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Louisiana sees strong interest from companies in data centers

Meta, Entergy strike $10B deal for Richland Parish facility

State task force developing long-term energy infrastructure plan

Officials stress reliable power is key to economic growth

Louisiana Economic Development confirmed their office is seeing “extensive” interest from and are in correspondence with companies looking to locate data centers in the state.

The latest surge of interest follows a landmark deal earlier this year between Entergy Louisiana and Meta to build a $10 billion data center in Richland Parish.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved Entergy’s plan to construct three new combined-cycle natural gas plants , transmission lines, and substation upgrades to power the facility.

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