 2026; Louisiana Public Service Commission, 2026) Docket R-37905 (opened April 2026) is a Commission rulemaking on 'private use electrical networks' that would let generation serve new large loads directly; Staff issued an initial report and proposed rule in August 2026 and comments were filed in September and October 2026. No final rule as of Oct. 26, 2026. (Louisiana Public Service Commission, April 22, 2026) Parish incentives: the Caddo Parish Commission set up a framework for payments in lieu of taxes for data centers in unincorporated Caddo Parish (Resolution 48 of 2025, with the Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority); Meta's Richland Parish campus has a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the parish (reported). (Caddo Parish Commission, Aug. 2026; WRKF / WWNO (Gulf States Newsroom), July 14, 2026) Louisiana data centers →