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Distillery proposed in Jeff Davis Parish

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JENNINGS, La. (AP) - The Jefferson Davis Parish Police Jury is considering a company's request to rezone nearly 23 acres near the Lacassine Industrial Park for construction of a rum distillery.

Louisiana Spirits wants to rezone 22.77 acres near Interstate 10 from light industrial to heavy industrial to allow it to make rum.

Parish Economic Development Director Marion Fox said the company plans to operate the distillery just north of the syrup mill near the industrial park.

Louisiana Spirits hopes to be open by April and said it will employ 35 people, Fox said


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Posted: Dec 28, 2011 5:20 PM CST Updated: Dec 28, 2011 5:20 PM CST
By Olivia Vidal

Rezoning for the rum distillery in Jeff Davis Parish was approved by the Jeff Davis Police Jury Wednesday, December 28.

Louisiana Spirits can move forward with building the rum facility and distillery.

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Saw it too. Hoping it is better than Old New Orleans. Never been a big fan. Looking forward to trying it out.
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Oooo I got some good friends from Jennings. I may have to go for a visit.
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Its not too far from when I am, 45min-1hour drive. I cant wait, hope they do tours!!
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I have a cousin that lives close by there too. Keep us informed BR. If they do I will see about making a bike trip down there. :thumbup:
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Said on the 10:00pm news that they should have a website up and running in January. They also showed a shot of the site, they already have the slab poured. Now that it has been rezoned to heavy industrial they can proceed with construction.
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They have a website up: http://www.laspirits.net./" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

They have there site plans and there building plans posted on the site, PDFs with complete detail layout information.
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Their layout shows 24,000 gallons of molasses storage tanks. Dang!
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Large Sarge wrote:Their layout shows 24,000 gallons of molasses storage tanks. Dang!
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U gonna be headin over there when they are operational B-R?

Kin ya ask em about yeast and so forth if ya do?
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I'm excited for'em. I'm on the other end to I10 but I think I'm gonna head over there when the open up.
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LWTCS wrote:U gonna be headin over there when they are operational B-R?

Kin ya ask em about yeast and so forth if ya do?
Yes indeed once there open I am gonna ride over there. Yeap I will askem about the yeast they use and all sorts of other stuff. If they are as open about there processes as they are there physical plant, should get some good information.
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I'm definitely gonna check em out when they open. The look too clean cut to know how to make good likker.
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http://Www.laspirits.net/news.html

Pictures. The still look cool as all get out! Looks like they are putting in some work
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Vendome Copper Works shipped the stills to Louisiana Spirits.

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Founding business partner Skip Cortese surveys the Louisiana Spirits 1,000 gallon "stripping still" at Vendome Copper Works in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Bayou, I'm about an hour and a half away, lemme know when you gonna visit it and I'll try to get there as well.
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Mud Mechanik wrote:Bayou, I'm about an hour and a half away, lemme know when you gonna visit it and I'll try to get there as well.

Yeah I'm about the same distance away maybe a little closer but to the west. I will let you know when I'm going once there up and running. :thumbup:
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From what I understand this was originally a state of the art rice mill. Then the head of dept of agriculture built this place with prison labor and embezzled the funds. Now a private firm bought the place to turn it into a distillery. Some disaster wasting 70-80 mill of state funds.
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F0xtr0t wrote:From what I understand this was originally a state of the art rice mill. Then the head of dept of agriculture built this place with prison labor and embezzled the funds. Now a private firm bought the place to turn it into a distillery. Some disaster wasting 70-80 mill of state funds.

Really, where is the source of the information that brought you to that understanding? From all that i have read its a ground up, start-up.
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Man what a budget!
Seems they mean To do it up right?
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Sounds like they are getting some good backing by the locals.

Man I hope for their sake that their rum is good.
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Well apparently they've sucked up my molasses source. Called today and they don't have any and don't plan on selling anymore!

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Two 6000 gallon molasses tanks, sheesh.

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This probably helped get them going:
Fox said police jurors also authorized the president to sign all documents related to reimbursement of an Economic Development Award Program grant for the company. That funding will provide infrastructure support for Louisiana Spirits, she said.
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