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re: Louisiana earns Gold Shovel Award for economic development

Posted on 6/20/26 at 7:33 am to
Posted by UFFan
Planet earth, Milky Way Galaxy
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 6/20/26 at 7:33 am to
I mean when your state is one of the poorest in the US, there’s going to be a lot of room for improvement.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132317 posts
Posted on 6/20/26 at 8:44 am to
One of those pictures shows a payday loan place and fried chicken place
This post was edited on 6/20/26 at 8:45 am
Posted by Rouxdee
Member since Nov 2021
763 posts
Posted on 6/20/26 at 12:27 pm to
Danny’s fried chicken is awesome
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
Member since Jan 2013
10412 posts
Posted on 6/20/26 at 6:18 pm to
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I mean when your state is one of the poorest in the US, there’s going to be a lot of room for improvement.


Ranked 37th in GDP per capita and 25th in total nominal GDP but okay.

LINK

Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
Member since Jan 2013
10412 posts
Posted on 6/20/26 at 6:28 pm to
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What the hell is Aclara in Vinton. I’m right up the road from there and never heard of it. Wonder if it’s the sulfur mine between there and Starks.

A rare earths separation facility. The company is out of Chile. LINK
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Aclara Resources Inc. announced a $277 million investment to construct a first-of-its-kind U.S. heavy rare earth separation facility at the Port of Vinton in Calcasieu Parish, establishing Louisiana as a leader in sustainable rare earth production and strengthening the nation’s advanced technology supply chain.


Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
13186 posts
Posted on 6/20/26 at 6:49 pm to
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I mean when your state is one of the poorest in the US, there’s going to be a lot of room for improvement.


Well when you are at the bottom, you can only move up.
Posted by HeadedToTheWoods
Sportsman's Paradise
Member since Dec 2013
1347 posts
Posted on 6/20/26 at 7:39 pm to
Meh.
Still waiting on the new roads and great schools that the new casinos were to bring everyone.
Posted by Defenseiskey
Houston, TX
Member since Nov 2010
2264 posts
Posted on 6/20/26 at 10:11 pm to
One of my cousins will be interviewing with Sarasonic in the coming months. They will find people. There's a lot of people in that area with marine/shipbuilding experience. A lot of O&G baws who are sick of driving to Midland every 2 weeks will probably take a look at working there. Broussard and Youngsville is only a 30ish minute to commute there.

I would have built it in the Port of Iberia but from what I hear there was a facility in Franklin that was vacant and fit their needs.

It will bring a much needed boost to the marine industry in that area which was mostly dedicated to building offshore platforms.
This post was edited on 6/20/26 at 10:13 pm
Posted by tigersbb
Member since Oct 2012
13105 posts
Posted on 6/21/26 at 6:54 am to
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Good luck getting 1300 people to live in Franklin


They could live in Jeanerette and commute.
Posted by cyarrr
Prairieville
Member since Jun 2017
4302 posts
Posted on 6/21/26 at 7:28 am to
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Good luck getting 1300 people to live in Franklin or Donaldsonville


Same Donaldsonville that’s in Ascension Parish and Baton Rouge Metro?

Is it requisite to live in the same city where you work?
Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
51280 posts
Posted on 6/21/26 at 7:36 am to
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Good luck getting 1300 people to live in Franklin or Donaldsonville

A residential developer tried buying some family property in Donaldsonville after the Hyundai plant was announced, but the deal fell through. They were trying to get the location annexed into the city for tax purposes and everything.

So yes, the big money believes they can bring residents to Donaldsonville, and some people with big money were willing to bet on it until the deal collapsed.
This post was edited on 6/21/26 at 7:37 am
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
17793 posts
Posted on 6/21/26 at 7:38 am to
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Good luck getting 1300 people to live in Franklin or Donaldsonville

That's why Hyundai is just going to bring them straight from S. Korea.
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