Some 450 employees of a Natchitoches Parish paper mill will lose their jobs by the end of April after their parent company announced the facility’s pending closure Thursday. International Paper is shutting down its Red River Mill in Campti that makes containerboard,

Greif is shuttering its Fitchburg mill, a move that will result in layoffs impacting 71 workers at the plant and the end of paper manufacturing in the city.

Sustainable packaging solutions provider International Paper (IP) is set to shut down four of its US facilities by the end of April 2025. The shutdown is a part of the company’s efforts to streamline its operations and focus on sustainable packaging solutions.