SHREVEPORT, LA. — Amazon has unveiled plans to invest an estimated $6 billion in northwest Louisiana for the development of a new data center. The data center, which will be located at Resilient Technology Park in Shreveport, is expected to create 210 direct jobs and 499 indirect jobs.
This expansion marks the third data center planned in the state, bringing Amazon’s data center investment in Louisiana to $18 billion. The announcement comes less than six months after its initial $12 billion investment in February. Amazon will continue to partner with STACK Infrastructure, the developer and owner of the three planned campuses, to lead the construction and development of the data center facilities.
The data centers in Louisiana are expected to rely on air cooling for most of the year, using water for cooling only when temperatures exceed approximately 85 degrees Fahrenheit —which is anticipated to occur less than 13 percent of the year in the region.
Amazon also plans to invest up to $400 million in public water infrastructure to support all three campuses and has coordinated with local utilities to ensure sufficient capacity for both its facilities and existing customers. The company says it will fund all water and wastewater improvements required by the projects, while working with partners on programs designed to return more water to local watersheds than its operations consume.