When Georges Antoun came to Louisiana from Lebanon in the early 1980s, he needed money. The country was entering an oil crisis, and cities along the Gulf Coast — especially places like Lafayette that ...

First Solar’s fifth operating US manufacturing facility creates over 800 new manufacturing jobs Facility forecast to raise Iberia Parish’s GDP by 4.4% in first full year of operations at capacity ...

First Solar Inc. inaugurated its new $1.1 billion manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, marking a major expansion of U.S.-based solar production. The plant, which employs more than 700 workers and ...

Production at the new facility will onshore the finishing of Series 6 modules initiated at the international factories. Image: First Solar. US thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has unveiled ...

First Solar, Inc. FSLR focuses primarily on the design, production and sale of advanced thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic modules. It is one of the largest global manufacturers of ...

Supported jobs expected to increase by almost 10,000 from 2025 to 2027 Jobs growth represents almost $1 billion increase in estimated labor income from $3 billion in 2025 to $4 billion in 2027 ...