Ascension ParishTuesday, October 27

Ascension Parish Council approved a 90-day moratorium on possible data centers Monday

The Daily Baton Rouge teamFrom the Oct. 27 edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

If you live in Ascension Parish and have opinions about data centers, the council just gave itself time. Members passed the moratorium Oct. 26 on new data centers and high-impact facilities. Council Chair Chase Melancon made the motion, Todd Varnado seconded it, and no one objected.

90 daysmoratorium on new data centers and high-impact facilities

The council will revisit it at its Jan. 21, 2027, meeting.

Source: Gonzales Weekly Citizen

WBRZ reports the pause is meant to give the council time to finalize guidelines, and members plan to visit other parishes working with data centers. “We've got to work through this and figure out how we protect our parish from the bad while we have an opportunity to seize the good,” Dist. 4 Councilman Brett Arceneaux said.

Ascension's council will revisit the pause in January

Oct. 15The council recesses its meeting because of the East Ascension homecoming parade.
Oct. 26The council reconvenes and passes the 90-day moratorium.
Jan. 2027The council is set to revisit the moratorium on Jan. 21.

Source: Gonzales Weekly Citizen

Concerns: resource use, environmental impacts, quality of life
Meeting ran nearly three and a half hours
Next meeting: Jan. 21, 2027, at the courthouse annex in Gonzales

Sources: Gonzales Weekly Citizen, WBRZ

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