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Trump, Landry announce $5.8 billion Hyundai steel mill in Louisiana
by Wesley Muller, Louisiana Illuminator
March 24, 2025
South Korean automaker Hyundai announced Monday that it plans to build a $5.8 billion steel mill in Louisiana to manufacture metal alloys for the company’s vehicle plants in Alabama and Georgia.
Company executives held a joint news conference at the White House with President Donald Trump, Gov. Jeff Landry and local leaders, announcing the steel mill is just one piece of its plans for investing $21 billion in U.S. expansions over the coming years. Construction of the facility is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026.
The project, located in Donaldsonville, will be the company’s first steel mill in the United States and is expected to create an estimated 1,300 direct jobs.
“As a result, they’ll not have to pay any tariffs,” Trump said. “You know, there are no tariffs if you make your product in America, so that’s why so many people are coming.”
Hyundai’s announcement comes as foreign companies seek solutions ahead of Trump’s April 2 tariff deadline.
“For decades now, what Americans have seen is jobs being offshored rather than onshored, and today’s announcement is exactly that,” Landry said.
Hyundai chairman Euisun Chung said he shared his company’s expansion plans, which included its plant in Georgia, with Trump when the two met in Seoul back in 2019. Hyundai also plans to purchase an estimated $3 billion worth of liquefied natural gas to support its project, Chung said.
Hyundai has made other large investments in the U.S. recently, including a dedicated electric vehicle and battery plant in Georgia. The company also announced Monday it will open a third plant in Georgia.
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Saturday 10 PM Tropics Update: One far-off tropical wave to watch
SUMMARY: A tropical wave near Africa is emerging over the Atlantic but remains disorganized. The National Hurricane Center gives it a 60% chance to develop into a depression or tropical storm, possibly becoming Gabrielle. This system may move northward, staying over the open Atlantic and away from the Gulf, posing no immediate threat. Since the last named storm in late August, stable air, dry conditions, and increased wind shear have suppressed tropical activity in the Atlantic. The next storm names are Gabrielle, Humberto, and Imelda, with only the current wave showing potential for development at this time.
Meteorologist Alexandra Cranford tracks a lone disturbance with a chance of development on Saturday night, September 13, 2025.
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Haynes wanted in on Wildlife bribery scheme too, informant says
SUMMARY: Dusty Guidry, a former consultant who pleaded guilty to accepting $800,000 in bribes, testified that Assistant District Attorney Gary Haynes sought involvement in a bribery scheme at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Haynes, on trial for conspiracy, bribery, money laundering, and obstruction, was previously appointed to run Lafayette’s pretrial diversion program after supporting DA Don Landry. Guidry revealed Haynes pressured him to include him in a similar diversion program scheme at Wildlife & Fisheries, receiving checks totaling $90,000. The scheme involved splitting bribes among Guidry, vendor Leonard Franques, and former department secretary Jack Montoucet, who has also been charged. The statewide program never launched.
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OPPJ Comprehensive Plan
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