Data center restrictions tracker · Louisiana

St. Charles Parish, Louisiana: data center moratorium (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, adopted a data-center moratorium. Its status in this snapshot is replaced.

The record reads: "365-day data-center moratorium, since replaced by permanent regulations (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionreplacedundatedcounty-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: county. County: St. Charles Parish. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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.

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