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Gov. Edwards announces Weyerhaeuser investing in Holden mill (Source: Pixabay) By WAFB Staff | May 12, 2021 at 10:31 AM CDT - Updated May 12 at 10:31 AM
The following information is from the office of the governor:
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Weyerhaeuser announced the company plans to make a two-phased capital investment in its Holden facility. The project would result in approximately $157 million invested over several years to upgrade equipment and modernize the sawmill. Phase one includes nearly $19 million to upgrade lumber kiln-drying capacity, while the second phase will include a major investment of approximately $138 million to completely modernize the facility.
Through these investments, Weyerhaeuser will secure 119 existing jobs and create up to four new direct jobs, with the new jobs providing an average annual salary of $50,000, plus benefits. The project would generate an estimated 225 construction jobs, with an estimated payroll of about $25 million. A
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LSU s new President William Tate IV speaks at a press conference last week. He s expected to begin his term in July. Photo courtesy LSU Media Center
Local leaders share thoughts on LSU’s choice of William Tate for president
By Stephanie Riegel
The selection of William Tate as LSU’s next president is earning high marks from a variety of stakeholders, who say the board’s pick of an administrator with strong academic credentials who will also make history as LSU’s first Black president sends a message to the rest of the country that the beleaguered flagship is committed to turning over a new leaf.
Edwards rolls back Louisiana mask mandate, limits locations
MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about the coronavirus outbreak and state vaccination efforts, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.Melinda Deslatte/AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday partially lifted Louisiana s statewide mask mandate enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak, limiting the face covering requirement to schools, hospitals, clinics and other specific locations.
The Democratic governor’s decision to roll back the mask mandate he enacted in July is at odds with the recommendations of President Joe Biden’s administration, but puts him more in line with other Southern state leaders who have either ended their statewide face covering requirement or never enacted one at all.