2009 has been a very exciting year for Morehouse Parish and northeast Louisiana despite the closing of International Paper in the fall 2008.  Announced projects and infrastructure developments are anticipated to have a fast, significant impact on the parish and region. 

Please read about the parish’s new industrial park on 4-lane U.S. Hwy. 165 in Bastrop, sewer repairs, Bastrop airport fueling system upgrades, and two major announcements by Louisiana Economic Development on the location of an auto assembly plant and the expansion of leading worldwide manufacturer, Gardner Denver, in Monroe, Louisiana. 

• Local Telephone Company Receives Stimulus for Upgrades
  Jan. 27, 2010   The News Star (used with permission)

• NEW BUSINESS COMING TO BASTROP - Tractor Supply Co.
  Jan 16, 2010  • Bastrop Daily Enterprise 

• SONOCO $2 MILLION EXPANSION PROJECT UNDERWAY
  Jan. 20, 2010

• V-Vehicle Company selects Monroe, La., to begin assembling new automobiles and create 1,400 jobs 
  June 17, 2009 • Louisiana Economic Development 
  
  
• EDA and Louisiana Economic Development fund the development of the Bayou Bend Industrial Park on U.S. Hwy. 165 in Morehouse Parish (Bastrop) just 15 miles from Interstate-20 
  June 12, 2009 • Bastrop Daily Enterprise 
  
  
• Redevelopment Research to Start in April
  April 14, 2009 • Bastrop Daily Enterprise
  
  
• Gardner Denver selects Monroe, La. for expansion 
  April 13, 2009 • Louisiana Economic Development 
  
  
• Alford-Olive Wins Mayoral Race
  April 4, 2009 • Bastrop Daily Enterprise  
  
  
• Saved: 1,300 Jobs. Pilgrims Pride agrees to sell Union chicken plant 
  March 21, 2009 • The News Star 
  
  
• $1.3 million in Equine Facility Funds Will Soon Be Available
  March 10, 2009 • Bastrop Daily Enterprise
  
  
• International Paper loss yet to hit hard 
  February 9, 2009 • The News Star 
  
  
• Global Economy Hits Home
  November 21, 2008 • Bastrop Daily Enterprise