Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux proposes a 6% pay increase for police and firefighters as part of an estimated 6.9 million dollar annual investment in public safety.
Amazon Web Services Louisiana data centers
Amazon Web Services announced a third data center campus in Shreveport, raising its total Louisiana investment to $18 billion across three Northwest Louisiana campuses. It is reported, as reported September 16, 2026.
How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power it would draw
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Who leads it
- Amazon Web Services
- as stated by the source
- Who would use it
- Not disclosed
- Jobs once it runs
- Not disclosed
- Tax each year
- Not disclosed
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| How much power it needs | Not disclosed | |||
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| Who is building it | Amazon Web Services | as stated by the source | September 17, 2026 | |
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | Not disclosed | |||
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Water useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Power the campus would drawA utility or public service commission docket, an interconnection filing, or an air permit for an on site plant.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Caddo Parish and Shreveport about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
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| Caddo Parish | Data center would require variance from Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board to allow industrial development on Agricultural zoned land | americanpress.com | |
| Caddo Parish | Resolution 53 would have asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider recommending a moratorium on data center construction in commercially and industrially zoned portions of unincorporated Caddo Parish | thecentersquare.com | |
| Caddo Parish | Caddo commissioners voted 6-4 against sending a proposed moratorium to the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 1, 2026 | thecentersquare.com | |
| Caddo Parish | Commissioner Ken Epperson asked for a resolution requiring environmental study on current data center projects in Caddo Parish | ksla.com | |
| Caddo Parish | John Paul Young asked for a resolution to put a two year moratorium on tax benefits for data center projects | ksla.com |
What happened
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AWS UAE region opened in 2022 [4]
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AWS Bahrain region opened in 2019 [4]
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AWS unable to restore data in mec1 az2 Availability Zone after six months [4]
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· Status: rumored (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
AWS data centers in Bahrain and UAE were struck by Iranian drones in March 2026 [4]
The full Amazon Web Services Louisiana data centers timeline, in order
29 corrections to this record
Every correction, with its reason
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The stage was set by timeline entries that were returned to draft on 2026-09-17 (they had been published onto the record while it was still a draft skeleton). With no published entry behind it the record reads rumored until one is approved. The old and new text.
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The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is datacenterdynamics.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Louisiana, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 3 on 1 row of monitoring_sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is datacenterdynamics.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Louisiana, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 3 on 1 row of monitoring_sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is shreveporttimes.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Louisiana, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 2 rows of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is shreveporttimes.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Louisiana, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 2 rows of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
What was said
The increases would take effect December 1, 2026.
Shreveport Police Officers Association welcomed the 6% base pay raise but criticized the use of bonuses and retention incentives.
Every statement about data centers in Louisiana, by speaker
5 more statements on this page
Tom Arceneaux, Shreveport Mayor
Stack Infrastructure and Amazon Web Services have announced they are proceeding with a data center in west Shreveport.
Tom Arceneaux, Shreveport Mayor
Recurring revenue would come from property tax revenue from the West Shreveport data center and electric franchise payments once it is complete and operational.
Tom Arceneaux, Shreveport Mayor
The city anticipates building permit fees, payments in lieu of sales taxes during construction and potentially increased sales tax collections from data center projects.
Alliance for Affordable Energy
A May 2026 report examined five hyperscale data center projects in Louisiana
The site
Where in Caddo Parish is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
Tap a pin for the data center, the parcel for its record
- This record: Proposed, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 8 other published records in Louisiana
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
- Where
- Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.
Questions about this project
4 questions answered from the record
Who is building Amazon Web Services Louisiana data centers?
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Amazon Web Services is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
How much power and water does Amazon Web Services Louisiana data centers say it needs?
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Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Amazon Web Services Louisiana data centers stand today?
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It is reported, as reported September 16, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 16, 2026: AWS UAE region opened in 2022 [4].
What has Shreveport or Caddo Parish decided about it?
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Caddo Parish (rated case by case): Data center would require variance from Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board to allow industrial development on Agricultural zoned land (reported September 11, 2026, source); and Caddo Parish: Resolution 53 would have asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider recommending a moratorium on data center construction in commercially and industrially zoned portions of unincorporated Caddo Parish (reported September 1, 2026, source). 5 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
Sources
Reporting
- AWS pledges $6bn investment in data center campus in Shreveport, Louisiana - Data Center Dynamics, Data Center Dynamics, August 19, 2026, trade press
- Amazon raises Louisiana data-center investment to $18 billion, adds third Shreveport campus - BIC Magazine, BIC Magazine, August 19, 2026, local outlet
- Amazon Web Services announces third data center in NW Louisiana, sets community meeting date - The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- AWS ‘Unable To Restore’ Data Centers Hit By Iran Strikes; Partner Hopes Amazon’s $220B Spending Plan Continues, www.crn.com, September 16, 2026, local outlet
- Shreveport Emerges as a Key Hub for SLB’s Data Center Infrastructure Business - SLB, SLB, August 27, 2026, local outlet
- Trump calls data center opponents backward as Louisiana projects roll on - Shreveport Times, Shreveport Times, September 1, 2026, local outlet
- Amazon Web Services to build third data center in Louisiana - audacy.com, audacy.com, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- Amazon plans 3rd data center in NW Louisiana, bringing investment to $18B - WWLTV.com, WWLTV.com, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- Amazon Web Services announces a third data center campus is coming to Shreveport - KSLA, KSLA, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- Amazon’s data center network in Northwest Louisiana is going to get bigger - Louisiana Illuminator, Louisiana Illuminator, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- Amazon is upping its data center commitment in northwest Louisiana by $6B - Baton Rouge Business Report, Baton Rouge Business Report, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- Amazon raises Louisiana data center investment to $18 billion, adds third Shreveport campus - BIC Magazine, BIC Magazine, August 19, 2026, local outlet
2 more sources
- Amazon Web Services announces a third data center campus is coming to Shreveport - KSLA, KSLA, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- Third Amazon data center campus part of Amazon's $18 billion Louisiana investment - WBRZ, WBRZ, August 19, 2026, local outlet
14 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "Amazon Web Services Louisiana data centers", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/amazon-web-services-louisiana-data-centers-shreveport-la, last verified September 17, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Amazon Web Services Louisiana data centers", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/amazon-web-services-louisiana-data-centers-shreveport-la. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Slug
- amazon-web-services-louisiana-data-centers-shreveport-la
- Status value
- rumored
- Stage
- Proposed
- Tier
- skeleton
- Tags
- skeleton
- Place id
- us/la/caddo-parish/shreveport
- Coordinates
- 32.50806, -93.76278
- Location precision
- county
- Location source
- County seat (Shreveport), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location source number
- Not disclosed
- Location last verified
- September 16, 2026
- EPA registry id
- Not disclosed
- Use type values
- not_disclosed
- Tenancy value
- not_disclosed
- Cooling type value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity basis
- not_disclosed
- Water basis
- not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
- Acreage basis
- Not disclosed
- Interconnection value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity, if disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Rating of the county's rows
- Case by case
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Last verified
- 2026-09-17