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Datacenter Sites in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Lafayette Parish has 81 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 6,239 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana has 81 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Louisiana average of 53.1. It ranks 5th of 59 Louisiana counties by number of sites and 17th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · adeb7a33 at 62.7/100.

81
Candidate sites
54.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
6,239 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Lafayette Parish

Site-selection context for Lafayette Parish

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.09¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
9.25¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
11
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$8,291
Land price / acre
2,700
Cooling degree days
1,700
Heating degree days
67°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.

How does Lafayette Parish compare with other counties in Louisiana?

By number of scored sites, Lafayette Parish ranks 5th of the 59 Louisiana counties with a county page, holding 4.6% of the state's 1,762 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.0/100 ranks 17th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.2. Nationally it has the 434th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 37 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Lafayette Parish?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (45, 56% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (15) and industrial (14). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Lafayette Parish?

Industrial electricity averages 9.25¢/kWh and commercial 11.09¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (58). WRI water stress is low. 11 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 67°F. Land is valued around $8,291 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Lafayette Parish

Top datacenter sites in Lafayette Parish
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112472Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.7
ELKSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.9
BEADLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN112473Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN115763Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.7
PONT DES MOUTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.7
FLANDERSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.6
ACADIANA MALLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN116010Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.3
MEAUXSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs58.8
EC Near RodemacherGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.8
OZ LafayetteGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.7
EC Near Louis Doc BoninGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.1
EC Near RodemacherGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.1
EC Near Louis Doc BoninGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.0
EC Near Louis Doc BoninGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.8
EC Near RodemacherGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.0
RodemacherBrownfield—39 MW4.3 yrs56.4
EC Near Louis Doc BoninGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.2
LE BLANCSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN115754Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.9
DELCAMBRESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN112478Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.8
EC Near RodemacherGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.8
SCOTTSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.8

Every scored site in Lafayette Parish

All 81 sites, best first.

Lafayette Parish datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Lafayette Parish?

81 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 5th-most of 59 Louisiana counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Lafayette Parish?

Substation-Adjacent site · adeb7a33 scores 62.7/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 81 scored sites in Lafayette Parish (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Lafayette Parish offer datacenter tax incentives?

Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Lafayette Parish?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lafayette Parish as "Very High" (score 58).

What are industrial electricity rates in Lafayette Parish?

Average industrial electricity is 9.25¢/kWh and commercial is 11.09¢/kWh in Lafayette Parish.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/lafayette-parish (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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