120 jobs are coming to Minden as a result of Catamaran Solution’s planned 20 acre manufacturing site that will be completed over the next three years. The 135,000 square foot industrial fabrication center jobs will come with an average annual salary of just over 60-thousand. Mayor Tommy Davis says the jobs will come in phases.
The site is part of the state’s developing I-20 Cyber Corridor.
Christmas tree prices are on the rise. That’s due to growing shortages stemming from the Great Recession. The 2008 financial crisis put many tree farmers out of business. Blake Huval, the owner of Huval’s Tree Hut in Central, says at the time, the market was flooded with more trees than demand is having its effect on the price this year.
LSU is 10th in the new college football playoff rankings, which is good news for their chances of playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game. Jerry Palm does bowl projections for CBS-Sports-dot-com and says as long as there are not any major upsets in the Big 10 or ACC Championship games, the Tigers should have a postseason game in either Arizona or Georgia…
Three holiday themed movies shot in Lafayette Parish are making their debut during this holiday season. For instance, “The Christmas Contract” aired on Lifetime last week. Executive Director of Louisiana Entertainment, Chris Stelly, says even though we don’t have snow, south Louisiana still has the aesthetics that film makers are looking for…
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