I own a house rental business near a future Meta AI data center. Construction workers make up most of our tenants.
A real estate entrepreneur in rural Louisiana is capitalizing on the construction of a massive Meta AI data center by providing housing for the influx of workers. The project has sparked mixed reactions among local residents regarding economic opportunity versus community change.
Why it matters
This illustrates the localized economic impact of large-scale tech infrastructure projects on rural housing markets.
Angel and Bryan Crawford opened a mobile home park in northeast Louisiana in 2025. Angel Crawford Meta is building its largest data center to date in Richland Parish, Louisiana. Angel Crawford and her husband own 18 rental properties in the area. Crawford said RV and mobile home parks are booming due to the influx of workers. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Angel Crawford, who owns 18 rental properties in northeastern Louisiana and runs a third-party website connecting tenants with property owners. Construction for Meta's largest-ever AI data center has begun in Holly Ridge, an unincorporated community about 10 minutes away from her home in Delhi. My husband and I have been in Delhi for four years. We're originally from this area, but we've moved around because of our nursing careers. I was a quality manager, and my husband was a director of case management.
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