City council candidate organizes town hall on data center concerns

(The Center Square) – A town hall event planned by a Shreveport City Council candidate is described by the organizer as “the truth” about the cost and impact of data center projects by the opposing viewpoint.

Candidate and event organizer Derrick Henderson is challenging incumbent Ursula Bowman in District G for a seat on the City Council in November.

Amazon Web Services and STACK Infrastructure won city approval to construct a campus in Bowman’s district at Resilient Technology Park in southwest Shreveport. That project remains stalled because of legal challenges supported by the Sierra Club Delta Chapter.

Construction of two additional campuses in rural Caddo and Bossier parishes is underway.

Henderson’s event features three panelists who’ve previously expressed opposition to data centers and one who says he is neutral.

The event is slated for 6 p.m. on Aug. 6 at Greenwood Acres Full Gospel Church West on Greenwood Road. Its official name is “The Truth About Data Centers Town Ha...