RICHLAND PARISH, La. (BAMM Network) — Meta’s rapidly expanding artificial-intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana is being promoted as a transformational investment for one of the state’s more economically challenged regions. But as the project grows in size, so do questions about who will receive its benefits—and who will ultimately bear its costs. A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole Meta announced in July