Meta Hyperion (Richland Parish)
Holly Ridge, Jones County County, LA
Source: Primary source
Meta Hyperion (Richland Parish) is a under construction data center in Jones County County, LA, operated by Facebook USA, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 5,000 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Aug 24, 2026
Overview
source: linkMeta's largest site; ~4M sqft, 2GW scaling to 5GW; $27B+ with Blue Owl; Entergy 3 gas plants.
Operator chain
- Files asFacebook USA, Inc.
- This facilityMeta Hyperion (Richland Parish)
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- From RV camps to packed hotels, Meta data center project has LA parish bursting at the seamsNOLA.com· Aug 21, 2026
- How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center DealDayton Daily News· Aug 14, 2026
- Teachers and Local Businesses Win as Meta Expands Louisiana Data CenterMeta Store· Jul 13, 2026
- Meta data center fuels huge bonuses for Louisiana Richland Parish teachersShreveport Times· Jun 10, 2026
- Meta chooses Louisiana as AI workforce training hub for data centersShreveport Times· Jun 10, 2026
- A Louisiana state senator helped secure Meta’s largest datacenter. Then he sold the land beside itThe Guardian· May 25, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Turner Woods Elementary School in Gray, is 1.0 mi from this site (615 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.