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For those on the fence line of Meta's data center in north Louisiana, a way of life is over
Meta's $27 billion AI data center in Holly Ridge has increased local land prices tenfold and boosted Richland Parish population by 20%, officials said.
Ronnie Powell initially felt disbelief when Meta contractors broke ground in early 2025 on a massive artificial intelligence data center in tiny Holly Ridge directly across the rural, two-lane road from his mobile home.