Amazon plans $12 billion data center buildout in Louisiana

Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab said it plans to invest $12 billion in Louisiana as part of a plan to build data centers in the Pelican State.

The Seattle-based online retailer said the data center buildout, in northwest Louisiana, will create 540 full-time jobs, as well as additional jobs it says will help support the facilities, such as electricians and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technicians, News.Az reports, citing Reuters.

As part of Amazon's fourth-quarter earnings report earlier this month, the company said it expected $200 billion this year in capital expenditures, a sharp increase from 2025's $131 billion, sending shares lower.

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By Faig Mahmudov