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Meta Richland Parish Data Center Expansion

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States

Source: Fox Business

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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 expansion increases Meta's total investment in the region to more than $50 billion, marking one of the biggest AI infrastructure investments globally. The data center is expected to support more than 1,000 jobs once operation

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Water Supply and Storage, Data Center
Location: Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Fox Business

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The project “Meta Richland Parish Data Center Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Fox Business.

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Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	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 expansion increases Meta's total investment in the region to more than $50 billion, marking one of the biggest AI infrastructure investments globally. The data center is expected to support more than 1,000 jobs once operational, and Meta plans to spend over $1 billion on local infrastructure upgrades including roads, water, and wastewater systems. The project also includes an energy agreement expected to save Entergy Louisiana customers more than $2 billion over 20 years.
Original sector	Technology
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Louisiana
City	Richland Parish

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Sector	Water Supply and Storage, Data Center
Article published date	2026-07-16

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