
Extend data center ban, plan commissioners tell council, while punting on new zoning rules
News ClipNOLA.com·New Orleans, Orleans County, LA·10/15/2026
New Orleans planning commissioners urged the City Council to extend the city’s ban on data center development. The commissioners deferred consideration of new zoning rules, while residents expressed opposition to allowing data centers anywhere in the city.
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Gov: New Orleans City Council, New Orleans City Planning Commission
"City Council asked you to determine where data centers belong in New Orleans," one resident said. "‘Nowhere’ is an answer to that question."