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flag Louisiana offers tech firms up to $3.6B in tax breaks for data center projects, sparking debate over costs and benefits.

flag Louisiana is offering tech giants like Meta and Amazon massive tax breaks—up to $3.6 billion in savings—on data center construction, including 100% exemptions from state and local sales taxes on servers, infrastructure, and equipment. flag These incentives, tied to a $27 billion Meta project and others, are seen as essential to attract major investments despite concerns over rising electricity demand, water use, and long-term fiscal costs. flag While state leaders highlight job creation and economic growth, the deals reflect a national trend of states competing for data center projects, often at the expense of short-term tax revenue.

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