A 3500 engine exiting the paint booth. About 250 employees will lose their jobs at the Caterpillar large engine manufacturing plant in Lafayette. File photo provided by Caterpillar
About 250 employees will lose their jobs at the Caterpillar large engine manufacturing plant in Lafayette.
Fifty full-time production workers and around 200 agency workers will be laid off by June, according to a corporate statement issued Thursday.
A slowdown in the oil and gas industry prompted Caterpillar to reduce its workforce.
“Production volumes at the facility are declining due to a decrease in orders for engines that support the oil and gas industry,” the company said.
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