BATON ROUGE, La. — Jasper Air, a division of Jasper Contractors Inc, has announced new openings in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, bringing 50 jobs to the state of Louisiana. In early 2011, the heating and cooling division launched in Phoenix and eventually plans to expand throughout the United States.

“Because of our success with the Air division in Phoenix, we plan on opening locations in several of our Jasper Roof markets,” said Brian Wedding, CEO of Jasper Contractors Inc.

According to the company, Jasper Air offers full service maintenance and installation for residential and commercial heating and cooling customers. Jasper Air sells Trane products and offers 24 hour emergency service.