Plans to pare down the number of prospective sites for a new Mississippi River Bridge did not come to fruition Monday at the meeting of the Capital Area Road and Bridge District.
Traffic nightmare over Intracoastal Canal on LA-1 to be resolved with new and improved bridge
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WEST BATON ROUGE - Traffic is a nightmare traveling over the Intracoastal Canal Bridge on LA-1 most days in West Baton Rouge, but not for long.
With only two lanes in either direction and no shoulders to use in the event of an emergency, standstill traffic can be miles long over the bridge, especially during rush hour.
Drivers are frustrated with the current situation, but officials say this inevitable traffic jam won t be the case for much longer.
Gov. Edwards, Shintech announce $1.3 billion expansion for plastics facilities (Source: Melinda Deslatte) By WAFB Staff | January 26, 2021 at 12:40 PM CST - Updated January 26 at 9:11 PM
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Shintech Louisiana LLC announced the company will invest $1.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and packaging facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes. Shintech is the world’s leading manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride resins, or PVC. The company will make a $1.25 billion investment to increase PVC manufacturing capacity and expand chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer capacity at its manufacturing facility in Plaquemine, which was announced in 2018 and is expected to be completed this year. The company also is expanding its PVC packaging and warehouse operation in Addis.
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BATON ROUGE Gov. John Bel Edwards and Shintech Louisiana LLC announced today the company will invest $1.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and packaging facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes.
Shintech is the world’s leading manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride resins, or PVC. The company will make a $1.25 billion investment to increase PVC manufacturing capacity and expand chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer capacity at its manufacturing facility in Plaquemine, which was announced in 2018 and is expected to be completed this year. The company also is expanding its PVC packaging and warehouse operation in Addis.
In Plaquemine, Shintech’s manufacturing expansion will create 30 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of $86,000, plus benefits. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in 129 new indirect jobs, for a total of 159 new jobs for Iberville Parish and the Capital Region.