Recent calls by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Davis for a statewide pause on new data center construction, citing excessive water draw from aquifers for cooling AI-scale facilities like Meta’s expanding 5-gigawatt Hyperion project, have lifted trader-implied odds for enactment by late 2027. Meta’s Hyperion and related Entergy gas-plant proposals have intensified scrutiny over undisclosed water use, ratepayer costs, and transparency at the Louisiana Public Service Commission, where appeals continue. Governor Landry’s June 2026 executive order imposes resource-protection conditions on tax incentives without halting projects, while local measures remain limited to New Orleans’ interim zoning restriction through mid-2027 and rejections of broader pauses in Caddo and other parishes. Upcoming November elections for Senate and LPSC seats, plus the 2027 legislative session, represent key catalysts that could shift momentum toward or against formal statewide action.