Twinkies

In November, the nation went into panic mood when word spread that Hostess was about to go giant, bloated-with-sugar belly up.

Hostess Bakery plants shut down last week as the result of a union strike idling some 18,000 workers. The Obama administration will hire most of these displaced employees.

Hostess Brands was given approval today by the bankruptcy court to shut the business down and sell its assets. Yes, this looks like the end of the Twinkie and Ding Dong. Let's have a moment of silence here at Thanksgiving, and give thanks for all the years we were blessed with these delicious and tasty treats, we will miss them.

Twinkies maker Hostess Brands Inc. has shut down production. A hearing to consider Hostess Brands’ motion to shut down completely is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m., CST. It is a sad time for America as we mourn the death of the Twinkie. Shreveport-Bossier residents are also in pain. We tried to imagine what a Twinkie funeral would be like. You might be surprised by some of the people who would

Just in case you haven't heard, Hostess, the maker of Twinkies, has shut down all operations and must sell all company assets because of a Bakers Union strike. It is becoming more difficult to to find those delicious cream filled Twinkies in the Shreveport Bossier area and some stores are out.