While a tornado caused severe damages to parts of Farmerville, Louisiana on December 13, operations continue at the Foster Farms plant in the community.
“We are thankful that none of our value Team members were injured,” the company said in an emailed statement. “The Foster Farms Farmerville plant is operating, and has been providing food to community agencies. The Farmerville community has our hopes and prayers for a full recovery in the days ahead.”
According to news reports, a neighborhood along Highway 2 near Scotts Hideway Road took the brunt of the storm, and that area included an apartment complex that was destroyed. Between 20 and 25 people were reported to have been injured.
Farmerville is in the north-central part of the state in Union Parish.
Foster Farms has had a presence in Farmerville since 2010, when it purchased the facility from Pilgrim’s Pride.
The plant underwent an expansion and upgrade in 2017, in which the facility’s cut-up and deboning departments were modernized. The expansion enabled the company to increase its workforce at the facility by 50 workers.
The tornado isn’t the only tragic event to occur in Farmerville in 2022. On the morning of April 21, Ketrick Lavon Calhoun was fatally stabbed at the Foster Farms plant in Farmerville. The suspect in the stabbing case, Bruce Causey, who was working at the facility as part of a work release program, fled the scene. While a manhunt was initiated, Causey has been on the lam ever since.
Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Causey is urged contact the Union Parish Sheriff's Office at +1.318.368.3124, or you’re their local law enforcement agency.
