ST. FRANCISVILLE — A hiring event for the $10 billion River Bend AI data center in West Feliciana Parish is underway at West Feliciana High School.

The event runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., with Hut Eight hiring for a wide range of current and future positions.

"We've got a couple 100 people. We had folks, you know, lining up around the block and I think that's what you know really matters and shows the community's interest in the work that's being developed and made here in West Feliciana," said a Hut Eight representative, "and you know, we're very excited to be a part of it," Hailey Miller, a spokesperson for Hut 8, said. 

The data center is projected to open in the second quarter of 2027.