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BITS & STEM Summer Career Fair at South Louisiana Community College Looking for a job in Welding, Electrician, Automotive, Electronics, Diesel Repair, HVAC, or IT? South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) is pleased to announce the BITS & STEM Summer Career Fair, set to take place on Wednesday, June 19 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pmRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development is proud to announce Kelli Doré, Chief Operating Officer of Lamm Family Care Home Health & Hospice, as the recipient of its inaugural Legend in Leadership award. Doré’s dedication to community service, coupled with her exemplary leadership at Lamm, has made her a standout figure inRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development is honored to  announce that Michael J. LeJeune, CEO of Acadia St.Landry Hospital, has been selected as the 2024 Business Person of the Year in conjunction with Acadia Parish Honors Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony. LeJeune is originally from Roberts Cove and is a proud productRead more

South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) is excited to announce the upcoming Crowley Campus Career Fair, hosted by SLCC Career Services. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 5th, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will be held at the Crowley Campus.  The career fair is open to all students and the public, providingRead more

Leadership EXCEL, a joint program between the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and the Jeff Davis Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce the members of the 2024 Class. The selected participants represent a cross section of the community’s business, civic, and non-profit sectors. 2024 Leadership EXCEL Class: Hunter Bernard, Dugas, Soileau & Breaux LLC Titus Brown,Read more

As the confetti settles and the echoes of “Happy New Year!” fade, we at the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to the incredible community that makes our parish so special. 2023 was a year filled with challenges and triumphs, but through it all, the spiritRead more

CROWLEY – Inflation appears to be leveling off, home sales are holding steady and, overall, this region’s economy is pretty good. That, in general, is the message delivered during Thursday’s Quarterly Luncheon by Gary Wagner, Ph.D., Acadiana Business Economist, Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Economics B.I. Moody College of Business Administration, University of Louisiana Lafayette. Wagner has become a mainstay forRead more

South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) short-term programs have been granted approval for veterans’ education benefits. This distinction positions SLCC as one of only two community colleges in Louisiana to offer veterans education benefits for short-term programs. With this approval, veterans can access a wide range of short-term programs, providing them with valuable skills and opportunitiesRead more

Patti and Lee Lawrence are recipients of the 2023 Leaders in Philanthropy Award for Acadia Parish. With family roots in Charleston, South Carolina, Patti’s career started in Greenville in broadcasting and then worked on the staff of Senator Storm Thurmond in Washington.She subsequently had an executive position in the Department of Commerce, working with World’sRead more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small nonfarm businesses in 46 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Mississippi are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary parishes thatRead more