Meta chooses Louisiana as AI workforce training hub for data centers (opens original article in a new tab)

Meta selected Baton Rouge as one of four pilot sites for its AI workforce academy program, offering free training, lodging, stipends, and guaranteed jobs for data center projects in Louisiana. The initiative aims to train workers for high-demand trades to support Meta's $27 billion AI data center in Richland Parish.

• Meta chose Baton Rouge as a pilot site for AI workforce training.
• The program provides free training, lodging, stipends, and guaranteed jobs for data center projects.
• The initiative supports Meta's $27 billion AI data center in Richland Parish.