New Orleans Planners Recommend Six-Month Extension of Data Center Ban

New Orleans, LA, October 15, 2026 —

New Orleans city planners have recommended that the City Council extend the ban on data center construction within city limits for six months and establish a 1,000-foot buffer zone for potential data centers.

The recommendation includes two proposed measures: keeping the construction ban in place for an additional six months and creating a defined separation distance around potential data center sites. The proposal would apply within New Orleans, according to the information provided.

The recommendation is not confirmation that the City Council has approved either measure. The council’s decision, any vote date and the current status or expiration date of the ban were not provided. It is also unclear from the available information how the proposed buffer would be measured or what locations it would cover.

No reasons for the recommendation were provided, and the details do not specify whether the proposed buffer would apply to existing facilities, future proposals or both. The names of the planners involved and any public comments or responses were not included.

For now, the reported action is a recommendation from city planners to the council. Further details about the proposal’s terms and the council’s next steps were not provided.

Story summarized from the original created by BY JONAH MEADOWS | Staff writer on www.nola.com, see more information here.

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