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Meta’s data center will be the biggest in the U.S., but no one knows who they’re hiring
Research shows that AI data center facilities are landing in Black and low-income communities already treated as environmental sacrifice zones. In Louisiana, the two neighboring towns have a majority Black population, but residents fear that the jobs are not reaching them. [...]…
Local Business
Meta hides data center info as it pushes more risks to Entergy’s customers
Despite last Wednesday's procedural setback, the PSC's final decision on all these new gas plants is not scheduled to take place until December 16th. "The fight isn’t over, writes Paul Arbaje, as he outlines the substance of Meta's proposal and why it’s a risky proposition for…
Government & Civic
Black and white Louisiana churches split over $250B Meta data center
As Meta’s massive AI data center, the most expensive in the nation, transforms rural Richland Parish, Louisiana's Black and white churches are divided over whether technological progress represents a God-given opportunity or a powerful new force likely to deepen inequities. [...]…
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- Area
- 3.52 sq mi (9.11 km²), 0.09 sq mi water
- Median age
- 50.1
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median house value
- $162,100