Meta announces expansion of Louisiana data center to 5 gigawatts with over $50 billion total investment
Meta announced on July 13, 2026, that it is expanding its Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity, bringing total investment in the project to over $50 billion. The announcement was made alongside Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry in Baton Rouge. The project, which began construction in December 2024, is expected to create more than 1,000 permanent jobs and has already generated over $1.6 billion in contracts for Louisiana businesses.
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Newsmax leads with local economic transformation and community stories; The Hill notes the project originally projected to cost over $27 billion, highlighting the cost escalation; Reuters and WSJ stick to the headline figures with minimal elaboration.
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