St. Helena Parish, Louisiana: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy
St. Helena Parish is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. St. Helena Parish is home to Greensburg. Next door, East Baton Rouge Parish has 6 data centers. Unemployment was 5.6% in August 2026, against 6.3% in 2019. Entergy Louisiana LLC is the largest utility serving St. Helena Parish, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.05¢/kWh in 2024, below the 11.88¢ median for Louisiana utilities. Employers here counted 1,615 jobs in 2025, up 1.2% from 2019.
Cities and towns in St. Helena Parish
St. Helena Parish is home to Greensburg.
Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities.
What changed in St. Helena Parish
1st = the most. Ranks cover counties with a value on record.
| Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2020 → 2025) | 10,884 | 10,758 | ▼ 1.2% | 56th of 64 by size |
| Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,596 | 1,615 | ▲ 1.2% | 26th of 64 by growth |
| Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $37,728 | $51,685 | ▲ 37.0% | — |
| Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 6.3% | 5.6% | ▼ 0.7pts | — |
10,758 people live here, down 1.2% since 2020.
Who powers St. Helena Parish
Utilities with service territory in St. Helena Parish
| Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 957,522 | 11.05¢ | 20% |
| Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA) | Cooperative | Bundled | 110,675 | 11.91¢ | 10% |
Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers.
No operating power plant is located in St. Helena Parish in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere.
The St. Helena Parish labor market
| Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 1,615 | $51,685 | 1.00 |
Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out.
Data centers and local rules in St. Helena Parish
No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in St. Helena Parish. Louisiana has 3 local measures on record statewide.
St. Helena Parish and its neighbors
Of the 5 counties that border St. Helena Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined.
| County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helena Parish | 10,758 | ▲ 1.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Amite County MS | 12,487 | ▲ 9.7% | — | — | — | — |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 456,180 | ▲ 2.0% | 832 MW | — | 6 | — |
| East Feliciana Parish | 18,911 | ▲ 1.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Livingston Parish | 155,036 | ▲ 6.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 141,346 | ▲ 7.7% | 100 MW | — | — | — |
More of Louisiana
St. Helena Parish, answered from the record
Who provides electricity in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana?
2 utilities have service territory in St. Helena Parish in the EIA-861 2024 report: Entergy Louisiana LLC, Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA). The largest, Entergy Louisiana LLC, charged residential customers 11.05¢/kWh on average in 2024.
Are there data centers in St. Helena Parish?
The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in St. Helena Parish. The nearest activity on record is next door in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Is St. Helena Parish adding jobs?
Employers counted 1,615 jobs in 2025 against 1,596 in 2019 (+1.2%, BLS QCEW).
Does St. Helena Parish have a data center moratorium?
No county-level measure is on record for St. Helena Parish. Louisiana has 3 local measures statewide, listed on the state page.