Meta expands data center in Richland Parish, creating jobs and investments

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Meta is expanding a large data center project in Richland Parish, a community of about 20,000, with an investment described as more than $50 billion and support for over 1,000 roles once operational. The company donated $5 million to the Louisiana Delta Community College foundation to fund full scholarships for local high school graduates for data center trade certificates, and has contracted more than $1.6 billion with local companies. Meta also funded an energy agreement that includes seven new natural gas plants, grid-scale batteries and other capacity, and is expected to save Entergy Louisiana customers over $2 billion over 20 years.

More than $50 billion invested and over 1,000 jobs created locally