Popular Toilet Paper Brand In Louisiana Files for Bankruptcy

(KMDL-FM) This is not what Louisiana needs. Our state's legislature has just started its spring session and you're telling me we might not have enough toilet paper to clean up their...mess? What about the Governor he's been stepping into some...mess too.

Not exactly the literal mess you think of when you think of toilet tissue but you get the idea. We do anticipate a lot of "bovine by-products" to be presented by legislators from Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Monroe, New Orleans, and even Bastrop during this session. And you can rest assured that there will still be toilet tissue so you won't have to get your hands dirty reading any of their "new laws".

 Is There About to be Another Toilet Paper Shortage?

Of all the personal "hygiene" products there are on the market today I would suppose that most people are most loyal to a particular brand of toilet tissue. When we need bathroom tissue we are in a "very personal" space, so it's natural we'd want to have the comfort of knowing we are employing a "trusted friend" to keep us clean.

The makers of our backside wiping paper don't want us to think about the real reason we need toilet tissue. They like to fool us with cute bears and bear families. Or maybe slightly perverted-looking grocery store clerks who can't stop squeezing the stuff.

In order to sell toilet tissue you have to preach "gentleness and cleanliness". I guess that's why there is no toilet tissue in the "Brawny" line of products. But we digress, you're here to see if you're about to have to make a change from your favorite brand of toilet tissue, aren't you?

What Brand of Toilet Paper has Filed for Bankruptcy?

The name Royal Paper might not be a household name to you right off the bat, but I bet you know at least some of the products they make. Are you familiar with Super Soft, Earth First, and Eco First brands of toilet tissue? That's Royal Paper.

You can find those brands in your Louisiana Aldi, Trader Joe's, Kroger, and other stores but there could be some major changes coming to the toilet paper aisle. Royal Paper has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company plans to sell its assets to Sofidel America Corp.

A company spokesperson suggested in comments to the media that the imminent sale of Royal Paper to Sofidel should actually not create any logistical or supply problems for the brands the company makes. The hope is that you and I will always have the toilet tissue we need on our favorite store's shelves and naturally we hope you'll always have the tissue you need when your pants are around your ankles.