Amazon northwest Louisiana data centers: $18 billion, third campus (Shreveport)

Amazon raised its planned northwest Louisiana data center investment to $18 billion and added a third campus in Shreveport.

Owner
Amazon (AWS)
Partners
STACK Infrastructure (developer and owner of the campuses); SWEPCO (power)
Location
Caddo and Bossier Parishes and Shreveport, Louisiana
Capacity as announced
No MW figure stated; $18 billion planned investment across three campuses
Status
Expansion
Timeline
Investment raised from $12 billion (February 2026) to $18 billion
Announced

On August 18, 2026, Amazon said it was increasing its planned investment in northwest Louisiana from $12 billion, announced in February 2026, to $18 billion, expanding its data center campuses across Caddo and Bossier Parishes to a third planned campus in Shreveport. STACK Infrastructure is the developer and owner of all three campuses. Amazon expects up to 750 full-time data center jobs, and STACK anticipates up to 2,250 construction jobs. Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) serves the sites; Amazon says it will pay 100% of the costs of new energy infrastructure and grid upgrades needed for them and fund up to $400 million in public water infrastructure. Amazon did not state a capacity figure.

Country
United States
Project type
Data center campus
Announcement
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Questions

How much is Amazon investing in Louisiana data centers?
$18 billion in northwest Louisiana, up from the $12 billion announced in February 2026.
Where are Amazon’s Louisiana data centers?
In Caddo and Bossier Parishes, plus a third planned campus in Shreveport.
Who is building Amazon’s Louisiana campuses?
STACK Infrastructure is the developer and owner of all three campuses.
Sources:
Amazon, updated August 18, 2026. Checked October 19, 2026.

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