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          "url": "https://www.wwno.org/politics/2026-08-12/louisiana-psc-kills-ruling-that-would-force-meta-to-turn-over-key-data-center-information",
          "publisher": "WWNO",
          "date": "2026-08-12",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Meta wants to keep Hyperion data center details protected - Louisiana Illuminator",
          "url": "https://lailluminator.com/2026/08/11/meta-wants-details-secret/",
          "publisher": "Louisiana Illuminator",
          "date": "2026-08-11",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Public Service Commission can demand transparency for Meta’s data center expansion - Louisiana Illuminator",
          "url": "https://lailluminator.com/2026/08/11/meta-energy/",
          "publisher": "Louisiana Illuminator",
          "date": "2026-08-11",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Meta Hides Data Center Info As it Pushes More Risks to Entergy’s Customers - The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists",
          "url": "https://blog.ucs.org/paul-arbaje/meta-hides-data-center-info-as-it-pushes-more-risks-to-entergys-customers/",
          "publisher": "The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists",
          "date": "2026-08-10",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "As Meta data center expands, advocates push harder for transparency - Louisiana Illuminator",
          "url": "https://lailluminator.com/2026/08/05/as-meta-data-center-expands-advocates-push-harder-for-transparency/",
          "publisher": "Louisiana Illuminator",
          "date": "2026-08-05",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Meta’s $200 Billion Bet on a Remote Data Center",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV9Y8IYS9W4",
          "publisher": "YouTube",
          "date": "2026-05-23",
          "source_tier": 5
        },
        {
          "title": "Expanded Meta Data Center Creates More Jobs and Opportunity in Richland Parish, Louisiana - Associated Construction Publications",
          "url": "https://www.turnerconstruction.com/insights/expanded-meta-data-center-creates-more-jobs-and-opportunity-in-richland-parish-louisiana",
          "publisher": "Associated Construction Publications",
          "date": "2026-08-18",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Meta hides data center info as it pushes more risks to Entergy’s customers - thelensnola.org",
          "url": "https://thelensnola.org/2026/08/18/meta-louisiana-data-center-ratepayer-costs/",
          "publisher": "thelensnola.org",
          "date": "2026-08-18",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Editorial: Meta changing life in Richland Parish",
          "url": "https://americanpress.com/2026/09/02/editorial-meta-changing-life-in-richland-parish/",
          "publisher": "americanpress.com",
          "date": "2026-09-02",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Meta data center in Richland Parish brings jobs, tax growth to northeast Louisiana",
          "url": "https://www.wafb.com/2026/07/29/meta-data-center-richland-parish-brings-jobs-tax-growth-northeast-louisiana/",
          "publisher": "WAFB",
          "date": "2026-07-29",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Meta expanding Richland Parish data center to 5 gigawatts, one of the largest in history",
          "url": "https://www.knoe.com/video/2026/07/14/meta-expanding-richland-parish-data-center-5-gigawatts-one-largest-history-2/",
          "publisher": "KNOE",
          "date": "2026-07-13",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Louisiana Meta data center generates staggering sales tax growth",
          "url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/07/21/louisiana-meta-data-center-generates-staggering-sales-tax-growth-as-trump-predicted/90986903007/",
          "publisher": "Shreveport Times",
          "date": "2026-07-21",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Digital Infrastructure as the Backbone of the Future: How Meta's Louisiana Data Center Expansion is Delivering Life Changing Returns",
          "url": "https://netchoice.org/digital-infrastructure-as-the-backbone-of-the-future-how-metas-louisiana-data-center-expansion-is-delivering-life-changing-returns/",
          "publisher": "NetChoice",
          "date": "2026-07-20",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Meta data center tax infusion means $50,000 bonus checks for these Louisiana teachers - The Shreveport Bossier City Advocate",
          "url": "https://www.shreveportbossieradvocate.com/news/meta-data-center-bonus-checks-taxes/article_a2f5fa71-e62d-4197-af35-fc31e201065d.html",
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          "date": "2026-06-13",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "This community college is training Louisiana residents for jobs at Meta's data center - WWNO",
          "url": "https://www.wwno.org/education/2026-09-04/this-community-college-is-training-louisiana-residents-for-jobs-at-metas-data-center",
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          "date": "2026-09-04",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "From RV camps to packed hotels, Meta data center project has LA parish bursting at the seams - NOLA.com",
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          "publisher": "NOLA.com",
          "date": "2026-08-21",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Investing in Richland Parish",
          "url": "https://www.meta.com/actions/building-louisiana/",
          "publisher": "Meta Store",
          "date": "2026-07-13",
          "source_tier": 2
        },
        {
          "title": "Meta's Louisiana data center investment to reach $50 billion, aided by generous tax incentives",
          "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/meta-louisiana-data-center-investment-reaches-50-billion-amid-ai-push.html",
          "publisher": "CNBC",
          "date": "2026-07-13",
          "source_tier": 4
        }
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-09-17",
          "summary": "Meta construction at Richland Parish began increase in worker numbers in December 2024",
          "source_url": "https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/article_44b57c7e-9c5f-4051-a8eb-8ecb51cf1c8a.html",
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          "status": "operational",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-14",
          "summary": "Meta lists Meta Richland Parish Data Center at Richland Parish, Louisiana on its own page of data center locations, read September 14, 2026.",
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          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-13",
          "summary": "Meta announced Hyperion AI data center in northeast Louisiana",
          "source_url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-data-center-louisiana-housing-market-home-rentals-2026-9",
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        {
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-09-10",
          "summary": "Work continues on the Meta Richland Parish Data Center near Rayville as of August 3, 2026",
          "source_url": "https://www.nola.com/opinions/letters/letters-data-center-livingston-parish/article_05be4bde-50d0-4f7b-a862-ec8653cd1217.amp.html",
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          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-09-04",
          "summary": "Louisiana Delta Community College created new four week data center technician program",
          "source_url": "https://www.wwno.org/education/2026-09-04/this-community-college-is-training-louisiana-residents-for-jobs-at-metas-data-center",
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          "status": "under_construction",
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          "date_precision": "day",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-04",
          "summary": "Meta is described as having its largest project at Richland Parish, and one of the biggest in the world",
          "source_url": "https://www.wwno.org/education/2026-09-04/this-community-college-is-training-louisiana-residents-for-jobs-at-metas-data-center",
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        },
        {
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          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-09-04",
          "summary": "The programs were created since late 2024, when Meta broke ground on the Richland Parish data center",
          "source_url": "https://www.wwno.org/education/2026-09-04/this-community-college-is-training-louisiana-residents-for-jobs-at-metas-data-center",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-02",
          "summary": "Meta announced Richland Parish data center less than seven months after HB 827 passage in 2024",
          "source_url": "https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/article_f5fe155f-eab3-46be-872a-17c18608f4d9.html",
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        },
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          "date_precision": "day",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-02",
          "summary": "The data center is known as Hyperion",
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          "status": "under_construction",
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          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-21",
          "summary": "Meta is expanding its investment at Hyperion to $50 billion from $10 billion, announced in July.",
          "source_url": "https://www.nola.com/news/politics/meta-data-center-richland-parish-louisiana/article_1a044e8c-632c-474e-a899-d6a47c11ec78.html",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-21",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-21",
          "summary": "The data center will occupy five square miles and is scheduled to be fully operational in 2036.",
          "source_url": "https://www.nola.com/news/politics/meta-data-center-richland-parish-louisiana/article_1a044e8c-632c-474e-a899-d6a47c11ec78.html",
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        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
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          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-18",
          "summary": "Interior buildout already underway in first buildings",
          "source_url": "https://www.turnerconstruction.com/insights/expanded-meta-data-center-creates-more-jobs-and-opportunity-in-richland-parish-louisiana",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-18",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-18",
          "summary": "Entergy Louisiana filed an application in April 2026 for seven additional gas fired power plants to serve Meta's data center expansion",
          "source_url": "https://thelensnola.org/2026/08/18/meta-louisiana-data-center-ratepayer-costs/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-18",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-18",
          "summary": "Meta's data center in Richland Parish requires a total of 10 new gas plants, including three already approved last year",
          "source_url": "https://thelensnola.org/2026/08/18/meta-louisiana-data-center-ratepayer-costs/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-18",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-18",
          "summary": "The commission's final decision on the seven new gas plants is scheduled for December 16, 2026",
          "source_url": "https://thelensnola.org/2026/08/18/meta-louisiana-data-center-ratepayer-costs/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-18",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-18",
          "summary": "Meta expanded Richland Parish data center from originally announced 2 gigawatts to 5 gigawatts of IT capacity",
          "source_url": "https://www.turnerconstruction.com/insights/expanded-meta-data-center-creates-more-jobs-and-opportunity-in-richland-parish-louisiana",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-14",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-14",
          "summary": "Entergy Louisiana will build seven new gas fired power plants to support the data center",
          "source_url": "https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/14/zuckerbergs-250-billion-louisiana-data-center-will-create-just-1000-jobs-thats-250-million-spent-per-job/",
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        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-14",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-14",
          "summary": "Full buildout of both phases not expected until around 2036",
          "source_url": "https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/14/zuckerbergs-250-billion-louisiana-data-center-will-create-just-1000-jobs-thats-250-million-spent-per-job/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-14",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-14",
          "summary": "Permanent headcount of 1,000 jobs arrives after a decade of construction",
          "source_url": "https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/14/zuckerbergs-250-billion-louisiana-data-center-will-create-just-1000-jobs-thats-250-million-spent-per-job/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-13",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-13",
          "summary": "Meta announced plans to expand Hyperion with seven additional power generating units",
          "source_url": "https://lailluminator.com/2026/08/13/meta-data-center-private/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-13",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-13",
          "summary": "Meta has contracted with Entergy Louisiana to build three natural gas powered turbines initially",
          "source_url": "https://lailluminator.com/2026/08/13/meta-data-center-private/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-12",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-12",
          "summary": "Meta and Entergy plan to build 10 new gas power plants to power the data center facilities",
          "source_url": "https://www.wwno.org/politics/2026-08-12/louisiana-psc-kills-ruling-that-would-force-meta-to-turn-over-key-data-center-information",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-12",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-12",
          "summary": "Both Hyperion and newer Evest artificial intelligence data centers could be among the largest in the world",
          "source_url": "https://www.wwno.org/politics/2026-08-12/louisiana-psc-kills-ruling-that-would-force-meta-to-turn-over-key-data-center-information",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-11",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-11",
          "summary": "Three natural gas powered turbines are being built by Entergy to initially power the data center",
          "source_url": "https://lailluminator.com/2026/08/11/meta-wants-details-secret/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-11",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-11",
          "summary": "Meta announced it intends to expand Hyperion with seven power generating units",
          "source_url": "https://lailluminator.com/2026/08/11/meta-wants-details-secret/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-11",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-11",
          "summary": "Meta announced it will nearly double expected size of its Hyperion campus in Northeast Louisiana",
          "source_url": "https://lailluminator.com/2026/08/11/meta-energy/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-10",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-10",
          "summary": "Meta's data center expansion in Richland Parish, Louisiana requires seven additional gas plants, each rated at 754 megawatts, on top of three already approved.",
          "source_url": "https://thelensnola.org/2026/08/18/meta-louisiana-data-center-ratepayer-costs/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-10",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-10",
          "summary": "Entergy Louisiana filed application in April 2026 to build seven additional gas fired power plants for Meta data center expansion",
          "source_url": "https://blog.ucs.org/paul-arbaje/meta-hides-data-center-info-as-it-pushes-more-risks-to-entergys-customers/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-10",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-10",
          "summary": "Entergy Louisiana filed an application in April 2026 to build seven additional gas fired power plants for Meta's data center expansion.",
          "source_url": "https://thelensnola.org/2026/08/18/meta-louisiana-data-center-ratepayer-costs/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-08-10",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-10",
          "summary": "The Louisiana Public Service Commission's final decision on the new gas plants is scheduled for December 16, 2026.",
          "source_url": "https://thelensnola.org/2026/08/18/meta-louisiana-data-center-ratepayer-costs/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-29",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-29",
          "summary": "Meta announced the Richland Parish data center project in 2024",
          "source_url": "https://www.wafb.com/2026/07/29/meta-data-center-richland-parish-brings-jobs-tax-growth-northeast-louisiana/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-28",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-28",
          "summary": "Meta is building a large data center in Louisiana",
          "source_url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/business/meta-data-center-louisiana-takeaways.html",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "operational",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-27",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-27",
          "summary": "Meta negotiated a secret Louisiana data center deal and got everything it wanted",
          "source_url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-21",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-21",
          "summary": "Construction timeline extended by expansion to up to 10 years",
          "source_url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/07/21/louisiana-meta-data-center-generates-staggering-sales-tax-growth-as-trump-predicted/90986903007/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-21",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-21",
          "summary": "Meta expanded data center investment from $10 billion to $50 billion",
          "source_url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/07/21/louisiana-meta-data-center-generates-staggering-sales-tax-growth-as-trump-predicted/90986903007/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-20",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-20",
          "summary": "Meta announced this month that it is expanding its Richland Parish data center to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity",
          "source_url": "https://netchoice.org/digital-infrastructure-as-the-backbone-of-the-future-how-metas-louisiana-data-center-expansion-is-delivering-life-changing-returns/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-20",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-20",
          "summary": "The Richland Parish site broke ground in December 2024",
          "source_url": "https://netchoice.org/digital-infrastructure-as-the-backbone-of-the-future-how-metas-louisiana-data-center-expansion-is-delivering-life-changing-returns/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-13",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-13",
          "summary": "The data center is home to Hyperion, Meta's most powerful cluster for training AI",
          "source_url": "https://www.meta.com/actions/building-louisiana/",
          "source_tier": 2
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-13",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-13",
          "summary": "Meta Hyperion data center in Richland Parish planned as 5 GW facility",
          "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/meta-louisiana-data-center-investment-reaches-50-billion-amid-ai-push.html",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-13",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-13",
          "summary": "Full 5 GW Hyperion project expected to be complete around 2032",
          "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/meta-louisiana-data-center-investment-reaches-50-billion-amid-ai-push.html",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-13",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-13",
          "summary": "Hyperion project should reach 2 GW by 2030",
          "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/meta-louisiana-data-center-investment-reaches-50-billion-amid-ai-push.html",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-13",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-07-13",
          "summary": "Meta expanding Richland Parish data center to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity",
          "source_url": "https://www.knoe.com/video/2026/07/14/meta-expanding-richland-parish-data-center-5-gigawatts-one-largest-history-2/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
          "effective_at": "2026-06-13",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-06-13",
          "summary": "Hyperion construction expected to continue until 2030",
          "source_url": "https://www.shreveportbossieradvocate.com/news/meta-data-center-bonus-checks-taxes/article_a2f5fa71-e62d-4197-af35-fc31e201065d.html",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "rumored",
          "effective_at": "2026-05-23",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-05-23",
          "summary": "The data center will be fueled by 10 newly constructed natural gas plants",
          "source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV9Y8IYS9W4",
          "source_tier": 5
        },
        {
          "status": "rumored",
          "effective_at": "2026-05-23",
          "date_basis": "source",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-05-23",
          "summary": "Meta is building its largest AI data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana",
          "source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV9Y8IYS9W4",
          "source_tier": 5
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}