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Steve Bandy, Crowley Post-Signal In conjunction with the recent Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours, South Louisiana Community College cut the ribbon on its new Power Lineman program. Above, SLCC officials were joined by personnel from Lafayette Utilities Systems, CLECO, SLEMCO, and Entergy, who have partnered with SLCC’s Corporate College to offer thisRead more

The Acadian Career Fair hosted by South Louisiana Community College in partnership with the City of Crowley, Crowley City Council, and Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce will be held on February 20th from 10 AM to 1 PM at the International Rice Festival Building (717 W Mill Street Crowley, LA ). Please join us forRead more

Sheriff K.P. Gibson announced today that the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program is currently underway. The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program will award scholarships providing assistance to worthy Louisiana students in furthering their education and training with resources made available through the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program. A Scholarship of $500 from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship ProgramRead more

Opportunity Machine’s Small Business Boot Camp is designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners by providing a framework to learn about the basics of running a business.  Classes will take place every Tuesday (except Mardi Gras) from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm for nine weeks (February 5 – April 9) in the Opportunity MachineRead more

South Louisiana Community College is expanding its Louisiana Notary Public Exam Prep course across a variety of campuses starting in January. The course is offered through SLCC’s Corporate College and will be held at six campuses. Evening courses will be available on Mondays in St. Martinville, Tuesdays in Lafayette, Wednesdays in Crowley, and Thursdays inRead more

By Chris Christoff​, co-founder of MonsterInsights   It’s about time for New Year’s resolutions to start popping up again. As 2018 comes to a close, how many of your resolutions did you complete from the start of the year? If your answer is “not many” or “none,” perhaps it’s time to start thinking about how you can reach your business and personalRead more

Let’s be honest: small businesses have a lot of competition during the holiday season. For the “big guys”, waiting for the end of November is fine. They can unleash an onslaught of commercials, billboards, radio jingles, newspaper flyers, magazine spreads, and big money sponsorships for those holiday TV movies we’ve all seen 10,000 times—and itRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us at 8 AM this Thursday, November 15th at the Crowley Town Club for our quarterly Business Over Breakfast with guest speakers from Matthew Aaron Agency! We are so excited to have MAA, one of Louisiana’s leading social media and digital marketing agencies, presenting onRead more

BY DAN BOUDREAUX | DBOUDREAUX@THEADVOCATE.COM The widened section of Interstate 10 from the Interstate 49 interchange to the Atchafalaya Basin bridge will improve the overall quality of I-10 in Louisiana once it’s completed, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson said Wednesday. Speaking at an event hosted by the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce,Read more

By Lisa Soileaux, Rayne Acadian-Tribune The historic downtown area of Rayne will be the setting this weekend on Saturday, Nov. 3, for the third annual official Old Spanish Trail Celebration as announced by the co-sponsors of the Rayne Chamber of Commerce and City of Rayne. Come “pass a good time” at The Depot Square andRead more