Meta’s $50 billion Louisiana data center gets a big tax boost as AI spending surges
Meta’s massive data center project in Louisiana is set to cost more than $50 billion, but the tech giant is also benefiting from a major tax incentive given by the state as it races to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure. In late 2024, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a law offering a 20-year sales tax exemption to data centers built before 2029. This was part of the state’s effort to attract Meta and secure a share of the growing AI investment boom. “I’m a business guy,” Landry told CNBC in an interview last year. “What we know is when you [...]
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