Shreveport just approved a new data center with no local capital outlay, betting on it as a tax and jobs engine rather than a budget drain.
The city expects about $20 million in local sales tax over three years plus “millions” more in water and sewer revenue, which signals heavy power and utility usage typical of large-scale compute builds.
Details on the actual facility scale, GPU footprint, and target workloads are missing, so it is not yet clear whether this will be a true AI/HPC hub or more of a generic colo play.
Backers are positioning it as a tech employment anchor, tying local colleges and technical schools to data center operations and support roles, which could help build a regional AI infrastructure talent base.
Operational timing is still fuzzy, with developers not disclosing a construction start, so power procurement, grid impact, and vendor partnerships remain open questions.
The emphasis on economic growth and local jobs over technical transparency means anyone tracking AI capacity will need more detail on design, power density, and hardware vendors.
The article is worth a read if you’re watching where second-tier markets like Shreveport might emerge as future AI infrastructure nodes.
Source: Supporters of Shreveport data center say it will bring jobs and economic boost to region
