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The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Louise Morrow has been selected as the Humanitarian of the Year for 2019.  Louise Landry Morrow has been a resident of Crowley all of her life. She is the fourth child of Wilfred and Budzie Daboval Landry, now deceased. After graduating St. Michael HighRead more

Members of the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce have elected four new members to the 2019-20 Board of Directors and will be honored at the upcoming Acadia Parish Honors on May 1, 2019. Newly elected board members to serve a three year term beginning July 1, 2019, are Jeremiah Meck, Acadia-St. Landry Hospital; Heather LaBouve,Read more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Dr. Eddie and Ann Palmer have been selected as the Business Person of the Year for 2019.  Originally from Tremont, Mississippi, Dr. Eddie and Ann Palmer have dedicated their lives to the studies of art, history, and storytelling.  The Palmer’s have been married for 52Read more

The 2019 Acadia Parish Honors, our Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony, will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, at the Grand Opera House of the South.  Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction.  The dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the Acadia Parish Honors may be purchased here.Read more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce our Legislative Breakfast, part of our Business Over Breakfast series sponsored by Acadia Parish Farm Bureau Insurance. Bringing together, Representative Phillip DeVillier of District 41, Representative John Stefanski of District 42, Senator Bob Hensgens of District 26, and Senator Mark Abraham of District 25; theRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2019 State of the Parish Address. Bringing together, Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson, Acadia Parish Police Jury President, David Savoy, Acadia Parish School Board Superintendent Scott Richard; and the event will make an effort to inform local citizens of the progress of the area andRead more

The Leadership EXCEL Advisory Board is excited to announce the date for the 3rd Annual Social for Alumni & 2019 Class Participants. All Leadership EXCEL Alumni are invited to attend the Welcome Social set for Wednesday, March 20th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Zeus Crowley Banquet Room on the 2nd Floor. OverRead more

In conjunction with the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet, nominations are being sought for annual award honorees. The Chamber is asking local businesses, clubs and organizations, to nominate an Outstanding Business Person (or Business) of the Year and a Humanitarian of the Year. In addition, nominations for Outstanding Youth Awards will be solicitedRead more

BATON ROUGE, LA (February 12, 2019) – Today at the Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) formally announced its officers and Board of Directors for 2019, along with the members of the 2019 LABI Emerging Leaders Council, a group of distinguished entrepreneurs and young professionals. LABI is pleasedRead more

On Thursday, January 24th, the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and Supreme Rice honored over 600 hard-working farmers at the annual Farmers’ Appreciation Dinner at the International Rice Festival Building in Crowley.  Guests began arriving at 5:30 pm, giving them an opportunity to visit exhibitor booths and socialize. Earlier that morning, Chef Night Train BlaneRead more