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We invite all our members and guests to join the Chamber Board of Directors and Chamber staff for the Grand Opening of our new location! Conveniently located on the Court Circle in downtown Crowley, we are excited to be in such an excellent position to help our members! The building, while new to us, wasRead more

As businesses around the country prepare for the holiday shopping frenzy, it is important for communities to support their local small businesses. One way that they can do this is by participating in Small Business Saturday! Celebrated on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the day after Black Friday and before Cyber Monday, SBS is an importantRead more

As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us begin to get in gear for one (if not THE) of the biggest shopping days of the year: Black Friday. Also, with the rise of ecommerce and the success of sites like Amazon and other online retailers, Cyber Monday has become a hot day of those internet-savvy individuals whoRead more

HOUMA–All Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) clinics are celebrating the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 19 by scheduling appointments for the CIS Commit to Quit tobacco cessation program. This will be a week-long tobacco cessation event, and CIS’s theme this year is “Distance Yourself from Tobacco.” Commit to Quit at CIS combines medicalRead more

We are very excited to announce we have moved from our previous space in the Enterprise Center at 11 North Parkerson Avenue in Crowley to just a few blocks down the street! Our new office is now located at 532 SE Court Circle in Crowley. This new space puts us in the mix of AcadiaRead more

From Chad LaComb, J.D., Economic Development Planner for APC The Acadiana Planning Commission (APC) is excited to announce the publication and release of the new Church Point Opportunity Zone (OZ) Prospectus as part of the InvestAcadiana Opportunity Zone Initiative. InvestAcadiana is a joint initiative of the APC and One Acadiana to promote revitalization investment throughoutRead more

Are you interested in tasting delicious food from some of Crowley’s favorite restaurants? Well join in for the 12th Annual Taste of Crowley! The Taste of Crowley 2020, presented by Supreme Rice and hosted by Crowley Main Street, will feature samples of tasty foods from your favorite restaurants located in Crowley. Unfortunately tickets will beRead more

In today’s competitive environment, small businesses must identify ways to find new customers, increase sales and achieve marketing success. Creating new marketing strategies will not only give you a competitive edge, but can help to increase your profits. And as many small businesses look toward the holiday season, particularly Small Business Saturday, the time toRead more

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Though not directed toward the proposed budget itself, comments on the city council’s handling of the adoption process were voiced during Tuesday’s special meeting. Lee Lawrence read two letters–one from himself and one from Amy Thibodeaux, president and CEO of the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce–criticizing the council’s actions. Prefacing that he was speaking “asRead more