River Bend Data Center Campus
St. Francisville, West Feliciana County, LA
Source: Primary source
River Bend Data Center Campus is a proposed data center in West Feliciana County, LA, operated by Fluidstack, Anthropic, Google. DataCentersExposed has documented 245 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAnnounced investment: $7.0B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asFluidstack, Anthropic, Google
- This facilityRiver Bend Data Center Campus
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Google’s backstops underpin $45 billion chip deal for AnthropicThe Straits Times· Jun 10, 2026
- Hut 8 selling $3.25bn in bonds to finance Google and Anthropic-backed River Bend AI data center campusData Center Dynamics· Apr 29, 2026
- Hut 8 plans $3.25B notes offering to fund data center project (HUT:NASDAQ)Seeking Alpha· Apr 27, 2026
- HUT Stock Dips After Firm Seeks To Sell $3B In Bonds To Help Finance Google-Linked AI Data CenterStocktwits· Apr 27, 2026
- Hut 8 partners with Jacobs for engineering, construction management services for West Feliciana data centerThe Advocate· Jan 12, 2026
- A prominent AI company is coming to West Feliciana data center in $7 billion dealNOLA.com· Dec 17, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Bains Lower Elementary School in St. Francisville, is 4.8 mi from this site (318 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.