LT&C Data · Updated Oct. 15, 2026
Louisiana Investment Tracker
Every major project announced in Louisiana: how much, where, how many jobs were promised, and whether it is actually getting built.
$265B in announced investment
43 projects tracked
13,297 jobs promised
<1% of dollars now operating
Projects by parish
Shading = announced investment · Select a parish to filter the table- No tracked projects
- Under $100M
- $100M–$1B
- $1B–$10B
- $10B–$50B
- $50B+
Parish outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain). Projects in several parishes count in each, with dollars split evenly. Cancelled projects are excluded from totals.
Selected parish
Vermilion Parish
$100B announced
1 project
3,000 jobs promised
- SpaceX · Starbase Louisiana spaceport $100B · Announced · Aerospace Source: LED Coverage
Status at a glance
Announced 32
Under construction 7
Operating 3
Stalled 0
Cancelled 1
All projects
Company / project Parish Sector Investment ▼ Jobs Status Announced Links
SpaceX Starbase Louisiana spaceport
Vermilion Aerospace $100B 3,000 Announced Aug. 25, 2026
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 3 Meta Richland Parish AI data center
Richland Data centers $50B 1,000 Under construction July 13, 2026
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 3 Venture Global Plaquemines LNG expansion
Plaquemines LNG $18B per LT&C reporting — Announced March 17, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 Woodside Energy Louisiana LNG
Calcasieu LNG $17.5B — Under construction April 28, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 3 Amazon Northwest Louisiana data center campuses
Caddo , Bossier Data centers $12B 540 Announced Feb. 23, 2026
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Hut 8 West Feliciana data center campus
West Feliciana Data centers $10B 75 Announced Dec. 17, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 3 Venture Global CP2 LNG export terminal
Cameron LNG $10B 200 Under construction Dec. 2, 2021
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, phases 1 and 2
Plaquemines LNG $8.5B 250 Under construction Dec. 21, 2016
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 Clean Hydrogen Works Ascension Clean Energy ammonia plant
Ascension Low-carbon ammonia $7.5B 350 Announced Oct. 31, 2022
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Amazon Shreveport data center campus (third NW Louisiana campus)
Caddo Data centers $6B 210 Announced Aug. 18, 2026
Source: LED
Hyundai Steel Electric-arc-furnace steel mill near Donaldsonville
Ascension Steel $5.8B 1,300 Announced March 24, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 3 St. Charles Clean Fuels Clean fuels project
St. Charles Low-carbon fuels $4.6B 216 Announced April 19, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Applied Digital Delta Forge 1 AI campus
Rapides Data centers $3.6B 200 Announced May 26, 2026
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 DG Fuels Sustainable fuels plant
St. James Low-carbon fuels $3.1B 1,055 Announced March 21, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Undisclosed company Carbon-capture-dependent project (lost)
Beauregard Low-carbon industry ~$2B per LT&C reporting — Cancelled —
Coverage: 1 Woodland Biofuels Renewable natural gas and hydrogen plant, Reserve
St. John the Baptist Low-carbon fuels $1.4B 110 Announced Sept. 17, 2024
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 First Solar Solar panel factory
Iberia Solar manufacturing $1.1B 700 Operating Aug. 10, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 3 ElementUSA Rare earth and critical minerals refinery
St. John the Baptist Critical minerals $850M 200 Announced Dec. 15, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Chevron Geismar renewable diesel plant expansion
Ascension Renewable fuels $825M 60 Announced Oct. 6, 2020
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 ASR Group (Domino Sugar) Chalmette refinery modernization
St. Bernard Food & beverage $785M 15 Under construction May 5, 2026
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Heirloom Direct air capture facility, Port of Caddo-Bossier
Caddo Carbon capture $475M 81 Announced June 24, 2024
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Koura Global LiPF6 battery-materials retrofit
Iberville Battery materials $400M — Announced Oct. 25, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Radiance Technologies Secure microchip facility, Ruston
Lincoln Semiconductors $371M 150 Announced Aug. 25, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 3 Capchem Technology USA Battery materials plant (under consideration)
Ascension Battery materials $350M 95 Announced Nov. 29, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Saronic Technologies Franklin shipyard expansion
St. Mary Shipbuilding & defense $300M 1,500 Announced Dec. 3, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Amazon Baton Rouge robotics fulfillment center
East Baton Rouge Logistics $200M 1,000 Operating June 16, 2021
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Niagara Bottling Hammond bottling plant
Tangipahoa Food & beverage $160M 70 Announced Jan. 11, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Shell Catalysts & Technologies Port Allen catalyst plant expansion
West Baton Rouge Chemicals $122M 17 Announced May 15, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. (UNITED) Alexandria warehouse and distribution expansion
Rapides Logistics $106M 50 Announced Aug. 11, 2026
Source: LED
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge polyolefin thermoset resin unit
West Baton Rouge Chemicals $100M per LT&C reporting 9 per LT&C reporting Announced —
Source
Coverage: 1 WestRock Hodge paper mill woodyard modernization
Jackson Paper & forest products $97M — Under construction Aug. 31, 2022
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Faith Technologies Excellerate manufacturing plant
Ouachita Manufacturing $80.5M 200 Announced June 9, 2026
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 2 Ucore Rare Metals Rare earth separation facility
Rapides Critical minerals $75M 100 Announced April 6, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Placid Refining HQ move to Baton Rouge, Port Allen refinery modernization
West Baton Rouge , East Baton Rouge Refining $66M 20 Announced March 23, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Epic Piping Livingston Parish expansion
Livingston Manufacturing $25M 76 Under construction Dec. 10, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Mid South Extrusion Monroe plant: two extrusion lines
Ouachita Manufacturing $17M 21 Announced Sept. 9, 2024
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Southland Industrial Coatings Steel fabrication plant, Washington
St. Landry Manufacturing $13.1M 120 Announced July 18, 2024
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Mid South Extrusion Monroe plant: second expansion
Ouachita Manufacturing $12.5M 12 Announced April 9, 2025
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Shell Gulf Wind Technology Accelerator, Avondale
Jefferson Energy $10M 30 Announced March 13, 2023
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Applied Atomics New Orleans headquarters and technical center
Orleans Nuclear $8.2M 41 Announced Sept. 23, 2026
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Quality Companies Expansion at two sites (Jeanerette, Youngsville)
Iberia , Lafayette Energy services $7M 125 Announced July 16, 2026
Source: LED
Coverage: 1 Lincoln Foodservice (Welbilt) Shreveport operations base
Caddo Manufacturing $2.3M 99 Announced Jan. 26, 2024
Source: LED
Coverage: 1
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Where the figures come from
Investment and jobs are Louisiana Economic Development's announced capital investment and new direct jobs, linked as “Source: LED.” Where no LED release is attached yet, figures are as reported by LT&C and marked “per LT&C reporting.” Status and updates come from LT&C reporting; our stories are linked as “Coverage.”