River Bend construction jobs
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
The first phase is expected to create about 1,000 construction jobs.
Source (primary)
Hut 8 donated to Gov. Landry's PAC months before Louisiana data center groundbreaking - KRVS Radio Acadie (-, news_article)
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Quote: “about 1,000 construction jobs”
How we checked this
Checked on October 15, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article reports that Landry said the first phase will bring about 1,000 construction jobs.
Confirmed in the source:
- The River Bend first phase is expected to create about 1,000 construction jobs, according to Gov. Landry
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.krvs.org/louisiana-news/2026-10-13/hut-8-donated-to-gov-landrys-pac-months-before-louisiana-data-center-groundbreaking) in full (13,335 characters, retrieved October 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Hut 8 donated to Gov. Landry's PAC months before Louisiana data center groundbreaking - KRVS Radio Acadie
Quote: “about 1,000 construction jobs”
confirms Hut 8 donated to Gov. Landry's PAC months before Louisiana data center groundbreaking - WWNO
Quote: “about 1,000 construction jobs”