Holly Ridge, Louisiana
Holly Ridge, Louisiana | |
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Holly Ridge, Louisiana Holly Ridge, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′04″N 91°37′36″W / 32.46778°N 91.62667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Richland |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| GNIS feature ID | 543304 [1] |
| FIPS code | 22-35415 |
Holly Ridge is an unincorporated community in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of less than 2,000.[2]
History
In 1908 the Chess and Wymond company purchased over 6000 acres in the area now known as Holly Ridge. They named the site after the thousands of holly trees growing along the hilltops.[3]
In December 2024, Meta Platforms broke ground in Holly Ridge on a $27-billion data center known as "Hyperion", projected to be the largest data center in the world once completed, with construction estimated to last through 2030.[2] Vehicle crashes on roads near the Hyperion construction site increased by more than 600 percent in 2025 as compared to 2024.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holly Ridge, Louisiana
- ^ a b c Hawkins, Drew (November 19, 2025). "Construction on Meta's largest data center brings 600% crash spike, chaos to rural Louisiana". WWNO. Archived from the original on November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Dot Golliher. "History of Holly Ridge Community of Richland Parish, Louisiana". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved August 19, 2019.