ST. FRANCISVILLE — HUT 8, an AI data center being built in West Feliciana Parish, will host a hiring event on Tuesday in St. Francisville. 

The $12 billion data center will offer job opportunities including skilled trades, equipment operators, electrical and mechanical, HVAC, administrative support, safety professionals, security and operations and maintenance.

Hut 8 recently agreed to pay qualifying employees with the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office $8,000 as part of its Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement, in which Hut 8 negotiated a $10 million prepayment to the parish. 

Of the $10 million, $5.3 million will go to the parish school board, $3.9 million to the parish government, and $800,000 to the law enforcement district.

The hiring event will take place at West Feliciana High School, located at 8604 Highway 61, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.