The City of Rayne and the Rayne Chamber of Commerce are gearing up for November 2nd and their celebration for Old Spanish Trail Day! Saturday, November 2nd will be the 4th Annual Old Spanish Trail Day Celebration – you can find everyone down at the Rayne Depot Square from 9:00am – 2:00pm. The OST CommitteeRead more
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The Acadia Parish Chamber and local law enforcement officials are gearing up for the 4th Annual Law Enforcement Conference slated for November 11th & 12th in Rayne at the Rayne Civic Center. Once again, registration is open to regional law enforcement. The conference will kick off on the evening of November 11th with Judge HarmonRead more
1997 was a banner year for banking in Louisiana. It was the year Louisiana returned to its community banking roots with the opening of The Bank, in Jennings and Iowa, the first new bank chartered in the State in 13 years. As it turns out, The Bank was on the leading edge of a growingRead more
Leadership EXCEL took a trip to Lafayette for their September Session for the 2019 year! The class found themselves Downtown Lafayette on the morning of Wednesday, September 18th where they heard from CEO of the Downtown Development Authority and Acadia Parish native, Anita Begnaud. Begnaud spoke about all things downtown with the group; participants hadRead more
Applications for this 11-month program are available beginning September 1, with completed applications to be submitted by Friday, November 1. Residents and individuals who work in the Acadia & Jeff Davis parish areas are eligible to apply for Leadership Excel.
The Leadership EXCEL June session focusing on Civil & Criminal Justice consisted of a visit to Angola State Penitentiary on Wednesday, June 19. The objective of the session was to acquaint participants with the state criminal justice system. The class started their tour at the Angola Museum where they were able to view old relicsRead more
The Leadership EXCEL program hosted the year’s 2nd session on Wednesday, February 20th. The session featured Leadership through Emergenetics Assessments. Thanks to the following sponsors, the Leadership EXCEL program is possible. The 2019 Sponsors are as follows: Acadia Parish Farm Bureau, First National Bank, Encore Healthcare & Rehabilitation, Bank of Commerce, Dugas Soileau & Breaux,Read more
The 25th class of the Leadership EXCEL program kicked off a new year with a two-day retreat held at the First Baptist of Crowley on Thursday, January 17th & Friday, January 18th. Twenty participants from the parishes of Acadia and Jeff Davis were previously chosen to participate in the year-long program. Advisory Board Chairman, KeithRead more
Leadership EXCEL, a joint program between the Acadia Parish and Jeff Davis Chambers of Commerce, is pleased to announce the members of the 2019 Class. The selected participants represent a cross section of the community’s business, civic, and non-profit sectors. Alisha Babin, Camelot Place Christi Batiste, JD Bank Shelia Charles, SLCC-Acadian Campus Buffina Crochet, HamptonRead more
By Megan M. Duhon | Chamber Announcements, Economic Development, News | Comments are Closed | 12 December, 2018 | 1
CHURCH POINT, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Richard’s Cajun Foods Inc. President Ronnie Doucet announced Richard’s will invest $2.7 million to relocate some production and administrative functions to Church Point, Louisiana, and expand the company’s operations there. With the expansion, the food processing company will retain 38 jobs and will create 12Read more
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