Louisiana's AI Infrastructure Initiative

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Is Your School Eligible?

Any Louisiana college, university, or K-12 school can participate. Register your institution, find out what grants you qualify for, and get connected to AI compute resources.

The Network

Two Sites. Connected by Fiber. Everything Already In Place.

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Lafayette

Ragin' Cajun Campus

112,500 sq ft • 225 racks • 29 MW
UL Lafayette • 0.5 mi from campus
Henry Hub gas 40 mi • First Solar 30 mi

LONI FIBER

◄ ——— 60 mi ——— ►

400G backbone

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St. Gabriel

Tiger Compute Campus

700 acres • 2,000+ racks • 260 MW
LSU • 20 min from campus
Mississippi River cooling • 2,200 MW grid

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Henry Hub

40 mi • Cheapest gas in the US

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First Solar

30 mi • $1.1B factory New Iberia

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Mississippi River

Unlimited cooling capacity

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LONI Fiber

1,600 mi • 400G backbone

The Problem

Florida Invested $180M. Louisiana Invested $0.

University of Florida

504

Blackwell GPUs (DGX B200 SuperPOD)

Total investment$180M+

World ranking#3 speed

Active researchers7,000

AI courses offered230

AI faculty hired100+

Universities servedAll 12 Florida state

NVIDIA co-founder gift$50M (Malachowsky)

State of Florida funding$110M

Louisiana (All Universities Combined)

0

Modern GPUs serving universities

Total investment~$400K (LONI shared)

World rankingNot ranked

Shared across8 universities (LONI)

AI degree programs0 (first launching 2027)

Latest GPU generation2020 (A100)

NVIDIA partnershipNone

$37B+ AI in Louisiana0 serving universities

State funding for AI$0

At GTC 2026, NVIDIA announced the 50-State Plan — replicating the UF model in every state. Chris Malachowsky (NVIDIA co-founder, UF alumnus) championed Florida's $180M investment. Louisiana has no champion, no plan, and no infrastructure. Meta is spending $27 billion in rural Louisiana. Amazon is spending $12 billion. Hut 8 is spending $10 billion. None of them serve a single university student or K-12 classroom. $37 billion in AI compute being built in this state and zero of it accessible to the people who live here.

Louisiana's AI Infrastructure Initiative fixes this.

We build the infrastructure. Universities get compute access. K-12 schools get workforce pipeline. The state gets ahead. No donation required. The energy-first business model — cheapest power in the country at Henry Hub pricing — funds itself. Two anchor sites already identified. Vendors ready. Incentives allocated. All that's missing is the paperwork. That's what this page is for.

Why Louisiana

Every Advantage. One State. No Other State Comes Close.

Cheapest Power in the Country

40 miles from Henry Hub — the national benchmark for natural gas. $0.04–0.058/kWh behind the meter. Virginia pays $0.12. California pays $0.27. We don't need the grid. We generate our own power.

Solar Panels Made in Louisiana

First Solar's $1.1 billion factory in New Iberia. American-made Series 7 TR1 panels. 30 miles from Lafayette, 90 miles from Willow Glen. Louisiana supply chain. Louisiana jobs.

800V DC — Most Efficient Architecture

96% power delivery efficiency vs 83% traditional. 45% less copper. Built to NVIDIA's DSX reference design. The same architecture powering the world's largest AI factories.

19+ Incentive Programs That Stack

45–55% historic tax credits. 80% property tax abatement. 20-year sales tax exemption. 30% solar ITC. FREE workforce training. Federal + state + local — all on the same project.

Federal & State Government Backing

100% bonus depreciation permanent. Opportunity Zones. CHIPS Act. $1.355B broadband funding. LED FastStart #1 for 13 years. The Big Beautiful Bill put America first. Louisiana is leading.

Every Vendor in Louisiana

Louisiana Cat (generators). First Solar (panels). Eaton (800V DC). ATMOS Energy (gas). Diamond Green Diesel (renewable fuel). All American-made. All within driving distance.

How It Works

From Registration to Connected. Every Step Visible.

No black box. No waiting in the dark. You see exactly where your application is at every step. Here's the process from start to finish.

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You Fill Out the Form

2 minutes. Name, school, parish, what you need. No credit card. No commitment. No spam. Your information is encrypted and never shared.

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Instant Confirmation

You receive an email confirming we got your registration. It includes a summary of what you submitted and what happens next. You're in the system.

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We Match You to Your Programs

Our system cross-references your institution type, parish, and needs against all 19+ federal and state programs. We identify every program you're eligible for — many schools qualify for 8-12 simultaneously.

📋 WITHIN 24 HOURS

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Your Eligibility Report

You receive a custom report showing exactly which programs you qualify for, how much funding is available, what the deadlines are, and what documents you'll need. No guesswork.

📄 DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX

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We Prepare Your Applications

Pre-filled application templates with your school's information already populated. NSF, DOE, LED FastStart, ITEP — we know every program's format and requirements. You review and approve.

📝 PRE-FILLED FOR YOU

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Applications Filed

Electronic submission to each agency. We handle the filing, the follow-ups, the deadline tracking. You get status updates as each application moves through the process.

✅ SUBMITTED + TRACKED

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Your School Is Connected

Approved programs activate. GPU compute access goes live. Workforce training begins. Research partnerships connect. Your institution is part of Louisiana's AI infrastructure network.

🎉 YOU'RE IN

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Encrypted

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No Credit Card

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Never Shared

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100% Free

Get Your School In

The Money Is There. The Clock Is Running.

Federal and state funding for AI infrastructure is allocated and waiting to be claimed. Multiple programs have expiration dates. Nobody is filing the paperwork. That's what this initiative fixes.

Angel Investor Tax Credit

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Expires June 30, 2026 — first come, first served

Solar + Battery ITC (30%)

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Construction must begin before July 4, 2026

How This Works — 4 Steps

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Fill out the form below. Name, school, parish, what you need. Takes 2 minutes. No credit card. No commitment.

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We match you to your options. Based on your institution type, parish, and needs, we identify which of the 19+ federal and state programs you qualify for.

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We help you file. Pre-filled application templates, deadline tracking, electronic filing assistance. NSF, DOE, LED FastStart, ITEP — we know every program's requirements.

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Your school gets connected. GPU compute access, workforce training, research partnerships, and NVIDIA technology. We handle the infrastructure. You focus on education.

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Secure & Private

Your information is encrypted and never shared with third parties.

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No Credit Card Ever

This is a public service. We will never ask for payment information.

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Free to Register

Registration and eligibility assessment are completely free for all Louisiana institutions.

(337) 448-4242 | info@louisianaai.net | louisianaai.net

Lafayette, Louisiana