Turner Industries to relocate Texas nuclear fab to Louisiana

(The Center Square) – Baton Rouge-based Turner Industries is relocating its nuclear fabrication business from Paris, Texas to plants in New Iberia and Port Allen, Louisiana, a move that could position the state as a key hub in the nation’s emerging nuclear energy supply chain.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced the company’s move Tuesday at the Louisiana Nuclear Strategy & Supply Chain Summit in New Orleans, an event presented by utility Entergy, private equity firm Bernhardt Capital Partners, and Applied Atomics, a nuclear power developer founded by former executives at SpaceX.

The inaugural summit is part of a plan aimed at establishing Louisiana as a hub for nuclear manufacturing and supply chain activity. The event is sponsored by Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and the state’s Department of Conservation and Energy.

“Turner Industries has been a cornerstone of our state’s industrial strength for decades, and this expansion puts Louisiana workers at the center of building the next genera...