Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Lafayette, LA (2026)
1 verified data centers & crypto mining rules for Lafayette, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Data Center Zoning & Siting
Lafayette Consolidated Government's Unified Development Code gives data centers their own use classification, "Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (including data centers)," in the Sec. 89-21 Use Table. The table lets data centers locate by right in eight commercial, mixed-use and industrial districts, restricts them to an accessory role in Public/Institutional-Light, and bars them outright from Agricultural and every residential district.
Lafayette Data Center Zoning by District
Some RestrictionsLafayette LDC § 89-21(b)-(d), Table 89-21-2
P By right The use is permitted if it meets the standards established in the zoning district, and any other applicable standards of this Chapter. ... A Accessory Use A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot with the principal use or building. Not permitted A blank cell indicates that the use is not allowed in the district. A prope...
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