Meta announced on Monday that it would be committing more than $50 billion to the Richland Parish data center project.
This would expand the campus to nearly 10 million square feet and 5 gigawatts of IT capacity, making this the largest facility in Meta’s global fleet and one of the largest data centers ever built.
“This commitment from Meta puts Louisiana at the center of America’s future in artificial intelligence, positioning our nation to compete and lead globally”, said Governor Jeff Landry. In just two years, we’ve secured more than $150 billion in new investment by creating an environment where companies can move quickly and build at scale. Projects like this don’t just grow our state’s economy; they ensure America continues to lead in the technologies that will define the next generation.”
According to Louisiana Economic Development, this project is expected to support 7,500 construction jobs at peak construction and approximately 1,000 operational jobs.
The LED estimates the project will result in an additional 1,900 indirect new jobs for over 2,700 new job opportunities in the Northeast region.
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