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Amazon raises Louisiana data-center plan to $18B

Amazon Web Services + STACK Infrastructure + SWEPCO + Louisiana economic-development partners

Primary sourcePress release only2026-08-18
Deal structureExpanded hyperscale data-center campus investment
GeographyCaddo and Bossier Parishes, including Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Infrastructure layersData centers + cloud capacity + power infrastructure + construction
Disclosed scale$18B planned investment across three northwest Louisiana data-center campuses, up from $12B, including a third planned campus in Shreveport

Why it matters

The strategic read

Adds another $6B and a third campus to Amazon's northwest Louisiana buildout, turning the region into an $18B multi-site cloud infrastructure cluster. The expansion also places the supporting grid, water and workforce commitments on the record: Amazon says it will pay the full cost of required energy infrastructure and grid upgrades while STACK develops the facilities.

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What was disclosed

  1. 01

    Amazon increased its planned northwest Louisiana data-center investment from $12B to $18B.

  2. 02

    The expansion adds a third planned campus in Shreveport to the Caddo and Bossier Parishes footprint.

  3. 03

    The three campuses are expected to create up to 750 full-time Amazon data-center jobs and support 2,500 additional positions.

  4. 04

    STACK Infrastructure is partnering with Amazon on development of the facilities and expects the campuses to support up to 2,250 construction jobs.

  5. 05

    Amazon says it will pay 100% of the costs for new energy infrastructure and grid upgrades required to serve the campuses.

  6. 06

    Amazon plans to invest up to $400M in public water infrastructure supporting the three campuses.

  7. 07

    The company also plans investments bringing up to 200 MW of new carbon-free energy onto the Louisiana grid.

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What is known—and what is not

Expanded investment plan announced by Amazon. The primary company release identifies the $18B aggregate commitment, increase from $12B, three-campus footprint, Shreveport expansion, STACK development role, expected employment, ratepayer-protection commitment, up-to-$400M public-water investment and up-to-200-MW carbon-free-energy plan. Public materials do not disclose campus-level investment allocations, IT load or total MW, building count and design, cloud or AI workload mix, land and site-control terms, utility-service agreements, power price, generation and transmission scope, water volumes, construction contracts, detailed delivery schedule, permits, tenant commitments, financing structure, remedies or termination rights.