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WATCH: Louisiana Governor set to announce major AI expansion at 11 a.m.

KEDM Public Radio | By Cory Crowe
Published July 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM EDT

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landy will hold a press conference to announce a major economic development project.

META is expected to announce an increase in planned capacity from 2 to 5 gigawatts at the Hyperion facility in Richland Parish.
The AI data center would be one of the largest in the world.

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Cory Crowe
Originally from Monroe, Cory has worked in a variety of media. He has worked in television news and spent seven years as a TV sports play-by-play announcer. He was also creative director for a television advertising department and worked extensively as a photojournalist. Cory has lived in both Dallas and New Orleans.
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