Applied Digital announces $3.6B AI data center campus in Louisiana's Rapides Parish
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Summary
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced a $3.6 billion data center campus in Rapides Parish, owned by Applied Digital, designed to train large AI models. The project, which began about three years ago with Nvidia's investment in Applied Digital, marks another major tech infrastructure development in the state following billions committed by Amazon and Meta.
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During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Jeff Landry announced a $3.6 billion site headed for Louisiana.
The journey to Tuesday's announcement began about three years ago when Nvidia made an investment in Applied Digital.
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