Blanchard, in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, adopted a data-center moratorium on March 3, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Rural communities in North Caddo Parish organized a boycott of the official community meeting for Amazon/AWS's proposed $12 billion data center campus on 810 acres in Blanchard, Louisiana, on March 3. Residents near Caddo Lake object to… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | March 3, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Caddo Parish. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Caddo Parish
Louisiana context
Louisiana has 4 documented local actions across 4 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Louisiana in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.