Shreveport, in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on December 3, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Shreveport, Louisiana, Metropolitan Planning Commission denied a special use permit for a 2.8 million sq ft Franks Investment Company LLC data center at 7340 Greenwood Road (Resilient Technology Park) on a 4-4 vote on December 3, 2025… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | December 3, 2025 | 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.