Partnerships set the stage for state and federal funding to expand UL Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center and biopharmaceutical manufacturing at Progress Point NEW IBERIA, La. – Acadiana is poised to grow its burgeoning biopharmaceutical sector, supported by an...
Economic Development
Supreme Rice Invests $16.2 Million To Create Parboil Facilities in Acadia Parish, Expand Product Line
New plants in Crowley and Mermentau will result in 99 new jobs and 181 retained jobs. CROWLEY, La. – Supreme Rice, one of the largest rice-milling operations in Louisiana, is investing $16.2 million to develop parboil facilities in Crowley and Mermentau for a new line...
SafeSource Direct Plans Lafayette Parish and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, PPE Manufacturing Centers
SafeSource Direct, a joint venture between Ochsner Health and Trax Development, plans to develop two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment in Lafayette Parish and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The projects are expected to create a combined 1,221...
Acadiana jobs: Ochsner to employ more than 1,200 at new manufacturing facilities in Broussard
Ochsner Health and an Alabama company announced two manufacturing facilities in the Broussard region that will manufacture personal protective equipment and employ 1,221. Officials made the announcement Monday morning along with Gov. John Bel Edwards on the $150...
Ochsner Partners to Create PPE Production Facilities in Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas, SafeSource Direct CEO Justin Hollingsworth and other officials on Monday, May 3 to announce the development of two manufacturing facilities for personal protective...
Gov. Edwards, SafeSource Direct and Ochsner Health Announce PPE Production Facilities in Lafayette, St. Martin Parishes
Facilities to include headquarters and two personal protective equipment manufacturing plants, resulting in over 2,200 new direct, indirect jobs. BROUSSARD, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas, SafeSource Direct CEO...
Cajun Traditions Announces New Meat Processing Facility in Church Point
Company will invest $2.85 million to reconfigure vacant Church Point facility for meat production Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Cajun Traditions Food Processors owner Lonnie Richard announced the company’s development of a new meat processing and packaging facility...
Cajun Traditions Announces New Meat Processing Facility In Church Point
Company will invest $2.85 million to reconfigure vacant Church Point facility for meat production CHURCH POINT, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Cajun Traditions Food Processors owner Lonnie Richard announced the company’s development of a new meat processing...
Cabot Corporation Plans $90 Million Enhancement at Ville Platte, Louisiana Plant
A global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, Boston, Massachusetts-based Cabot Corporation will make a $90 million capital investment to enhance the performance of its plant in Ville Platte, Louisiana. The facility manufactures carbon black, a key...
Cabot Corporation to Invest $90MM in Louisiana, Resulting in 380 Construction Jobs
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Cabot Corporation Senior Vice President Bart Kalkstein announced Cabot will make a $90 million capital investment to enhance the performance of its plant in Ville Platte, Louisiana. The facility manufactures carbon black, a key...