Amazon expands Louisiana data center investment to $18B with third campus

Amazon is bumping its data center commitment in Louisiana from $12 billion to $18 billion, adding a third campus to what was already shaping up to be one of the largest single-state infrastructure investments in the company’s history. The additional $6 billion will fund a facility at the Resilient Tech Park in Shreveport, joining the two campuses Amazon announced in February 2026 across Caddo and Bossier Parishes. From $12B to $18B Amazon’s original February 23, 2026 announcement was already massive. A $12 billion commitment to build what the company’s Chief Global Affairs Officer described as “next-generation data center campuses” in northwest Louisiana, designed to handle surging AWS workloads driven by AI and cloud computing demand. That initial plan called for roughly 540 full-time jobs directly, plus an estimated 1,700 additional positions in supporting trades like electrical work, HVAC, and security. The third campus at Resilient Tech Park didn’t come without friction. Legal challenges surrounding the Shreveport site had to be resolved before Amazon could move forward with permitting and construction. Those hurdles were cleared by April 2026, paving the way for the expanded c...