$10 million prepayment to West Feliciana Parish
Company: Hut 8 - Project: River Bend
The claim, verbatim
In July 2026, Hut 8 made a $10 million prepayment to West Feliciana Parish
Source (primary)
Per current $100M Hut 8 agreement with parish, town of St. Francisville gets nothing - WBRZ (-, news_article)
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Quote: “In July, Hut 8 made a $10 million prepayment, which the parish will pay back once the first full payment comes in.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 20, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The document, dated September 2026, reports Hut 8 made a $10 million prepayment to the parish in July.
Confirmed in the source:
- Hut 8 made a $10 million prepayment in July
- The prepayment was to West Feliciana Parish, which will pay it back once the first full payment comes in
- The July refers to July 2026 (document dated September 9, 2026)
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.wbrz.com/news/per-current-100m-hut-8-agreement-with-parish-town-of-st-francisville-gets-nothing/) in full (8,337 characters, retrieved September 10, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Per current $100M Hut 8 agreement with parish, town of St. Francisville gets nothing - WBRZ
Quote: “In July, Hut 8 made a $10 million prepayment, which the parish will pay back once the first full payment comes in.”