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Possible Data Center in Livingston Parish - would bring in 30+ billion in taxes yearly

Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:10 pm
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
61411 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:10 pm
Several billion (as in 10s of billions possible to the school system etc)

And people are melting?

I get it to a point, but this is being built on land that was about to become a huge neighborhood currently on private property in walker.

So we either get billions and one less obnoxious neighborhood or we end up in the hole, slowly becoming one of the poorest parishes in the state, with a thousand more homes.

Should LPers be for this or not?
This post was edited on 9/1/26 at 1:11 pm
Posted by EdgarAllenHoe
Member since Aug 2026
6 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:11 pm to
That's a ton of copper to steal
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
29188 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:11 pm to
quote:

Possible Data Center in Livingston Parish - would bring in 30+ billion in taxes yearly

If it actually pays taxes, it would be a good thing. To me it is the tax immunity that is the most offensive.
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
61411 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:12 pm to
quote:

If it actually pays taxes, it would be a good thing. To me it is the tax immunity that is the most offensive.


The agreement is supposedly taxes are being paid in X amount yearly
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
78099 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:13 pm to
As long as it is not built on top of or next door to homes that are already there, and it will actually pay taxes, sure, go ahead.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
29188 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:13 pm to
quote:

The agreement is supposedly taxes are being paid in X amount yearly

As long as the data centers pay their share of local taxes, and pay for their own water, etc., I have no problem with them.
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
61411 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:14 pm to
quote:

As long as it is not built on top of or next door to homes that are already there, and it will actually pay taxes, sure, go ahead.


That's what I heard was the plan
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
24091 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:16 pm to
Oooooffff.... there goes my already expensive electric bill.
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
Member since Jul 2008
24855 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:17 pm to
They should put all of the data centers in and around baton rouge
Posted by tigeraddict
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
15206 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:18 pm to
The entire Louisiana State budget is $47B/yr.......


are you sure that is not supposed to be $30m/yr in taxes? not $30B/yr........
Posted by Roy Curado
Member since Jul 2021
1771 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:19 pm to
Many elected officials in LP have stated they are unaware of a data center coming to LP.

People need to stop believing everything they see on the internet. This is a serious threat right now.

The original source is from some sensationalist, clickbait blog called "Louisiana Voice"
This post was edited on 9/1/26 at 1:49 pm
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
64764 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

would bring in 30+ billion in taxes yearly

Then why is it being given a tax break?
This post was edited on 9/1/26 at 1:21 pm
Posted by CrazyTigerFan
Member since Nov 2003
3707 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

30+ billion in taxes yearly
pesos?
Posted by bulletprooftiger
Member since Aug 2006
2555 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:22 pm to
Granted I no longer understand money volume, but how on earth would a data center generate enough revenue to create $30,000,000,000.00 in parish taxes a year? Or, state taxes? Or, federal taxes? Or, parish, state, and federal taxes combined?
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
41735 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:24 pm to
30 billion in annual tax revenue?

Uhh…

Even 30 million would be massive.
Posted by Drydock
Osage County
Member since Oct 2013
9152 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:40 pm to
Does it have rockets? Cause that's good. Just a data center is bad. That's what I've heard anyways.
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
50062 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:41 pm to
And the AI will launch all the killer drones from there
Posted by Juan Betanzos
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2005
4466 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:43 pm to
Any details?
Company?
What town in LP?
How many billions?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79960 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:43 pm to
quote:

would bring in 30+ billion in taxes yearlyby


That is enough to to give every citizen of LP 193k/year.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
62306 posts
Posted on 9/1/26 at 1:44 pm to
Will this be the excuse to dam the Amite River and flood thousands of acres upstream like they’ve wanted to do for decades? F all that.
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