Current Business Climate in North Louisiana

Map of the State of Louisiana with location dots for Shreveport, Bossier City, Ruston, and Monroe

High-tech research, development, manufacturing, and business activity across North Louisiana is reaching a fever pitch, including:

  • Cybersecurity & defense

  • Data centers & cloud computing

  • Advanced automation & logistics tech

  • University/industry partnerships & pipelines

  • Emerging climate tech

SHREVEPORT

  • DartPoints Venyu data center

    • Located in Downtown Shreveport

    • Acquired by DartPoints

    • Described as Tier III rated & built to DoD anti-terrorism codes

  • Amazon’s robotics fulfillment center

    • Located in Shreveport

    • Offers five floors & 3+ million sq ft with advanced AI & robotics

    • Targeting thousands of near-future jobs

  • BRF’s InterTech Science Park

    • Hosts high-tech companies, labs, & startups

    • Houses initiatives like Digital Media Institute & Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program

  • Heirloom Carbon Technologies

    • Planning direct air capture facility at Port of Caddo-Bossier

    • Adding decarbonization tech presence with strong data & controls components

  • Suppliers for data center & telecom buildouts

    • Example: Fibrebond’s $50m expansion supporting data center & telecom projects nationwide

BOSSIER CITY

National Cyber Research Park organizations

  • Cyber Innovation Center

  • General Dynamics Information Technology’s Integrated Technology Center

  • Originated with CSRA’s 2014 selection

  • Offers ~800 jobs

  • Offers fiber, redundant power, & data-center qualified site designation

  • Louisiana Tech Research Institute

  • Supports secure R&D 

  • Offers education aligned with Air Force Global Strike Command

  • Bossier Parish CC STEM facility

RUSTON

National Cyber Research Park organizations

• Louisiana Tech Innovation Enterprise at Tech Pointe I & II

• Hosts 20+ tenant companies

• Collaborates with faculty & students

• Radiance Technologies expansion

• Announced new Ruston microchip facility in 2025

• Tied to Louisiana Tech partnerships & Secure Business Park location

MONROE

  • Lumen Technologies

    • Remains a major network & hosting player with deep roots in Monroe, including the Technology Center of Excellence

    • Recognized as a top data center operator with expanding interconnection services

  • Clarke Williams Innovation Campus

    • Located in Monroe

    • Markets the former Lumen HQ & Advanced Technology

  • Center with SCIF space 

    • Houses a 28,000 sq ft data center Meta (parent company of Facebook)

    • Building $10 billion AI-optimized data center on former Franklin Farm megasite near Rayville, east of Monroe

    • Offers 500+ direct jobs & 5,000 peak construction jobs