The State of Outbound Sales in Baton Rouge, 2026

The largest buyer categories

Sites with 20 or more people are the ones worth an SDR's time: big enough to have a facility lead, a service budget and a contract that comes up for renewal. The "vs. U.S. mix" column compares each category's share of local employment with its national share (1.00x is the U.S. average).

Where the sites are

The projects

• 01 · $10 billion Hut 8 River Bend Data Center Campus Under construction, operations expected second quarter 2027 An AI data center campus in West Feliciana Parish north of Baton Rouge with an initial 330 megawatts of utility capacity, built with Jacobs as engineering, procurement and construction manager. Data center construction at this scale runs heavy on electrical and cooling work, and the site needs fire suppression, paving and access roads. Peak construction is expected to bring about 1,000 workers on site. electricalHVACfire protectionpavingconstruction Construction Dive, 2025-12-22
• 02 · $3.4 billion Shintech Louisiana Plaquemine Expansion Announced March 2026, work started, first phase due 2030 An expansion of Shintech's chemical complex in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, adding a second ethylene unit and a fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer unit. A multi-year industrial build brings support buildings, control rooms, electrical infrastructure, protective coatings and site paving, and is expected to create about 3,000 construction jobs over its life. electricalpaintingpavingfire protectionconstruction Louisiana Economic Development, 2026-03-04
• 03 · $25 million Katoen Natie Baton Rouge Polymers Terminal Expansion Under construction, completion expected October 2026 A new 300,000 sq ft warehouse for storing and repackaging titanium dioxide and other products at the Baton Rouge Polymers Terminal in East Baton Rouge Parish. A large logistics warehouse needs roofing, fire sprinklers, lighting and truck-court paving now, then sealed or coated floors and recurring maintenance after the November 2026 start of operations. roofingfire protectionelectricalpaving Louisiana Economic Development, 2025-11-19
• 04 · $59 million Our Lady of the Lake St. Elizabeth expansion Broke ground September 29, 2026; completion early 2028 A three-story, 71,000-square-foot medical office building at the St. Elizabeth hospital in Gonzales, Ascension Parish, for women's primary care, cardiology, imaging, pharmacy and lab services, with a new facade, shared lobby, two elevators and more parking. Imaging and clinic space mean mechanical, electrical and fire protection work through 2027, then flooring, post-construction cleaning and a new medical office janitorial contract when the building opens in early 2028; expanded parking adds paving work on the Highway 30 site. HVACfire protectionflooringcleaningpaving Gonzales Weekly Citizen (via Yahoo News), 2026-09-30
• 05 Hyundai-POSCO steel plant, RiverPlex MegaPark Ground broken; $1.3 billion in bonds approved September 2026, key permits pending A steel plant in Modeste on the west bank of Ascension Parish that anchors the RiverPlex MegaPark industrial complex; the State Bond Commission approved $1.3 billion in tax-free bonds for it in September 2026. Once air and dock permits clear, an integrated steel plant brings years of industrial electrical, fire protection, protective coatings and paved yard work, plus offices and support buildings. electricalfire protectionpaintingpavingconstruction WWNO, 2026-09-18
• 06 · $55 million Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Emergency Department Reimagination Under construction, opening planned March 2027 A renovation of 25,000 square feet of the emergency department at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, adding at least 20 monitored beds, trauma rooms and a dedicated CT scanner, with Womack Construction as contractor. Interior hospital work inside an open, 24/7 department means phased flooring, terminal and post-construction cleaning, and mechanical and electrical work before the space turns over in February 2027; a second phase covering cosmetic updates and the waiting room follows. flooringcleaningHVACelectricalpainting WAFB, 2026-09-08
• 07 · $40 million Sports Illustrated Resorts Baton Rouge (Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center conversion) Announced April 2026; renovation to begin early 2027, completion expected September 2027 Travel + Leisure Co. will renovate the 11-story Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center on Lafayette Street downtown into a Sports Illustrated Resorts property with vacation ownership, hotel and whole ownership units. A hotel-to-resort conversion is mostly interior work: guestroom and corridor flooring, painting, and mechanical upgrades during 2027, then housekeeping, carpet care and common-area cleaning contracts once it relaunches. flooringpaintingcleaningHVAC WAFB, 2026-04-14
• 08 · $50 million Southern University student housing development Under construction, opening targeted August 2027 A new residence hall on the Southern University campus in Baton Rouge adding 500 beds in its first phase, with plans to reach 850 beds. A 500-bed residence hall needs flooring, fire sprinklers and mechanical systems over a roughly 13-month build, then move-in cleaning and ongoing custodial and floor care for the residence hall. flooringcleaningfire protectionHVACconstruction WAFB, 2026-06-25

Projects current as of 2026-09; each source is linked on its card. Values are as reported by the source.

The anchor owners

Health systems, campuses, large employers and industrial parks hold the biggest concentrations of commercial buildings in Baton Rouge. One relationship with a facilities team here can cover many buildings.

Anchor facts checked 2026-10; each source is linked on its card.

Which trades the work touches