Press Releases
Date: 9/18/2005
Contact: Denise Bottcher or Roderick Hawkins at 225-342-9037
Governor Blanco visits Folgers coffee in New Orleans, tours temporary housing for employees
Governor Blanco will join employees, contractors and executives of Folgers as they work to restore operations at its coffee production facility in New Orleans.
"Partnering with business to establish temporary housing on-site or nearby is a smart way to get companies back on-line as soon as possible," says Governor Blanco. "We know that in order to rebuild families and communities we have to get people back to work and companies back in business."
More than 200 are working at the Folgers facilities in New Orleans. The company is committed to bring all 500 employees back to work. The company has secured 150 trailers for temporary housing and will be serving employees free meals. The first boat to enter the Port of New Orleans after it reopened last Tuesday included a shipment of Folgers coffee. Folgers has been in New Orleans for 45 years.
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
DATE: Monday, September 19, 2005
LOCATION: 14601 Old Gentilly Road
New Orleans
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