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The data center zoning ordinance passed on June 1, 2026, so there is no pending vote to turn up for. Attending council meetings and speaking during public comment is still the most direct way to influence what happens next, including the questions the ordinance left open: facility size, water use, demand response during grid emergencies, and enforcement.

St. Charles Parish Council Meetings

Data center ordinance: adopted June 1, 2026. No vote pending.

Where: Council Chambers, St. Charles Parish Courthouse, Hahnville, LA

Regular meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6:00 PM

Agendas & minutes: stcharlesparish.gov/government/parish-council

Watch live or replay: SCP-TV live stream

Meeting archives: Parish video archives

Public comment is typically allowed at the beginning of each meeting. You do not need to be an expert. You need to be a resident with a question or a concern. If you cannot attend in person, watch the replay and email your council member.

Speak at the Meeting

You have a legal right to address the council. To do so, you must submit a written petition at least one week before the meeting you want to speak at.

How to submit your petition:

By email: Send your request to Council Secretary Michelle Impastato at mimpastato@stcharlesgov.net. Include your name and the subject you want to address (e.g., "data center zoning ordinance").

By mail: St. Charles Parish Council Office, PO Box 302, Hahnville, LA 70057

In person: Pick up a petition form at the Parish Council Office, 2nd Floor, St. Charles Parish Courthouse, 15045 River Road, Hahnville.

Online: The petition form ("Right to Direct Participation") is available at stcharlesparish.gov/government/parish-council.

Speakers get 5 minutes, extendable to 8 with council approval.

Contact Your Council Member Directly

You do not have to speak at a meeting to be heard. A phone call or an email to your district representative telling them your position carries weight, and it carries it whether or not a vote is scheduled.

Find your council member: stcharlesparish.gov: Council Members

Council Office phone: (985) 783-5125

Council Secretary: Michelle Impastato, mimpastato@stcharlesgov.net

St. Charles Parish has 7 district seats and 2 at-large seats. Find which district you're in using the parish district map.

Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) Meetings

The LPSC regulates Entergy Louisiana and approves the rate cases and infrastructure deals that affect your electric bill. Their meetings are open to the public and accept public comment.

Meeting schedule: LPSC meeting calendar

How to file a comment or complaint: LPSC complaint/comment form

Phone: 1-800-256-2397 (toll-free)

The decision that is still open: Waterford 6

The parish council question is settled. The one still open is at the Louisiana Public Service Commission, and it is about St. Charles Parish directly.

Entergy filed on 11 February 2026 to build Waterford 6, a 754 MW gas unit at the Killona site, at a cost of about $2.03 billion and an in service date of July 2030. It is docket U-37853. Hearings are set for October and November 2026, and the Commission is expected to decide in December.

Who decides. The Public Service Commission has five elected commissioners. St. Charles Parish is in District 3, represented by Davante Lewis, who was the only commissioner to vote in August 2026 to make Meta disclose its job and power figures.

How to reach them: the Commission takes public comment on active dockets. Its offices are at 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, and the docket file is public at the LPSC portal. Cite docket U-37853 in anything you send so it is filed against the right case.

One deadline has already passed. The Department of Environmental Quality held its air permit hearing for the Killona units on 25 June 2026 and closed comments the next day. That window is gone. The Commission's certification decision is the one still ahead.

Contact Your Representatives

Your elected officials vote on the policies that shape how data centers operate in your parish and your state. They work for you. Tell them what you think.

Parish Level

St. Charles Parish Council
Find your district representative:
stcharlesparish.gov/government/parish-council

Parish President Matthew Jewell
Introduced the proposed data center ordinance.
stcharlesparish.gov: Parish President
Phone: (985) 783-5125

State Level

Find your state legislators:
legis.la.gov: Find My Legislators
Enter your address to find your state representative and senator.

LPSC Commissioner (District 2):
St. Charles Parish falls under LPSC District 2.
LPSC Commissioners

Governor Jeff Landry:
gov.louisiana.gov: Contact

Access Public Records

Every decision about data center infrastructure in Louisiana generates public records, rate filings, environmental permits, legislative testimony, contract terms. You have the right to read them.

LPSC Docket Search

Search for Entergy Louisiana rate cases, capacity filings, and Meta infrastructure dockets. The key docket for the Meta gas plants is U-37425.

LPSC Public Valence Portal, search by docket number or keyword.

Louisiana Legislature: Bill Tracking

Track bills related to data centers, energy, water, and tax incentives as they move through the legislature.

legis.la.gov: Bill Search

Key bills covered on this site: Act 730 (tax incentives), Act 36 (industrial zoning), Act 458 (water management)

Louisiana DEQ: Permits & Air Quality

Search environmental permits, air quality data, and facility records for St. Charles Parish.

EDMS document search: deq.louisiana.gov/edms-search

Air quality monitoring: airquality.deq.louisiana.gov

Public Records Requests

Louisiana's Public Records Act gives you the right to request government documents. This includes parish records, utility filings, and state agency communications.

St. Charles Parish: Contact the parish clerk's office. Phone: (985) 783-6632

State agencies: Submit a written request to any state agency under La. R.S. 44:1 et seq., Louisiana's public records law. Agencies must respond within three business days.

June 1, 2026: the ordinance passed

The St. Charles Parish Council adopted the data center zoning ordinance by a unanimous vote of 9 to 0. Data centers are now defined in the parish zoning code and allowed in the M-1 and M-2 industrial districts under supplemental regulations covering setbacks, landscaping, screening and noise. What it does not cover is facility size, water use reporting, demand response, and enforcement. Those are the live questions now, and they are what to raise with your council member.

Find your council member · Watch live on SCP-TV

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