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Meta AI Data Center Expansion in Richland Parish

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The status recorded for “Meta AI Data Center Expansion in Richland Parish” is under construction.

Sector: Data Center • Location: Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States

Source: Newsmax

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Meta is dramatically expanding its AI data center campus in rural Louisiana, creating one of the largest data centers ever built. The expansion will increase the campus to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity with a total investment of more than $50 billion. The project is expected to create over 1,000 permanent jobs and includes investments in local infrastructure and community improvements.

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Data Center
Location: Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Newsmax

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The project “Meta AI Data Center Expansion in Richland Parish” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Newsmax.

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Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Meta is dramatically expanding its AI data center campus in rural Louisiana, creating one of the largest data centers ever built. The expansion will increase the campus to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity with a total investment of more than $50 billion. The project is expected to create over 1,000 permanent jobs and includes investments in local infrastructure and community improvements.
Original sector	Technology
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Louisiana
City	Richland Parish

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Sector	Data Center
Article published date	2026-07-16

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