Gov. Landry Doesn’t Expect ‘Anybody to Be Illegally Working’ on Louisiana Hyundai Project

Gov. Landry doesn’t expect ‘anybody to be illegally working’ on Louisiana Hyundai project

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Gov. Landry says Hyundai’s Louisiana steel plant plans remain unchanged. Georgia immigration raid sparked tensions with South Korea. Hyundai Steel committed to creating over 1,300 Louisiana jobs. State officials met with Hyundai to confirm project progress. In a defiant tone, Gov. Jeff Landry said nothing has changed about Hyundai Motor Group’s plans to open a massive steel plant in Donaldsonville, even after an immigration …

Hyundai steel plant in Donaldsonville still on track, Gov. Landry says

Gov. Jeff Landry said on Tuesday that Hyundai Motor Group’s $4.3 billion steel plant in Donaldsonville remains on track, despite global fallout from a U.S. immigration raid at the company’s Georgia facility, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  Federal agents detained more than 300 South Koreans at the Ellabell battery plant earlier this month, prompting criticism from South Korean leaders and warnings that companies could rethink U.S. investment. La…