# Hood Container to invest $50M in St. Francisville paper mill upgrade and expansion

Hood Container of Louisiana will complete a $50 million efficiency upgrade and capacity expansion at its West Feliciana Parish paper mill near St. Francisville, retaining 306 employees and supporting 75 construction jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-07-01
- Where: St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 75
- Status: announced
- Products: paper, pulp

## Companies

- [Hood Container of Louisiana](https://endata.com/companies/337.md)

## Sources

- [opportunitylouisiana.gov](https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/gov-edwards-hood-container-announce-50-million-mill-expansion), 2020-07-09: "Hood Container of Louisiana LLC announced the company's paper mill in West Feliciana Parish will complete a $50 million efficiency upgrade and capacity expansion."
- [hoodcontainer.com](https://hoodcontainer.com/saint-francisville-mill-expansion-in-louisiana/), 2020-07-09: "Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Senior Vice President Wayne Morgan of Hood Container of Louisiana LLC announced the company's paper mill in West Feliciana Parish will complete a $50 million efficiency upgrade and capacity expansion."
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/projects/hood-containers-st-francisville-mill-expansion/), 2020-09-17: "The expansion will support 75 construction jobs while retaining 306 existing employees and a $23m annual payroll at the mill."

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