Avoyelles Parish residents, I’d like to hear what you think. If we had an opportunity to attract a large data center to the Port of Avoyelles in Simmesport, would you support it or oppose it?
About the project
The project we’re asking about could bring approximately 200 permanent jobs. A comparable project in Boyce expects more than 1,000 workers at peak construction. The number for Simmesport would depend on the size and design of the project.
The concept would use water from the Atchafalaya River for cooling, subject to applicable permits. We would need to know how much water the facility would draw and what would be returned to the river. I would also want written, enforceable protections requiring the company to cover the electric infrastructure costs attributable to the project so those costs stay off local households’ and businesses’ electric bills.
— State Rep. Daryl Deshotel
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