Washington-based Greenberry Industrial is ready to set up shop in Jefferson Davis Parish. The company is taking over the former Gulf Islands Shipyards facility near Jennings. Greenberry’s Fabrication Manager Aaron Reeves says the capable and readily-available workforce in the area was a key factor for Greenberry. Over the next four to six months, the company expects to create 100 new direct jobs with an average salary of $62-thousand, with 144 indirect positions as well…:
CUT 13(07) “…people reaching out.”
Reeves encourages those looking for work to visit the company’s site in Sulphur in person.
Just after Florida passed bill banning teachers from discussing sexual orientation in the classroom, Bossier Parish state Representative Dodie Horton proposes Louisiana do the same thing. Under her bill, gender identity and sexual preference would be forbidden topics for K through 8th grade classrooms. Opponents in Florida have dubbed that bill the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Production costs for farmers in the Bayou State could go up as much as 40-percent this year, depending on the crop. LSU AgCenter Economist Mike Deliberto, says the market volatility is due to a number of issues, like supply chain disruptions, the availability of herbicides and other factors. Deliberto says only 12-cents from every dollar on retail food sales comes back to the individual farmer and the increase at the grocery store is paying for transportation, advertising, and marketing…:
CUT 05(08) “…store shelves.”
Between 20 and 30 people safely escaped from a fire at a Golden Corral restaurant in Shreveport Thursday evening. Firefighters say the fire seems to have started in a grease collector. They credit Golden Corral staff with getting everyone to safety quickly. Despite all the thick black smoke, damage to the building was actually minimal.