Turner’s nuclear expansion puts New Iberia in a wider supply chain

Turner Industries’ planned nuclear-manufacturing expansion includes 500 new direct jobs in New Iberia, Louisiana Economic Development announced on April 28, 2026. A second 500-job commitment belongs to Port Allen, keeping the statewide total separate from the Iberia Parish project.

LED reported an expected average annual salary of $77,000 for the new jobs across the two sites. Its separate estimate of 1,378 indirect jobs is statewide, not an additional New Iberia workforce count.

The work is manufacturing components for nuclear plants elsewhere. In its project account, checked September 13, Turner describes New Iberia’s role as assembling modules in a controlled setting before shipping them to project sites. The Port Allen operation would continue pipe fabrication. Neither description announces a nuclear power station in Iberia Parish.

Turner identifies its New Iberia location as a 95-acre Port of Iberia site with a 420-foot dock. Those facilities provide a practical connection between fabrication on land and shipment of large assemblies by water. The company says the expansion builds on its existing nuclear piping, supports and assembly certifications.

LED’s April release also described expected partnerships with community colleges for workforce training, with details still to be finalized. It did not supply a hiring-completion date for the 500 New Iberia positions.

This is a separate project from Cajun Industries’ module yard at the same port. Turner’s announcement concerns a different company and a specialized nuclear supply-chain role. The April employment figures describe planned additions; they do not establish how many workers have since been hired.