Amazon has selected Louisiana to invest $12 billion for a data center campus. The campus is being built in northwest Louisiana in Caddo and Bossier parishes. Governor Landry says it’s believed to be the biggest single investment by a company in the history of northwest Louisiana – as well as one of the most important.
“It will position us, northwest Louisiana, to be at the center of something that is shaping the global economy; that is artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure,” Landry explained.
Landry says these three data centers will create thousands of jobs.
“These projects will create more than 6,200 job opportunities right here in northwest Louisiana,” Landry said.
Among them are 540 on-site jobs that pay salaries that are 50% higher than the state average.
One of the most controversial aspects of data centers is all the electricity that’s required to power them and the effects that it may have on residents’ utility bills. Landry said Amazon is taking care of all of that.
“Amazon is going to support the capital that will fund the utility infrastructure that is required for these projects,” Landry said.
Construction is expected to begin immediately.