After passionate discussion on both sides, the Shreveport City Council has voted unanimously to grant a special exception permit for the use of land in west Shreveport as a data center with 24 hour operations.
Several dozen people spoke at the beginning of the council meeting on this plan for a data center. Each of them was granted 3 minutes to express their concerns. After the public comments, several opponents of the data center began shouting at the council and many of them were escorted out of the council chamber by police.
Location of the Proposed Data Center in Shreveport…