Just days after opening a new same-day delivery site in Jefferson Parish, Amazon officials gathered in Slidell on Wednesday to unveil a long-awaited $40 million facility that the company says will provide hundreds of jobs and continue the online retail giant's expansion across Louisiana.

Officials from the city of Slidell and St. Tammany Parish toured the 140,000-square-foot building and praised it as an economic driver for the area.

"It's a great day in Slidell," said Slidell Mayor Bill Borchert.

"What a great opportunity for our citizens," echoed St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper. "What an investment we are making here that's going to prove beneficial to both the city and St. Tammany Parish."

Although the formal ribbon-cutting was Wednesday, Amazon has been moving packages

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