Lafayette fulfillment center to join BR Amazon facility, others in La. as online retailer expands here
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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 an ongoing construction project in West Baton Rouge. The fulfillment center will be in Lafayette Parish, near the interchange of I-10 and I-49.
The facility, in the community of Carencro, will employ 500 people, the governor’s office said in a prepared statement. Amazon will spend $100 million to setup the operation. It’s believed the facility will create 982 indirect jobs.
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