Key facts
- Meta plans to build a $200 billion data center in Louisiana.
- The deal involved extensive and secret negotiations between Meta and Louisiana leaders.
- Mark Zuckerberg was involved in the data center plan.
Meta, under the leadership of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is planning to construct a massive data center in Louisiana. The project is valued at $200 billion and necessitated extensive negotiations between Meta and Louisiana state leaders. The specifics of the deal were kept confidential throughout the negotiation process. Bloomberg reporter Riley Griffin detailed the complexities of the agreement with podcast host Sarah Holder.