New Orleans Plan Commissioners Recommend Extending Data Center Ban

New Orleans, LA, October 15, 2026 —

Plan commissioners in New Orleans have recommended that the City Council extend the current ban on data centers and delay decisions on new zoning rules. The recommendation concerns both the existing restriction and the timing of decisions about zoning, but the information provided does not specify how long an extension would last or when the council might take up the matter.

The commissioners’ recommendation is not, by itself, a decision by the City Council. The information available does not say whether council members have voted on the proposal, scheduled a discussion or taken any other action. It also does not identify the date of the commissioners’ recommendation or provide the names of the commissioners involved.

Details about the current ban were not provided, including when it began, its precise scope and whether it has an announced expiration date. The proposed zoning rules were not described, and no explanation was given for the recommendation to postpone decisions on them. The information also does not state whether the recommendation followed a public hearing or what views, if any, were expressed by residents, businesses or other parties.

For now, the reported action is a recommendation to the council: extend the ban and put off decisions on new zoning rules. The next steps remain unclear based on the information available. No council timeline, vote outcome or final zoning decision was provided, so the eventual duration of the ban and the status of future rules have not been established.

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