Meta is doubling the size of its Richland Parish data center. The site will encompass more than 32-hunred acres, more than four times larger than New York City’s Central Park. Governor Jeff Landry says his administration has created an environment where companies can move quickly and build at scale..

Cut 5 (14) “…150 billion investment.”  (applause)

Meta now plans to spend as much as 50 billion dollars on the project.

The “help wanted” sign is out at the Hut 8 data center in West Feliciana Parish, and there will be a job fair tomorrow afternoon to fill scores of positions. Parish President Kenny Havard says the positions cover both immediate and future jobs.

Cut 10 (06) “…15-hundred construction jobs.”

Permanent jobs for skilled technical workers have average salaries between 130-thousand and 150-thousand dollars a year.

Three former LSU Tigers were taken on the opening day of the Major League Baseball Draft. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 22 (32) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

On day two of the MLB draft yesterday, five LSU relievers went off the board. Grant Fontenot was picked by Kansas City in the tenth, Santiago Garcia went to Toronto in the 12th, Connor Benge was selected in the 13th by Miami, Gavin Guidry went in round 16 to the Mets and Cleveland picked Zac Cowan in the 19th.