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Hurricane Season is Officially Here | How to Prepare

By Elizabeth Miller | Business Help, Education, News | Comments are Closed | 5 June, 2024 | 0

Hurricane Preparedness for Business Owners in Acadia Parish As we enter hurricane season, it’s crucial for business owners to be well-prepared to protect their employees, assets, and operations. According to a study by FEMA and the Department of Labor, 40% of small businesses will not reopen in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane and justRead more

SLCC Announces Vets’ Education Benefits for Short-Term Programs

By Elizabeth Miller | Blog Series, Education, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 14 November, 2023 | 0

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

Sustaining Future Farms in Louisiana Applications Now Open!

By Elizabeth Miller | Blog Series, Education, News | Comments are Closed | 6 July, 2023 | 0

Agriculture Is More Than Just Farming! LSUE’s new Ag program is accepting applications. Apply to enroll in the Spring, Summer, or Fall session to earn college credit, skill-based training, managemental and project efficiency training, and more. Paid apprenticeships and internship opportunities available. Sustaining Future Farmers in Louisiana is a free six-month tech-based Ag program thatRead more

SLCC’s Acadian Campus, Now Enrolling for Fall!

By Elizabeth Miller | Blog Series, Education | Comments are Closed | 19 June, 2023 | 0

Do you live in or around Crowley and want to go back to school this fall? SLCC’s Acadian Campus has plenty of high-demand industry-based trainings and academic programs to choose from, including Medical Assistant and Welding. Crowley is also home to a robust Adult Education program and is the headquarter location for SLCC’s Transportation, Distribution,Read more

Hurricane Season is Officially Here | How to Prepare

By Elizabeth Miller | Business Help, Education, News | Comments are Closed | 6 June, 2022 | 0

For those of us living along the Gulf Coast, hurricane season is a yearly issue, with new updates of possible storms and getting ready for the weather. The Weather Channel stated that the 2021 season generated 21 named storms, the third most for any Atlantic hurricane season, behind only 2020’s record 30 storms and 2005’sRead more

LSUE, Ochsner Lafayette General Announce Extended Partnership

By Elizabeth Miller | Blog Series, Education | Comments are Closed | 12 May, 2022 | 0

LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana State University at Eunice and Ochsner Lafayette General announce a contribution of nearly $700,000 towards expansion in LSUE’s Allied Health programs, the two groups unveiled on Wednesday. This is the latest in a continued partnership which has seen the healthcare system commit more than $6 million of support towards LSU EuniceRead more

SLCC AWARDED GRANT FOR ‘HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRY’ TRAINING

By Elizabeth Miller | Blog Series, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 27 April, 2022 | 0

LAFAYETTE – SkillUp, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping displaced workers land in-demand jobs in high-growth industries, has awarded their first nationally-competitive grant of up to $100,000 to South Louisiana Community College. This grant is designed to aid low-income students as they navigate the road to workforce readiness. The SkillUp Coalition launched its first statewideRead more

Students Get Smart About U.S. Rice

By Megan M. Duhon | Advocacy, Education | Comments are Closed | 14 October, 2021 | 0

CROWLEY, LA — Every year during the third week of October, the town of Crowley, Louisiana, stops everything they’re doing to celebrate all things R-I-C-E at the International Rice Festival. The festival starts today and runs through the weekend but a group of local elementary students got a jump on the festivities with a riceRead more

LSUE Receives $846K Grant For Tech-Based Agricultural Program

By Megan M. Duhon | Business Spotlight, Education | Comments are Closed | 11 October, 2021 | 0

EUNICE, La. – Louisiana State University at Eunice has been awarded more than $846,000 of grant funding through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative (WORC) as announced recently.  The LSU Eunice project, Sustaining Future Farms in Louisiana, centers on providing workforce training pathways for new and technologically advanced jobs in the agriculture sector. LSUE isRead more

Benefits and Costs of Expanding Broadband in America

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 15 September, 2021 | 0

Original article written by Sophia Campbell, Jimena Ruiz Castro, and David Wessel for Brookings Institute.  The shift of work and school online highlighted the lack of access to high-speed broadband internet service in some parts of the U.S. and intensified political pressure on the government to make it more widely available.  The bipartisan infrastructure bill that passedRead more

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