Facebook parent Meta is planning an artificial intelligence data center in north Louisiana, a multi-billion-dollar project that would bring as many as 500 permanent jobs and serve as an endorsement of Louisiana as a home of major technology infrastructure if it is able to win regulatory approval.

Meta Platforms is planning to build a multi-billion dollar data center in northern Louisiana, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Louisiana has emerged as an attractive area for data center campuses as Big Tech searches for new regions outside of energy-constrained hubs.

Campbell said Meta plans to invest $5 billion in the project. "It's huge," Campbell said. "I'm all for it, and I'm trying to remove any obstacles that we can control. It will be a shining spar in northeastern Louisiana.