Bastrop, Louisiana

==Economy==
In 2008, [[International Paper Company]], the largest area employer, ceased operations of its Bastrop mill.<ref>Greg Hilburn, [http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20081213/NEWS01/812130312 "Jindal visits region"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816120554/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20081213/NEWS01/812130312 |date=August 16, 2014 }}, ''The Monroe News-Star'', December 13, 2008</ref><ref>Greg Hilburn, [http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20081122/NEWS01/811220310&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL "Bastrop mill closes; 550 lose jobs"]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816203310/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20081122/NEWS01/811220310%26referrer%3DFRONTPAGECAROUSEL|date=August 16, 2014}}, ''Monroe News Star'', November 22, 2008, p. 1</ref><ref>Greg Hilburn, [http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20081125/NEWS01/811250309&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL "Jindal: Bastrop is a top priority: State will do all it can to prop up community"]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816210041/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20081125/NEWS01/811250309%26referrer%3DFRONTPAGECAROUSEL |date=August 16, 2014  }}, ''Monroe News Star'', November 25, 2008</ref>

In 2009, poultry processor [[Pilgrim's Pride]] closed multiple facilities in the area, which impacted the economy of Bastrop.<ref name=pilpr>{{cite web |url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20090301/NEWS05/903010307&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL |title=Greg Hilburn and Robbie Evans, "Pilgrim's Pride decision a bombshell: Sites closing in Arcadia, Athens, Choudrant, Farmerville |work=[[The Times (Shreveport)|Shreveport Times]] |access-date=March 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113004519/http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20090301/NEWS05/903010307%26referrer%3DFRONTPAGECAROUSEL |archive-date=November 13, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> DG Foods opened a poultry processing plant at Bastrop in 2011.{{cn|date=November 2023}}

In 2015, and wood pellet facility opened in Bastrop, employing 64 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://draxbiomass.com/news-media/news-updates/ |title=News & Updates &#124; Drax BioMassDrax BioMass |access-date=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219081227/http://draxbiomass.com/news-media/news-updates/ |archive-date=February 19, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>http://www.thepineywoods.com/PelletsJan13.html/{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The 1023rd Engineer Company (Vertical) of the 528th Engineer Battalion of the [[225th Engineer Brigade]] is located in Bastrop.