# Meta — Teachers and Local Businesses Win as Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center

- Company: Meta (meta.com)
- Announced: 2026-07-13T09:30:24+00:00
- Category: funding-company-news
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/teachers-local-businesses-win-as-meta-expands-louisiana-data-center/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/9919-teachers-and-local-businesses-win-as-meta-expands-louisiana-data-center
- Subject: Meta AI

Meta is expanding its Louisiana data center with an investment of more than $50 billion in the Richland Parish region, one of the largest investments in AI infrastructure in the world. The expansion includes a $5 million donation to Louisiana Delta Community College for scholarships, teacher bonuses, support for local businesses, and an energy agreement expected to save Entergy Louisiana customers more than $2 billion over 20 years.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/teachers-local-businesses-win-as-meta-expands-louisiana-data-center/:

> The data center expansion is an investment of more than $50 billion in the Richland Parish region — one of the largest investments in AI infrastructure in the world, built in America — supporting infrastructure projects, workforce development programs, and an energy agreement that is expected to save Entergy Louisiana customers more than $2 billion over 20 years, on top of the $650 million in savings for customers from the first agreement.

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