ConAgra, Lamb Weston Open Sweet Potato Plant

DELHI, La.ConAgra Foods and Lamb Weston announced the opening ConAgra Foods Lamb Westons new state-of-the art, environmentally friendly sweet potato processing plant in Delhi, La. The plant will produce products for the Sweet Things® line for foodservice, which includes sweet potato fries, wedges, puffs, as well as mashed sweet potatoes. The plant will also produce Alexia® retail grocery brand sweet potato products.

 When ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston selected Louisiana for this new expansion last year, it was a major victory not only for Northeast Louisiana, but for our entire state," said Jindal. Phase one of this project is already having a significant impact in terms of jobs, capital investment and revenues. ConAgras new facility means we can develop our homegrown resources to help our farmers, create good jobs and produce high quality products for the world. Indeed major economic development wins like ConAgra Foods, along with many others that we have announced since entering office, are helping transform Louisiana into the nations best place for businesses to invest, expand and create jobs for our people."

The Delhi plant employs 275 people.