Amazon to invest $12B in Louisiana data centers
Amazon is expanding its infrastructure to support artificial intelligence and cloud technologies in northwest Louisiana.
The online giant plans to invest $12 billion to build what it calls state-of-the-art data center campuses that will support cloud computing technologies across Caddo and Bossier parishes in Louisiana.
Amazon expects this planned investment to create 540 full-time jobs at the data centers, as well as to support 1,710 additional full-time equivalent positions in the community overall, including electricians, HVAC technicians, project engineers, network specialists, operations managers and security specialists.
Amazon has worked with the local utility, Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), to ensure it will pay 100% of the costs associated with its new data center campuses in Louisiana. This includes covering all expenses for new energy infrastructure and upgrades required to serve the data centers.
Other recent Amazon development projects in Louisiana include two facilities in the Shreveport area: a new delivery station supporting fast delivery to local customers opened in 2025 and an advanced robotics fulfillment center in 2024.
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In total, Amazon’s Louisiana footprint includes:
- 4 fulfillment and sortation centers.
- 7 delivery stations.
- 7 Whole Foods Market locations.
- Solar energy investments generating up to 200 MW — equivalent to powering 44,000 Louisiana homes.
Amazon is partnering with Stack Infrastructure, the developer and owner of the campuses, to lead the construction and development of the data center facilities. Stack anticipates this project will support up to 1,500 construction jobs.
Amazon takes sustainable data center approach
The data center campuses will use only verified surplus water, which is water that exceeds what the community requires for current needs. By limiting the usage to a portion of this surplus, the project helps ensure no strain on local water supplies.
In this region's climate, water is anticipated to be used to cool the data centers for less than 13% of the year, only requiring water during peak summer temperatures.
For the other 87% of the year, the data centers use natural air from the outside and push it directly to the servers for cooling. According to Amazon, this approach reduces electricity demand by 25-35% at the same time when the grid experiences peak summer loads.
As part of this project, Amazon plans to invest up to $400 million in public water infrastructure to support the site and enhance system. The company is also working with partners to develop water-positive programs that will return more water than it uses to the local watershed by 2030. This is part of Amazon Web Services’ global goal to become water positive by 2030, meaning AWS will return more water to communities than it uses in its direct operations.
“Amazon's $12 billion investment in northwest Louisiana will build next-generation data center campuses to support AI and cloud computing, ensuring opportunities for local communities," said David Zaplosky, Amazon chief global affairs and legal officer, in a corporate blog post. “We're creating hundreds of high-paying jobs and making substantial investments in local infrastructure to serve customers. We're grateful for our strong partnerships with local leaders and proud to deepen our commitment to Louisiana."
