Borden Dairy will close its 60-year-old Bertrand Drive plant in Lafayette, eliminating 149 jobs.
Company officials announced the closure to employees on Tuesday and confirmed the closure later in the day, Acadiana News First reported. The plant will cease operations Jan. 9.
In a statement to provided to employees on Tuesday and obtained by ANF, owner New Dairy/Borden said its made the decision to permanently close the plant after deciding it “could no longer sustain operations in Lafayette.”…