After a controversial “no” vote by the Metropolitan Planning Commission on a a proposed data center for Shreveport, local leaders are not happy about the message this sends to the business world.
The MPC voted 4-4 on a special use permit for a proposed data center at an already existing industrial park in west Shreveport. That tie vote means the request is denied. The applicant will now have to appeal that decision to the Shreveport City Council.
What Happens Now with the MPC
Mayor Tom Arceneaux tells KEEL Newshe is seriously considering a total revamp of the MPC. He says he is now working on a plan to bring the MPC in-house, rather than keeping it as a separate entity. The mayor says “that seems to make sense and it is something that I’m looking carefully at doing that possibly in the first quarter of 2026.”…