Louisiana
Amazon opens Louisiana’s first same-day delivery site in Elmwood near New Orleans
Amazon opened its doors Monday to its first same-day delivery site in Louisiana, located on Mounes Street near Dickory Avenue in Elmwood.
The new 150,000-square-foot facility will allow the retail giant to fulfill, sort and deliver thousands of same-day orders in the greater New Orleans area using advanced robotics and over 80 employees and counting, the company said.
The new site is one in a larger venture to double the number of same-day delivery sites nationwide, which now includes over 140 U.S. locations.
“We’re proud to create quality jobs while bringing a new level of convenience to New Orleans residents, and we look forward to growing alongside this incredible city,” site leader Stephen Grant said in a statement.
The facility, estimated last year to cost $30 million, plans to use several hundred drivers per day, each transporting up to 50 packages. The company agreed last year to stagger its peak hours between 1-3 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. to minimize traffic impact, with no more than 60 drivers working at one time.
The company is still hiring new workers at the Elmwood location to distribute more than 38,000 items sold through the facility.
Amazon purchased the property outside of Harahan in 2021, originally to serve as an offsite parking lot to its pre-existing local operations before pivoting to the new same-day delivery site, representatives told the Jefferson Parish Council in a zoning hearing last year.
“Amazon’s continued investment, expansion, and job creation in Jefferson Parish is a true testament to the success of their existing facility and their vision for the future of the area,” Jerry Bologna, executive director for the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission, said in a statement.
The new Amazon site comes weeks after the company opened another $40 million delivery center on the northshore in Slidell, which fulfills next day and two-day deliveries.
Across Louisiana, Amazon has four fulfillment and sortation centers, six delivery station locations, seven Whole Food markets and two solar farms, according to regional spokesperson Daniel Martin.
Since 2010, the company has invested over over $3 billion and created over 6,000 jobs in Louisiana, according to Martin.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A driver died from a gunshot wound after a Louisiana State Police car chase in New Orleans Saturday evening (June 20), but troopers say they did not fire the gun.
Troop NOLA confirmed the car chase ended near Franklin Avenue and North Miro Street Saturday. Troopers said they found the driver shot and brought them to the hospital, where that person died.
The driver’s identity has not been released.
A Troop NOLA spokesperson said he could not confirm if anyone else was in the car, if anyone has been arrested, or if troopers found a gun.
A spokesperson said more details will be released as a state police force investigation continues.
Troop NOLA is a special investigation unit tasked with proactive policing, traffic enforcement and crime reduction.
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MONROE, La. (KNOE) – Shelby Bordelon of Iberville Parish was crowned Miss Louisiana 2026 Saturday night in Monroe, earning the title and a $15,000 scholarship. Bordelon, a graduate student at Southeastern Louisiana University, said the role is about more than pageantry, emphasizing the yearlong service mission tied to the crown.
“Part of the mission of this organization is the service behind it,” Bordelon said. “And the service is so important, you are serving your state for a year… having the opportunities to connect with others… to continue making an impact and leaving my mark on others as well.”
Bordelon, who finished first runner-up in last year’s competition, said the moment her name was called as the winner still hasn’t fully sunk in.
“It was every emotion you could think of that was running through my mind at that moment,” she said, adding she focused on preparation and perspective this year. “I really wanted to go into this year with no regrets… just really trusting in that mindset and that plan.”
Bordelon said she hopes to use her platform to raise awareness for her nonprofit, Claire’s Promise, which focuses on combating drunk driving.
You can learn more about the nonprofit here. She will now represent Louisiana at the Miss America Pageant, which begins in late August in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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