Louisiana Governor's $50 Billion AI Data Center Deal with Meta Exposed

News Clip6:41Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey·LA·8/2/2026

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry secretly orchestrated a $50 billion AI data center deal with Meta, which has now been exposed by a new report. The fast-tracked project involves Entergy Corporation and is expected to negatively impact local Black residents, who will reportedly bear the costs.

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Meta landed a $50 billion deal with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to build an AI data center. Dr. Rashad Richey discusses on Indisputable. Tell us what you think in the comments below. Read more here: https://www.theroot.com/how-meta-s-secret-50-billion-ai-center-could-have-a-de-2000118193 "Nine months. That’s all it took for Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Meta executives, Entergy Corporation, and local officials to secretly orchestrate one of the largest AI data centers on the planet. Now, the cover is blown. A bombshell new report from the New York Times just exposed what really went down behind closed doors to fast-track a project that local Black residents will be forced to pay for in more ways than one." *** Indisputable, features Dr. Richey talking about the top news stories of the day, reading viewer comments, and engaging in debates and conversations with guests. Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT's independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/join "TYT’s Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey has achieved 1 million podcast downloads, putting the show in the top 5% of all podcasts. This comes after The Hicks Evaluation Group recognized Indisputable as “America’s Fastest Growing Television News Show.” Every weekday, Dr. Richey covers stories about criminal justice, politics, social justice, and policy. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) credited Dr. Richey’s journalism as, “Fulfilling [a] public obligation to bring facts into public light and into the awareness of policy makers that indicate a possible pattern of abuse, misconduct, and racism.” https://radioink.com/2023/03/14/indisputable-podcast-passes-the-million-mark/ SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/IndisputableTYT FACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/IndisputableTYT TWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/IndisputableTYT INSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/IndisputableTYT TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com 📱App: http://www.tyt.com/app 📬 Newsletters: https://www.tyt.com/newsletters/ If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Young Turks ▶ https://www.youtube.com/theyoungturks The Damage Report ▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport TYT Sports ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytsports The Conversation ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytconversation Rebel HQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/rebelhq TYT Investigates ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNJt9PYyN1uyw2XhNIQMMA #TYT #IndisputableTYT #News 260729__ID06_Louisiana_Governor