Landry says Louisiana is leaning into the ‘next industrial revolution’ with data center expansion

By: Julie O'Donoghue

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 817

Last Updated: 2 days, 21 hours ago

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Gov. Jeff Landry announced on Monday a major data center expansion in Richland Parish that he said positions Louisiana to lean into the “next industrial revolution.”

“The next generation of economic growth will not simply be measured in barrels of oil or tons of steel,” Landry said at the Baton Rouge announcement of the expansion of the Meta data center in rural, northeast Louisiana. “It will be measured in electrical generation, megawatts, computing …

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