DG Foods to open chicken processing plant in Louisiana
"This is a tremendous win for us," said Kay King, head of the Morehouse Parish economic development agency. "It will diversify our economy. It's good to have something besides the pulp and paper industries." In 2008, the parish’s largest employer, International Paper, closed a mill that had employed 550 people.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said, "Today is a big step in the right direction for Bastrop, but our work is not done and we will continue to work aggressively to pursue more job opportunities for the people of this community."