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Encore Healthcare and Rehabilitation, an Elder Outreach community in Crowley, has been named a recipient in the 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. The nursing home facility, which specializes in long-term care and skilled nursing, was honored for its use of the It’s Never 2 Late® (iN2L) system. Encore uses iN2L to help its residentsRead more

Halloween is just days away and we’re all making plans for a spooktacular time for trick-or-treating in Acadia Parish. Here are the times for trick-or-treating and Halloween-themed events across the parish. Let us know if you have any additional events that we may have missed! Church Point October 31, 5:30 to 7:30 pm Crowley WitchyRead more

When a loved one is sick or hurt, nothing should get in the way of helping them get better. Crowley Urgent Care is a walk-in urgent care clinic providing prompt care to adults and children of all ages for a wide-ranging spectrum of non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses. Our fully staffed medical center responds with minimalRead more

Last week, citizens of Rayne and Acadia Parish packed the Rayne Civic Center Ballroom for the 2018 Rayne Candidate Forum. We are proud to offer the forum with the purpose of informing citizens. Our Chamber’s Legislative Committee under the direction of Chairperson, Daniel Nugier, as well as the Acadia Parish and Rayne Chamber’s Board ofRead more

Last week, the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Duson hosted a ribbon cutting celebration at Cajun Claws Seafood Boilers for the new service road, Stirling Lane, in Duson. Mayor Johnny Thibodeaux shared that many businesses are already calling about development in the area, and he is optimistic that the service roadRead more

Isabella de la Houssaye never saw her lung cancer coming. The mom of five had never smoked a day in her life, didn’t drink and spent her spare time training for marathons, Ironmans and more. She was so active — and fast, winning her age group in a half marathon just a month before her diagnosisRead more

Over the past two months, Leadership EXCEL has traveled through Jeff Davis Parish and Regional Lake Charles learning more about what each economy has to offer not only to the area and state, but to the globe! Their August trip brought them to Jeff Davis Parish where they began in Lacassine, Louisiana greeted by MarionRead more

100+ Citizens from across Church Point packed the Church Point Community Center last night for the 2018 Church Point Candidate Forum hosted by the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is proud to offer the forum with the purpose of informing citizens. The  Chamber’s Legislative Committee under the direction of Chairperson, Daniel Nugier, asRead more

On September 28th, Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Duson celebrated the breaking of ground for improvements on Hanks Road. This improvement stems from the one-cent sales tax proposition that voters approved in March. The project is expected to be completed in nine months. Although the actual tax didn’t start until OctoberRead more

Eager ears filled The Grand Opera House of the South last night for our 2018 Crowley Candidate Forum. We are proud to offer the forum with the purpose of informing citizens. Our Chamber’s Legislative Committee under the direction of Chairperson, Daniel Nugier, as well as the Chamber’s Board of Directors, was responsible for organizing theRead more