Meta expands Louisiana data center in $50B AI push, boosting rural community

Meta is expanding its massive data center project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity, making it one of the largest data centers in history, the company announced Monday. The expansion pushes Meta’s total investment in the region to more than $50 billion, marking one of the biggest AI infrastructure investments in the world, according to the company.Once operational, the data center is expected to support more than 1,000 jobs. Meta said Louisiana business