Meta Data Center Construction Brings 600% Crash Spike to Rural Louisiana

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Vehicle crashes near Meta's $27 billion Hyperion data center in Holly Ridge, Louisiana increase more than 600 percent after construction begins — 64 between January and mid-September 2025 compared to nine for all of 2024. A nearby elementary school shuts down its playground and residents report unlicensed truck drivers on rural two-lane roads.

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Drew Hawkins
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WWNO New Orleans Public Radio / Gulf States Newsroom
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