MS Solar Grid Data facility (New Orleans East)

cancelled

Status recorded as 'cancelled' because WWNO reports the developer pulled the zoning permit hours after the 28 Jan 2026 council vote; no source states the project was formally withdrawn as a corporate matter, so it could alternatively be read as 'suspended'. No acreage, MW, investment or named developer entity was published in any fetched source. A citywide one-year interim zoning district bars data center approvals in New Orleans.

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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County: Orleans Parish | Research region: Greater New Orleans

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Status date: 2026-09

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Status date: 2026-09

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Status date: 2026-09

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Key data: Jurisdictions: City of New Orleans | Orleans Parish | State of Louisiana

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Status date: 2026-09

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The New Orleans City Council approved Motions M-26-62 and M-26-63 on 28 Jan 2026, directing zoning definitions for data centers and a temporary citywide Data Center Interim Zoning District pausing approvals for one year.

Key data: M-26-62; M-26-63; 1-year IZD

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-01-28

Limitation: Motions direct study and an interim district; final CZO text not retrieved.

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Opposition from New Orleans East residents, Mayor Helena Moreno, Councilmember Jason Hughes and Councilmember Aimee McCarron

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Status date: 2026-09

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Deep South Center for Environmental Justice declared firm opposition citing water, power-cost and health concerns

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Status date: 2026-09

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The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice declared firm opposition to the proposed data center at I-10 and Read Blvd, citing electrical infrastructure, water contamination and overconsumption, higher bills and health risks.

Key data: DSCEJ opposition

Claim classification: reported_perception · Verification: verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-01-26

Limitation: Advocacy statement.

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Deep South Center for Environmental Justice publishes opposition to the proposed New Orleans East data center

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Status date: 2026-01-26

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New Orleans City Council adopts Motions M-26-62 and M-26-63, directing zoning standards and a one-year Data Center Interim Zoning District

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Status date: 2026-01-28

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Developer pulls the zoning permit hours after the council meeting

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Status date: 2026-01-28

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City zoning review of data center standards continues

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Status date: 2026-07-15

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WWNO reported the council voted 6-0 for a one-year ban and that the developer behind the proposed New Orleans East project - identified as the MS Solar Grid Data facility near I-10 and Read Boulevard - pulled its zoning permit hours after the meeting.

Key data: Zoning permit pulled 2026-01-28

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: partially_verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-01-28

Limitation: Developer entity never named; no permit number published.

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