Savoie’s Sausage and Food Products plans to expand its production facility in St. Landry Parish by building a 41,000-square-foot plant and installing new equipment, allowing the company to nearly double its production of Cajun-style sausage and other food.

Construction will start in January and is estimated to be completed by next August, a news release said. Operations are expected to begin next September. Savoie’s will broaden its distribution area and bring its products to a wider region, the news release said.

The expansion will retain the company’s 100 employees and create five new direct jobs with average annual salaries of $40,000 plus benefits. Louisiana Economic Development estimates 11 new indirect jobs.

The state offered Savoie’s a performance-based, forgivable loan of $100,000. The company also is expected to participate in Louisiana’s Quality Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs.

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