After luring Meta’s largest data center to Richland Parish, the CEO of Entergy Louisiana said Monday the state is poised to take advantage of economic opportunities driven by the push for artificial intelligence and renewable energy.
“We can’t really name who is out there, but the Meta announcement created a lot of interest,” Phillip May told the Press Club of Baton Rouge. May said Meta’s decision to build a $10 billion data center in north Louisiana, “changed the narrative” of the state.
“Changing that narrative and being able to produce such an outstanding economic win means that we are able to attract more of those opportunities to improve the outcomes of our families in our community,” he said.
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