MONROE, La. – Mid South Extrusion, a flexible film and bag manufacturer, announced it is investing $17 million at its facility in Ouachita Parish to install two new state-of-the-art blown film extrusion lines to support growing demand from customers.
The company expects to create 21 direct new jobs while retaining 189 current positions in the state. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in 45 indirect new jobs, for a total of 66 potential new jobs in the Northeast Region.
The additional lines will allow the company to increase production of polyethylene film, the thin, lightweight plastic sheeting that is used to seal and protect a wide variety of packaged industrial and consumer products. MSE serves customers in a wide array of sectors, including agriculture, consumer products, food and beverage, e-commerce and industrial applications.
Mid South Extrusion was founded in 1986 as a small blown-film company, beginning operations with one production line and four employees in a 17,000 square-foot building. After 38 years, the company remains a family-owned business and with this expansion will operate 14 production lines in 350,000 square-feet with more than 200 employees.
Installation on the two new lines is underway and they are expected to be commissioned by August 2025.
To win the project in Monroe, LED offered the company a competitive incentives package including the comprehensive workforce development solutions of LED FastStart. It also includes a $500,000 performance-based grant for building modifications and utility improvements contingent upon meeting investment and payroll targets. MSE is also expected to participate in the state's Industrial Tax Exemption and Enterprise Zone programs.
