What is the latest status of the project “Project Lightning Data Center”?

The status recorded for “Project Lightning Data Center” is under construction.

What is the budget and commercial profile for the project “Project Lightning Data Center”?

Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Project Lightning Data Center” to USD 26900000.

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This Taiyo project page references Rapides Parish Journal along with the original URL (https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/03/25/construction-at-boyce-data-center-site-along-i-49/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Project Lightning Data Center

Sector: Data Center • Location: Boyce, Louisiana, United States

Source: Rapides Parish Journal

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Under Construction

Project Lightning is a planned data center facility on a 672-acre site near Boyce, Louisiana, intended to serve high-performance computing and artificial intelligence industries. The project is expected to create 1,500 construction jobs and 200 operational jobs with an average annual wage of $65,000. The site was purchased by Applied Digital Corporation in December 2025 for $26.9 million, and site

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Data Center
Location: Boyce, Louisiana, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Rapides Parish Journal

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The project “Project Lightning Data Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Boyce, Louisiana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Rapides Parish Journal.

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Original status	under construction
Taiyo status	Under Construction
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Project Lightning is a planned data center facility on a 672-acre site near Boyce, Louisiana, intended to serve high-performance computing and artificial intelligence industries. The project is expected to create 1,500 construction jobs and 200 operational jobs with an average annual wage of $65,000. The site was purchased by Applied Digital Corporation in December 2025 for $26.9 million, and site work is actively underway as of March 2026.
Original sector	Digital Infrastructure
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Louisiana
City	Boyce

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Source	Rapides Parish Journal
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Record type	Project
Sector	Data Center
Article published date	2026-03-28

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