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Baton Rouge / louisianaradionetwork.com Dec 22, 2020 12:49 PM Amazon has selected Carencro as the site of its first fulfillment center in Louisiana, with the 500 job facility expected to open a year from now. Governor Edwards said Amazon is investing 100 million dollars in the Lafayette Parish project. “In Carencro Amazon will handle large and bulky items like products for outdoor trips, kayaks, that sort of thing. Power equipment to maintain your lawn, rugs to decorate your homes, and so man...

My New Orleans 12/22/2020   CARENCRO, La. (press release) — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Amazon announced the company will open its first Louisiana fulfillment center in the Lafayette Parish city of Carencro. The company will make a $100 million capital investment and create 500 direct jobs with an annual payroll of more than $16 million. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project also will result in 982 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 1,400 jobs in Acadiana and sur...

Lafayette fulfillment center to join BR Amazon facility, others in La. as online retailer expands here 3 months 2 days 16 hours ago Tuesday, December 22 2020 Dec 22, 2020 December 22, 2020 12:07 PM December 22, 2020 in News Source: WBRZ TV Share: LAFAYETTE – Amazon continues to expand its shipping presence in Louisiana, adding a fulfillment center to its portfolio, the state announced Tuesday. The fulfillment center, the first in Louisiana, joins a warehouse in Baton Rouge off Siegen Lane and...

Amazon announces first Louisiana fulfillment center coming in 2021 Edwards said the new 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center will be located at the former Evangeline Downs site in Carencro, La. Credit: GRANT HINDSLEY/AFP/Getty Images A package is labeled at a SLAM, or scan, label, apply and manifest during a tour of Amazons Fulfillment Center, September 21, 2018 in Kent, Washington. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 1:08 PM CST December 22, 2020 CARENCRO, La. — Lo...

Evangeline Downs Derby Jess B One gets up at the wire. Fourth-fastest qualifier Jess B One won Saturdays 400-yard, $111,180 Evangeline Downs Derby. PHOTO: Coady Photography December 13, 2020 | Racing , Racing | Racing , Racing Gene Coxs Jess B One earned his first stakes win in...

Q-Racing Blog: $1 Million Cajun Present Q-Racing Blog: $1 Million Cajun Present Louisiana horsemen are in for some rich racing in the next few weeks. TDZ Rolex Rattler is one of the qualifiers for the LQHBA Futurity. PHOTO: Coady Photography By Ty Wyant Louisiana is known for many attributes, from the celebration of Mardi Gras to the resiliency of its residents in the face of too many hurricanes in recent years. The Pelican State could also be known as the State-Bred State....