Business is booming in a small Louisiana town as a huge Meta AI data center project brings in thousands of workers
Source: Business Insider ·
A small Louisiana town saw more annual sales tax revenue in 2025 than the last 20 years combined, thanks largely to a huge Meta data center project.
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Holy Tacos and other businesses are opening in Richland Parish as Meta builds its data center.Tim AllenMeta is building its largest data center to date in northeast Louisiana.Over 7,500 workers are expected to be on the construction site at the project's peak.Residents are launching businesses to capitalize on the opportunity.The construction workers building Meta's largest-ever data center are arriving in a tiny Louisiana town with more than specialized skills and manpower. They've also got cash to spend.It's a fact that local entrepreneurs are leveraging to build new businesses."It's been a good opportunity for everybody," David Rodgers, the cofounder of Ice Queen, a local business, told Business Insider. "I tell people, you can't stop it unless you have $50 billion. You might as well get on board and go with the flow."Meta is building its largest data center to date, Hyperion, in Louisiana's Richland Parish.USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectMeta said the data center, dubbed…