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

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