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Louisiana

Louisiana DOR describes a sales-and-use-tax exemption under R.S. 47:305.73 for qualifying purchases related to a data center certified by Louisiana Economic Development. Eligible transactions include specified equipment and construction, expansion or repair costs; the exemption requires the appropriate certification documentation.

In the historical record

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Amazon raises its northwest Louisiana investment plan

Amazon expanded its Louisiana commitment to include another Shreveport campus. STACK is identified as developer and owner of the planned campuses.

$18BInvestment planannounced investmentNorthwest Louisiana campus portfolio; revised totalstatedAmazon ↗
Caddo and Bossier parishes, including Shreveport, Louisianaexpansion announced
Sources and context

The revised total replaces the earlier $12 billion plan; it must not be added to that plan. The source was first published in February but explicitly dates this expansion to August 18. Amazon's role differs from STACK's ownership and development role.

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Meta announces a larger Richland Parish buildout

Meta announced an expansion of its Louisiana campus and additional regional investment.

5 GWCampus compute capacityplanned compute capacityRichland Parish expanded campusstatedMeta ↗
>$50BExpansion investmentannounced investmentRichland Parish expansion described by Metagreater thanMeta ↗
Richland Parish, Louisianaexpansion announced
Sources and context

The page also displays July 12; this record uses the leading announcement date. Capacity describes the planned buildout, rather than commissioned output. The expansion amount may overlap prior campus financing. The included costs have not been reconciled.