This canonical record consolidates 5 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | Not established in current evidence |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | West Feliciana Parish (St. Francisville), LA |
| Address | 627 acres off LA Hwy 964, St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish |
| Location precision | street address |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | Not established |
| Aliases | Hut 8 "River Bend" |
| Project profile | 1 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 4 rows |
Hut 8 secured 592–627 acres off Louisiana Highway 964 near St. Francisville, adjacent to Entergy's River Bend nuclear station, with the nearest 230 kV interconnection about 0.2 miles away.
Key data: 592–627 acres off LA Hwy 964, St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish; 230 kV ~0.2 mi
Limitation: Acreage differs by source (592 vs. 627); no parcel IDs.
Hut 8 committed approximately $16 million on May 19, 2026 to build a new well and about eight miles of water main, to be transferred to West Feliciana Parish at no cost to taxpayers, potentially serving more than 4,000 households and 200 businesses. The facility uses closed-loop recirculating cooling requiring an initial charge equivalent to three to four Olympic pools — reported as approximately 2.3 million gallons. Hut 8's own release does not state a gallons-per-day capacity.
Key data: $16M water infrastructure commitment; ~8 miles of main; initial closed-loop fill ≈2.3 million gallons
Status date: 2026-05-19
Limitation: Ongoing operational water volume and added gpd capacity are not disclosed in any fetched source; an independent estimate suggests 951,000–3.4 MGD *if* evaporative cooling were used, which contradicts the stated closed-loop design
The parish council approved the project unanimously, and the parish's land development code including zoning and planning portions remained unresolved as of a January 12 council meeting — the parish was still operating under an older framework when the data center advanced. No organized opposition or litigation was found.
Key data: Unanimous parish council approval; land development code unresolved as of 2026-01-12
Status date: 2026
Limitation: NOT_FOUND for opposition/litigation specifically; sources affirmatively state none
The project covers 611 acres off LA-964 near Highway 61, enabled by a December 2024 zoning change; a zoning change was reported as the mechanism that cleared the way for the build.
Key data: 611 acres; December 2024 zoning change
Status date: 2026-07-01
Limitation: Aggregator record; parish ordinance not fetched
Hut 8's $16 million water infrastructure build transfers to the parish at no cost to taxpayers. The project is reported at up to $10 billion for phase one, with a reported 15-year, $7 billion lease involving Anthropic and Fluidstack, and Hut 8 is expected to receive tax rebates on qualifying data center equipment purchases and leases per Louisiana Economic Development.
Key data: $16M infrastructure transferred to parish; up to $10B phase one; tax rebates on qualifying equipment
Status date: 2026-05
Limitation: Lease value and term come from an aggregator; rebate dollar value not disclosed