Shreveport

Researched: 2026-08-02 · Lead source: Brockovich AI Data Center community map (2 resident reports, 2026-05-21 → 2026-06-03) · ZIP demographics: 50.8% Black, pop 31,807 (Census ACS 2023) · County: Caddo Parish (roughly 49% Black — verify at census.gov/quickfacts/caddoparishlouisiana) Status: No data center sited inside this ZIP as of 2026-08-02 — but it is the populated north-Shreveport gateway to the "State Line" Amazon/STACK campus rising in rural north Caddo near Blanchard.

This report is research, not legal, financial, real-estate, or investment advice.

0. Snapshot

ZIP 71107 covers north Shreveport and the southern half of north Caddo Parish — the corridor running up US-71 and North Market Street from downtown toward Blanchard, Mooringsport, and the Arkansas/Texas line. It is the largest and northernmost of the majority-Black Shreveport ZIPs in this cluster (pop 31,807, 50.8% Black), and it sits between the city and the rural north-Caddo site where Amazon and STACK are building the "State Line" data-center campus.

• In-ZIP facility: None found as of 2026-08-02. No approved, proposed, or announced data center has a confirmed address inside 71107.
• To the north: the "State Line" / Blanchard campus — one of the three AWS/STACK campuses in the $12B northwest Louisiana project — is being built on Latex State Line Road / Blanchard Latex Road in far north Caddo Parish (nearer the Blanchard 71009 and Mooringsport 71060 areas), on land assembled by Denver's SAC III Acquisition Co., LLC (556 acres, plus adjacent tracts totaling 810+ acres). First phase projected to go live early 2028. (KTBS; Shreveport-Bossier Advocate, accessed 2026-08-02)
• Water: the Blanchard campus would draw from Caddo Lake; the Town of Blanchard agreed in December 2025 to sell water to the large user via a services agreement with TXLAAR LLC for up to 5 million gallons per day. Caddo Lake residents worry a data center could "pull millions of gallons a day, lowering lake levels and threatening wildlife." (KTBS; SettleTalk, accessed 2026-08-02)
• Transparency: Caddo commissioners (including District 1's Chris Kracman) said residents "don't have enough information," that they learned of the project from surveyors rather than official notice, and that no developer had briefed them. (KTBS; KSLA, accessed 2026-08-02)

1. The Facility & Where It Sits

• Inside 71107: no data-center site with a confirmed 71107 address was found. 71107 is the residential north-Shreveport ZIP; the campus is farther north in unincorporated/rural north Caddo near Blanchard and the state line.
• The "State Line" / Blanchard campus: on Latex State Line Road near Blanchard, with a second tract north of Blanchard Latex Road along State Line Road. AWS is the tenant; STACK Infrastructure the developer; land assembled by SAC III Acquisition Co., LLC. Amazon says it will fund 100% of required electrical and water infrastructure and use an air-cooled design most of the year. First phase early 2028. (Baxtel — Amazon Blanchard Campus; SettleTalk, accessed 2026-08-02)
• Why 71107 is the gateway: the traffic, construction, workforce, and utility corridors serving a rural north-Caddo campus run through north Shreveport (71107) — North Market Street, US-71, and the SWEPCO/water lines heading north. Substation and transmission upgrades for the campus may land in or cross 71107.

The border — where it sits relative to people

• 71107 is a majority-Black ZIP (50.8%) and the most populous in this cluster. North Shreveport has historically carried the city's rail, industrial, and disinvestment burden. A large data-center load rising just up the road, plus its transmission/water corridors, is the kind of infrastructure that historically routes through — not around — north-Shreveport neighborhoods.
• The campus itself is rural. Its most direct neighbors are Caddo Lake, Blanchard (71009), and Mooringsport (71060) residents and their water supply — which is why the organized worry there is about lake levels, wells, wastewater capacity, and quiet land assembly. (KTBS, accessed 2026-08-02)

2. Public Hearings & Notices

Caddo Parish's zoning gap: reporting has noted the Blanchard project highlights how limited the parish's zoning authority is over rural data centers — much of north Caddo is not zoned the way the city is, so there is no MPC special-exception hearing for the rural campus the way there was for the Greenwood Road site. (The Center Square — "Data center highlights Caddo Parish zoning limits", accessed 2026-08-02)

Upcoming: watch the Caddo Parish Commission agenda for the requested environmental/traffic studies and any road, water, or transmission approvals affecting north Shreveport.

3. Power

• Serving utility: SWEPCO (AEP), Shreveport. Amazon says it pays 100% of its electricity costs and funds substations/transmission; SWEPCO's president said no costs pass to customers and no dedicated plant will be built. MW load and cost allocation will be filed with the LPSC later. (Fox 8 / Louisiana Illuminator; Shreveport-Bossier Advocate — SWEPCO, accessed 2026-08-02)
• Watch for transmission through 71107: serving a north-Caddo campus likely means new or upgraded lines and substations running north from the Shreveport grid — infrastructure that can cross north-Shreveport neighborhoods. Confirm routes with SWEPCO and the LPSC.
• State rulemaking: the LPSC is drafting large-load tariff rules to keep upgrade costs off residential bills; the Alliance for Affordable Energy is engaged. (The Hayride, accessed 2026-08-02)

4. Water & Drought

• The Blanchard campus draws from Caddo Lake via a Town of Blanchard water-services agreement (TXLAAR LLC, up to 5 MGD). Caddo Lake residents' central fear is lower lake levels and wildlife impact, plus inadequate rural wastewater capacity. (KTBS; SettleTalk, accessed 2026-08-02)
• 71107 itself is largely on the City of Shreveport system in its southern, in-city portion — the same system under a federal sewer consent decree (compliance to 2026-11-12) that issued a citywide boil advisory on 2026-03-02. Rural north-Caddo portions may be on Blanchard/rural water. Confirm your provider. (The Center Square; City of Shreveport boil advisory, accessed 2026-08-02)
• Amazon's pledge: $400M toward Caddo-Bossier public water infrastructure and limited seasonal cooling-water use. (Fox 8, accessed 2026-08-02)
• Drought: Caddo Parish ranged from normal to abnormally dry (D0) in 2026; lake-draw concerns sharpen in dry years. Check the live map. (Drought.gov — Caddo, accessed 2026-08-02)

5. Population & Who Lives Here

• ZIP 71107: 50.8% Black; population 31,807 (Census ACS 2023) — the largest ZIP in this cluster. Covers north Shreveport and southern north-Caddo Parish.
• Caddo Parish overall roughly 49% Black. North Shreveport has long carried rail and heavy-industry infrastructure; a rural hyperscale campus to the north adds transmission and traffic pressure routed through this ZIP.
• ZIP-specific poverty and health figures were Not found in a single reachable source as of 2026-08-02 — see census.gov/quickfacts.

6. Money — Abatements, Incentives, Jobs

• The $12B/540-jobs/1,500-construction figures are program-wide across all three AWS campuses. (LED, accessed 2026-08-02)
• ITEP: local sign-off required (parish, school board, sheriff); deals could exempt ~60% of local property taxes if hiring targets are met. A signed ITEP value/term for the Blanchard/State Line campus was Not found as of 2026-08-02 — request it from Caddo Parish and the Caddo Parish School Board, whose tax base north-Shreveport residents share. (NOLA.com, accessed 2026-08-02)
• Note: a Caddo-specific analysis found the parish's earlier tax-exemption practices gave away hundreds of millions; the parish now has more say over local exemptions. Ask how that authority is being used for the data centers. (Heliopolis Magazine — Shreveport-Caddo tax program, accessed 2026-08-02)

7. Community Reaction & News Coverage

• Named voices: Caddo Commissioners Ken Epperson (resolutions for environmental/traffic studies, rainwater capture) and Chris Kracman (said he received no developer contact); Caddo Lake–area residents worried about lake levels; statewide, the Alliance for Affordable Energy (Logan Burke) on utility bills. (KSLA; KTBS, accessed 2026-08-02)
• The transparency thread: residents and even commissioners learning of an 800+ acre campus from surveyors, not notices, is itself the story in north Caddo — and the reason two 71107 residents dropped pins.
• Local newsrooms: Shreveport Times, KSLA, KTBS, KTAL/KMSS, 710 KEEL, Shreveport-Bossier Advocate, The Center Square, Louisiana Illuminator.

8. Find Out For Yourself

County — the key body for the rural campus

Caddo Parish Commission — Government Plaza, 505 Travis St, Suite 110, Shreveport, LA 71101 · Commission Clerk Jeff Everson, (318) 226-6596 · agendas at caddo.gov. Ask for Commissioner Ken Epperson's environmental/traffic-study resolutions and the status of any State Line/Blanchard approvals. Find your commissioner (District 1 is Chris Kracman) via caddo.gov.

Town of Blanchard — the water seller

Town of Blanchard — ask the town council for the TXLAAR LLC water-services agreement (volume, price, term) and how selling up to 5 MGD affects Blanchard's own supply and Caddo Lake. Contact via the Town of Blanchard municipal office (verify current number on the town's official site before calling).

City (for the in-city part of 71107)

Shreveport City Council — 505 Travis St, 1st Floor Chamber, 71101. Confirm your district on the Council Districts map. Roster:

• District A — Tabatha H. Taylor · 318-517-4392 · Tabatha.Taylor@shreveportla.gov
• District B — Gary Brooks · 318-918-0898 · Gary.Brooks@shreveportla.gov
• District C — Jim Taliaferro · 318-455-0920 · Jim.Taliaferro@shreveportla.gov
• District D — Grayson Boucher · 318-673-5262 · Grayson.Boucher@shreveportla.gov
• District E — Dr. Alan Jackson, Jr. · 318-510-4765 · Alan.Jackson@shreveportla.gov
• District F — James Green · 318-635-7118 · James.Green@shreveportla.gov
• District G — Ursula Bowman · 318-734-7568 · Ursula.Bowman@shreveportla.gov

(shreveportla.gov — Contact Council Member, accessed 2026-08-02)

Utility & regulator

• SWEPCO — 428 Travis St, Shreveport; media/public line 318-673-3060. Ask about new transmission/substations serving the north-Caddo campus and whether any route crosses 71107.
• LPSC District 5 (Foster Campbell) — 124 South Grand St, Monroe, LA 71201 · (318) 362-3318 · foster.campbell@la.gov. (LPSC District 5, accessed 2026-08-02)

Six questions worth asking

1. To the Caddo Parish Commission: What environmental and traffic studies were ordered for the State Line/Blanchard campus, and are they public?
2. To the Town of Blanchard: What are the price, volume, and term of the TXLAAR water agreement, and how is Caddo Lake's level protected in a drought?
3. To SWEPCO / LPSC: Where will the transmission lines and substations serving the north-Caddo campus be built — does any route run through north Shreveport?
4. To Caddo Parish / School Board: Has any ITEP exemption been approved, at what value and term, and how many guaranteed jobs?
5. To your Parish Commissioner: Given the parish's limited rural zoning authority, what public hearing (if any) will residents get before the campus expands?
6. To the City: For the in-city part of 71107, which water pressure zone am I in and how did it fare in the March 2026 boil advisory?

9. If You're Thinking About Moving Here

Neutral read:

• The campus is rural and to the north — but its corridors run through you. The buildings are in north Caddo near Blanchard/the state line, not in 71107. The traffic, workforce, water lines, and (possibly) transmission serving it route through north Shreveport.
• Water depends on your provider. In-city 71107 is on the Shreveport system (consent decree, March 2026 boil advisory). Rural north-Caddo portions may be on Blanchard/rural water tied to the same lake the campus will draw from. Confirm before you buy.
• Zoning gives you less protection out here. Unlike the city's Greenwood Road fight (which got an MPC hearing), much of rural north Caddo is lightly zoned — expansions may not trigger the same public hearings.
• Transparency is the recurring problem. Neighbors and commissioners learned of the campus from surveyors. Assume you will have to ask for information rather than receive it.
• Unresolved: the environmental/traffic studies; the transmission routing; the Caddo Lake withdrawal math in dry years; and any ITEP tax deal.

Practical step: call the Caddo Parish Commission clerk for the State Line project file and the ordered studies, and the Town of Blanchard for the water agreement.

10. Sources

All accessed 2026-08-02.

1. KTBS — "Residents worry as single developer eyes Northwest Louisiana properties for possible data centers" — https://www.ktbs.com/news/residents-worry-as-single-developer-eyes-northwest-louisiana-properties-for-possible-data-centers/article_f4703867-d836-480e-b8c0-5954afbc6d89.html
2. Shreveport-Bossier Advocate — "Caddo Parish data center has water, land. What's next?" — https://www.shreveportbossieradvocate.com/business/caddo-parish-data-center-close-to-announcement/article_2b119d88-7a64-4844-bc0f-01899e534f75.html
3. Baxtel — "Amazon: Blanchard Campus Data Center" — https://baxtel.com/data-center/amazon-blanchard-campus
4. SettleTalk — "A Closer Look at Amazon Web Services' Proposed Data Centers and Their Potential Impact on Caddo and Bossier Parishes" — https://www.settletalk.com/settle-talk-blog/2026/7/28/a-closer-look-at-amazon-web-services-proposed-data-centers-and-their-potential-impact-on-caddo-and-bossier-parishes
5. KSLA — "Caddo Parish commissioner seeking environmental and traffic studies for data center project in Blanchard" — https://www.ksla.com/2026/06/02/caddo-parish-commissioners-seek-environmental-studies-data-center-projects/
6. KTBS — "Caddo Parish Commission rejects new data center-related resolutions" — https://www.ktbs.com/community/caddo-parish-commission-rejects-new-data-center-related-resolutions/article_e5f31d13-849b-4259-b43b-102bb6dbffe5.html
7. KSLA — "Caddo Parish Commission votes to remove ordinance" (2026-04-10) — https://www.ksla.com/video/2026/04/10/caddo-parish-commission-votes-remove-ordinance/
8. The Center Square — "Caddo Commission declines vote on data center water restrictions" — https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/article_9b293a27-28ee-49c8-b9b6-86cccb79f3b4.html
9. The Center Square — "Data center highlights Caddo Parish zoning limits" — https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/economy/article_5dcfad7a-a0b4-4797-9cf8-a6c0df491b5c.html
10. Fox 8 Live / Louisiana Illuminator — "Amazon says it will limit water use, pay for power" — https://www.fox8live.com/2026/02/24/amazon-says-it-will-limit-water-use-pay-power-12-billion-nw-louisiana-data-centers/
11. Shreveport-Bossier Advocate — "What AEP's AI data center boom means for SWEPCO" — https://www.shreveportbossieradvocate.com/business/what-aeps-ai-data-center-boom-means-for-swepco-shreveport-and-bossier/article_6fb28e3c-d1de-4804-924a-c6958c411c9e.html
12. The Hayride — "Regulators weighing new rules for data centers, major power users" — https://thehayride.com/2026/05/regulators-weighing-new-rules-for-data-centers-major-power-users/
13. The Center Square — "Shreveport taxpayers pay higher water and sewer bills to fulfill consent decree" — https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/article_29d69364-987e-11ef-a0ad-c3fa4ee62b47.html
14. City of Shreveport — Citywide Boil Advisory (2026-03-02) — https://www.shreveportla.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30172/03022026---NEWS-RELEASE-Citywide-Boil-Advisory-Issued
15. Drought.gov — Caddo Parish — https://www.drought.gov/states/louisiana/county/caddo
16. LED — "Amazon Selects Louisiana for $12 Billion Data Center Campuses" — https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/amazon-selects-louisiana-for-12-billion-data-center-campuses-in-major-u-s-expansion
17. NOLA.com — "Why tech giants could reap massive tax breaks in Louisiana" — https://www.nola.com/news/data-center-meta-amazon-louisiana-tax-break/article_6ccd632e-f470-425a-ad8b-0fba3916bd4d.html
18. Heliopolis Magazine — "Shreveport-Caddo Has New Power Over Tax Program Which Gave Away Over $680 Million" — https://heliopolis.la/shreveport-caddo-new-power-tax-program-gave-away-680-million/
19. Shreveport City Council — Contact / roster — https://www.shreveportla.gov/3057/Contact-Council-Member
20. Shreveport City Council Districts map — https://www.shreveportla.gov/202/City-Council-Districts
21. Caddo Parish — Contact — https://caddo.gov/contact/
22. LPSC — Commissioner District 5 (Foster Campbell) — https://lpsc.louisiana.gov/District5