Overview
- Amazon will develop three data center campuses across Caddo and Bossier parishes with STACK Infrastructure, partnering with utility SWEPCO to serve AI and cloud workloads.
- The company says it will cover 100% of required energy infrastructure and upgrades, invest up to $400 million in public water systems, use only verified surplus water, and rely on water cooling for less than 13% of the year.
- The buildout is expected to create 540 full-time data center jobs and about 1,710 supporting roles, with up to 1,500 construction jobs; initial postings are set to go live Tuesday and average salaries were cited near $80,000.
- State and local officials celebrated the largest single investment in north Louisiana and offered incentives including LED FastStart and tax exemptions, with some projecting roughly 6,200 total jobs and multibillion‑dollar economic impacts beyond Amazon’s direct figures.
- Protesters and community groups are pressing for studies of water withdrawals from Caddo and Cross lakes and potential grid strain, as the Caddo Lake Institute evaluates sustainable supply and Amazon launches a $250,000 regional community fund.