River Bend permanent jobs
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
The first phase is expected to create 268 permanent jobs; Hut 8 said the originally announced 265-job estimate included both direct and indirect employment.
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: “268 permanent jobs ... Hut 8 said the originally announced 265-job estimate included both direct and indirect employment”
How we checked this
Checked on October 15, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article states both the 268 permanent jobs figure and Hut 8's explanation that the original 265-job estimate included direct and indirect employment.
Confirmed in the source:
- The River Bend first phase is expected to create 268 permanent jobs, according to Gov. Landry
- Hut 8 said the originally announced 265-job estimate included both direct and indirect employment
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: “268 permanent jobs ... Hut 8 said the originally announced 265-job estimate included both direct and indirect employment”
confirms Hut 8 donated to Gov. Landry's PAC months before Louisiana data center groundbreaking - WWNO
Quote: “268 permanent jobs, plus $60 million toward local water infrastructure. Hut 8 said the originally announced 265-job estimate included both direct and indirect employment.”