Louisiana Rep. Danny McCormick is pushing back on NDAs tied to multi‑billion‑dollar data center projects in Caddo Parish, calling local leaders’ secrecy “highly suspicious.”
He published public records request logs showing Blanchard claimed there were “zero emails or drafts” over four years related to these data center deals, which is unusual for projects of this size.
Shreveport officials reportedly admitted the mayor and staff discussed NDAs but still have not produced the actual agreements or supporting documents.
For AI infrastructure, the missing paper trail matters because these data centers drive massive commitments around tax incentives, water use, and power grid capacity, especially for GPU‑heavy builds.
McCormick frames this as a basic accountability issue: if the public cannot see how water, power, and tax dollars are allocated, oversight of AI and cloud expansion is impossible.
Behind the politics is a core infra signal: opaque negotiation over energy and resources will shape where and how hyperscale and AI data centers land in Louisiana.
The piece is worth a read to gauge how local resistance to secrecy could slow or reshape regional AI data center development.
Source: Questioned over data center transparency raised by Rep. Danny McCormick | WGNO.com
