# Meeting on Digital Factories - October 22, 2026

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government public town hall on digital factories, October 22, 2026. Officials discussed two distinct opportunities: an advanced medical technology project involving the former Curry building, and a proposed rural digital factory that remains in early site-selection and due-diligence stages, with no tenant or developer identified in the presentation. The medical project’s building was purchased in August 2025; officials said potential state funding would pass through the parish if applicable requirements are met. A speaker described a prospective company commitment to spend more than $100 million on infrastructure and donate it to the parish, but the company was not named and the proposal was not presented as a finalized agreement. No contract award, procurement approval, or vote occurred.

Discussion focused on possible electricity and water demand, cooling systems, noise, environmental and cybersecurity risks, jobs, and protections for residents. Officials said a digital factory’s roughly 40-megawatt power needs would have to be privately funded and separate from residential service, and described closed-loop cooling and possible self-generation as preferred approaches; these details remain subject to further review. Potential tax incentives, a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program, enforceable mitigation commitments, decommissioning bonds, and infrastructure improvements were discussed, but the parish does not yet have the proposed industrial development board or pilot-program mechanism in place. Residents requested independent impact studies, public disclosure and enforceable guarantees, and a possible public vote; officials said they would continue evaluating safeguards and applicable parishwide or district regulations.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Sources
- [Meeting on Digital Factories - October 22, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVm72AsKpu0) - Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government