1 data center project in Unincorporated Bossier Parish
Who decides here: the Bossier Parish Council (or Police Jury) decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Bossier Parish
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Police jury unanimously approved the final plat (land layout) for the 1,000-plus acre Highway 3 Technology Park near Benton, planned for an Amazon data center campus.
🤝 Agreement with the company
Police jury and school board unanimously approved a 25-year tax-break plan that data centers can ask for. It waives 30% to 65% of property taxes, based on investment and jobs. The agenda did not mention data centers.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Bossier Parish. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Bossier Parish: Southwest Louisiana E M C (co-op (owned by its members)) or Entergy Louisiana LLC (company) or Southwestern Electric Power Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Louisiana.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much water will the campus use per day?
- How many megawatts of power will it need?
- How many diesel backup generators will be on site?