Plastipak’s $53.8M expansion adds 40 jobs in Rapides Parish
PINEVILLE, La. (WNTZ) – Plastipak Packaging Inc. has announced a $53.8 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, which is expected to create 40 new jobs and retain 340 existing positions by the fourth quarter of 2026. The expansion will add 200,000 square feet of warehouse space and up to five new […]
ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) - Central Louisiana’s economy continued to strengthen in the second quarter of 2025, with steady job growth, rising consumer activity, and stable business formation across Rapides Parish, Alexandria, Pineville, and Natchitoches. Employment in the Alexandria metropolitan statistical area rose to 61,721 in June, a gain of 707…
ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — Brian Cespiva has been elected without opposition to serve as a judge for the 9th Judicial District Court in Rapides Parish, he announced in a statement released this week. “I am honored and humbled to have been elected unopposed to serve as a Rapides Parish District…
ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO) has arrested eight individuals and is seeking two others following a string of vehicle burglaries reported during the Louisiana Mud Fest event held April 25–27. Deputies working extra duty during the event took approximately 12 reports of vehicle burglaries that…