Datacenter Sites in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish has 14 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,700 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.
At a glance
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana has 14 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Louisiana average of 53.1. It ranks 38th of 59 Louisiana counties by number of sites and 22nd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 9e697f8f at 58.8/100.
Site-selection context for Natchitoches Parish
Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.
How does Natchitoches Parish compare with other counties in Louisiana?
By number of scored sites, Natchitoches Parish ranks 38th of the 59 Louisiana counties with a county page, holding 0.8% of the state's 1,762 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.3/100 ranks 22nd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.2. Nationally it has the 2089th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 5 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Natchitoches Parish?
Greenfield sites are the most common (6, 43% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (5) and industrial (3). 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 Natchitoches Parish?
Industrial electricity averages 7.45¢/kWh and commercial 11.03¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (58). WRI water stress is low. 6 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 $3,223 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Natchitoches Parish
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN112578 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.8 |
| CLARENCE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 57.9 |
| UNKNOWN112583 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 57.8 |
| OZ Natchitoches | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 57.4 |
| EC FFE Natchitoches Parish | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 56.3 |
| UNKNOWN115962 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 53.6 |
| EC Coal Natchitoches Parish | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.3 |
| UNKNOWN156652 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 53.0 |
| Greenfield (MESSICK - CLARENCE) | Greenfield | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 52.3 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN112583 - COLFAX) | Greenfield | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 51.4 |
| EC Coal Natchitoches Parish | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.2 |
| Barnum Street | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.2 |
| Old Natchitoches Courthouse | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.7 |
| Saint Matthew School | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.2 |
Every scored site in Natchitoches Parish
All 14 sites, best first.
- Substation-Adjacent site · 9e697f8f · 58.8
- CLARENCE · 57.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 58c6ff6b · 57.8
- OZ Natchitoches · 57.4
- EC FFE Natchitoches Parish · 56.3
- Substation-Adjacent site · 6ae81c6e · 53.6
- EC Coal Natchitoches Parish · 40b1392e · 53.3
- Substation-Adjacent site · c6a17533 · 53.0
- Greenfield (MESSICK - CLARENCE) · 52.3
- Greenfield (UNKNOWN112583 - COLFAX) · 51.4
- EC Coal Natchitoches Parish · eca1048d · 51.2
- Barnum Street · 48.2
- Old Natchitoches Courthouse · 47.7
- Saint Matthew School · 47.2
Natchitoches Parish datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Natchitoches Parish?
14 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 38th-most of 59 Louisiana counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Natchitoches Parish?
Substation-Adjacent site · 9e697f8f scores 58.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 14 scored sites in Natchitoches Parish (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Natchitoches Parish as "Very High" (score 58).
What are industrial electricity rates in Natchitoches Parish?
Average industrial electricity is 7.45¢/kWh and commercial is 11.03¢/kWh in Natchitoches Parish.
More in Louisiana
- All datacenter sites in Louisiana· 1,762 sites
- Operating datacenters in Louisiana
- Electric substations in Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge County· 173 sites · avg 55.9
- Orleans County· 126 sites · avg 56.0
- Caddo County· 111 sites · avg 56.5
- Calcasieu Parish· 111 sites · avg 51.8
- Lafayette Parish· 81 sites · avg 54.0
- Ouachita· 79 sites · avg 50.4
- Greenfield sites in Louisiana
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Louisiana
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 Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/natchitoches-parish (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Go deeper than the public screen
Every site and score for Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana is free to browse. Pro adds Watchtower on 25 sites, alerts when new candidate sites, datacenters or interconnection-queue requests appear in your markets, score and capacity history, and CSV export. Enterprise adds team seats, weekly data files for all 147,272 sites, the REST API and an MCP server for AI tools.