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⏸️ Pause on new data centers · New Orleans
City council voted 6-0 to stop all data center approvals and licenses citywide for one year, using a temporary zoning district. It came hours before the developer of a proposed data center in New Orleans East pulled its permit. The pause can be extended.
Jan 28, 2026Source
📜 Data center rules · New Orleans
Council asked the City Planning Commission to write the city's first data center rules: a definition, where they may go, and limits on noise, size and safety. As of late summer 2026 the commission had not sent final rules to the council.
Jan 28, 2026Source
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