Rapides County, Louisiana
DataCentersExposed tracks 1 AI data center in Rapides County, Louisiana — 0 operating and 1 in the pipeline, drawing 300 MW of reported power demand, led by Applied Digital Corporation.
Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated May 29, 2026
What's happening in Rapides County
Facilities here with disclosed capacity draw 300 MW from the local grid. Data-center load on this scale is the single biggest driver of recent capacity-market price increases — costs that flow through to every ratepayer in the service territory, not just the operators.
Applied Digital Corporation has the largest presence in Rapides County. We resolve project codenames and shell LLCs back to the corporate parent wherever the public record allows, so the table below names who is actually behind each site.
Below: every tracked facility in the county, the active state legislation that names it or its county, and local news. Commissioner vote records arrive in a later release; the placeholders show where that accountability data will land.
Every tracked facility
| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Digital Delta Forge 1 (Boyce) Boyce | Applied Digital Corporation | Under construction | 300 |
County commissioners
How the Rapides County board votes on each data-center matter — the rezonings, the abatements, the water permits — is built from public-meeting minutes and roll-call records. Know of a vote we should be tracking? Tell us.