New West Feliciana Industrial Development Board ponders how to spend expected data center windfall

New West Feliciana Industrial Development Board ponders how to spend expected data center windfall

News ClipThe Advocate·West Feliciana County, LA·5/6/2026

The West Feliciana Industrial Development Board is considering how to spend an anticipated financial windfall generated by data center operations. The local sheriff has put forward a proposal to utilize these funds for the construction of a new jail and to provide pay increases for his deputies.

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Gov: West Feliciana Industrial Development Board, Sheriff's Office
The sheriff wants a new jail and pay raises for his deputies.