Gov. Edwards Announces $320 Million In BIL Funding to Expand Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing in Louisiana, Create Hundreds of Jobs at Koura in St. Gabriel, Syrah in Vidalia
BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, Governor Edwards announced that two companies in Louisiana have been awarded $320 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to expand manufacturing of electric vehicle battery components. “These massive investments will have transformational impacts in Vidalia and St. Gabriel and create hundreds of jobs,” said Governor Edwards. … Read more