India, July 13 -- Meta Platforms Inc. (META) said it will expand its Hyperion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity more than doubling its earlier plan of just over 2 gigawatts to support training advanced AI models.
Meta said the project's total investment will exceed $50 billion, positioning it among the largest AI infrastructure builds globally. Since construction began in December 2024, the company has awarded more than $1.6 billion in contracts to Louisiana businesses and plans to invest over $1 billion in local infrastructure, including roads, water and wastewater systems.
Meta added that the project is already having a visible local impact. Teachers in Richland Parish recently received annual...