PORT ALLEN — Turner Industries is building two nuclear fabrication facilities in Louisiana, one in New Iberia and one in Port Allen, that are expected to create 1,000 direct new jobs.
The 1,000 direct jobs will be split evenly between the two sites, with 500 at each location. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will also generate 1,378 indirect new jobs, bringing the total to 2,378 new job opportunities across the state.
The positions are expected to pay an average annual salary of $77,000, which LED says is 25 percent above the state average wage…