Construction Begins On Sugar Refinery In SE Louisiana

GRAMERCY, LA. One of the largest sugar cane refineries in the country is
scheduled to begin operations in 2011.

Construction officially began Wednesday on the Louisiana Sugar Refining plant at
Gramercy. The $190 million project is a joint venture between Cargill Inc.,
Imperial Sugar Co. and Louisiana sugar growers.

The refinery is being financed partially with $100 million in special bonds
issued for projects in areas hit by the 2005 hurricanes.

Photo Caption: When Louisiana Sugar Refining begins operations in 2011, it will
refine a million tons of raw sugar per year.

Photo Credit: Matthew Hinton/The Times-Picayune

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