Vidalia, LAEL announces $4 million explansion posted Thursday, January 28th, 2010 @ 8:52 am  E-mail Story |  Print Story  The City of Vidalia and Louisiana Elastomer, LLC (LAEL) announced this week the construction of a 36,000 square foot building in the Vidalia Industrial Park -- a $4 million capital investment -- and the creation of 86 additional jobs by 2012. "When we made the decision to expand our operation, we couldn't think of anyone better to do business with than the City of Vidalia," said D. Michael Wells, President/CEO of LAEL. (For full story subscribe to The Concordia Sentinel 318-757-3646.)