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5th Annual Old Spanish Trail Day in Rayne Date Announced

By Jules Broussard | Events, News | Comments are Closed | 11 August, 2021 | 1

The city of Rayne’s 5th Annual Old Spanish Trail Day, as well as Rayne’s Marketplace, will be taking place this year on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The entire day’s events will take place at the Rayne Civic Center Pavilion. For the day’s event, there will be antique and vintage items on show, including cars, trucks,Read more

How a Small Town Looks to Revive its Downtown with Unique Design

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, Business Help, COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development | Comments are Closed | 6 August, 2021 | 0

Published on July 14, 2021 by Kristi Eaton for Smartcities Dive. Lucinda’s, a retail shop in downtown Wichita, Kansas, closed its doors for three months during the height of the pandemic last year. Closing a business that depends on foot traffic can be devastating for a business, said the store’s owner, Valerie Reimers. “It wasRead more

COVID Relief Funds Available from LA Wildlife and Fisheries

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, COVID-19 Updates | Comments are Closed | 5 August, 2021 | 0

Baton Rouge, LA. – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will soon begin accepting applications for $12.4 million in financial assistance that will be available to Louisiana fishermen and others in the industry who have been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for these funds will open at 8 a.m. August 9. ApplicationsRead more

SBA Opens Direct Forgiveness Portal for PPP

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development | Comments are Closed | 4 August, 2021 | 0

New portal will streamline applications for loans $150,000 or less for over 6.5 million businesses.  The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is launching a streamlined application portal to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans $150,000 or less through participating lenders to apply for forgiveness directly through the SBA. “The SBA’s new streamlined applicationRead more

Applications Available Now for 2022 Leadership Excel Program

By Jules Broussard | Leadership Excel | Comments are Closed | 29 July, 2021 | 0

Applications for this 11-month program are being accepted now with completed applications to be submitted by Friday, October 1. Residents and individuals who work in the Acadia & Jeff Davis Parish areas are eligible to apply for Leadership Excel.

SBA’s PPP and RRF Are Done | Here Are 5 Other Grants

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, Education, News | Comments are Closed | 21 July, 2021 | 0

By Andy Medici-Senior Reporter, The Business Journals, 7/16/21 The Small Business Administration officially closed its Paycheck Protection Program to new loan applications at the end of May, and subsequently closed its Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant program in early July, leaving small business owners with dwindling options for relief. But there are still some grant programsRead more

How States are Using Federal Funds to Boost Tourism

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development | Comments are Closed | 14 July, 2021 | 0

Governments can appropriate American Rescue Plan dollars to help the travel and hospitality industries rebound from economic devastation brought by the pandemic.  Article written by Andrea Noble, June 16, 2021; for Route Fifty.  States are restarting their economic engines this summer and several are planning to use federal stimulus dollars to help bring back tourists.Read more

How Cities are Using Citizen Feedback to Guide Relief Spending

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development | Comments are Closed | 8 July, 2021 | 0

The American Rescue Plan is delivering an unprecedented $350 billion in direct aid to state and local governments across the country and the sheer size of their share has many leaders overwhelmed. Acadia Parish has received $12.1 million in funding, and the seven municipalities in the parish have between them another $10.7 million, the amounts variedRead more

AVA and JT Meleck Partner on Spirit of Valor Initiative

By Jules Broussard | Member News, News, Non-Profit | Comments are Closed | 5 July, 2021 | 0

Throughout the month of July, JT Meleck Distillers is teaming up with Acadiana Veteran Alliance (AVA) to produce “Spirit of Valor,” a collaboration to increase awareness and raise money for Acadiana veterans. “JT Meleck Distillers is proud to be supporting our veterans by partnering with the Acadiana Veteran Alliance through the Spirit of Valor campaign,”Read more

American Rescue Plan Funding Allocations Announced

By Jules Broussard | COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development, News | Comments are Closed | 2 July, 2021 | 0

On June 30, 2021, Governor John Bel Edwards announced more then $315 million in federal coronavirus relief aid will be allocated to 290 Louisiana towns and cities under the American Rescue Plan to help them respond to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency and support economic recovery. “The American Rescue Plan provided vital aid for communities largeRead more

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