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Cajun Country Rice, Camellia Brand, and Savoie’s Foods are celebrating all things red beans and rice-through art! The brands recently announced to commemorate this iconic Louisiana Monday meal that there will be an art competition focusing on all things red beans and rice! The three companies will host an art competition titled Monday’s Favorite Meal:Read more

Three fixtures in Louisiana agriculture will be inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction during a ceremony at L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge on March 4. The new inductees are former Louisiana Farm Bureau President Ronnie Anderson, of Ethel; sugarcane farmer John Gay, of Plaquemine; and Paul “Jackie” Loewer, of Branch, a rice farmerRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and Supreme Rice are excited to host the Farmers’ Appreciation Lunch this Friday, Feburary 19th. Each and every year, it is a privilege to honor and celebrate the farming and agricultural community that contributes day in and day out to our local economy. The lunch will take place onRead more

The Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS is offering free upcoming screenings at their Crowley clinic location on February 23 and 25, and there is still space for people to sign up! CIS will host free cardiovascular screenings from 1-4 PM on Tuesday, February 23, and 8-11 AM on Thursday, February 25. On each dayRead more

Pictured left to right: Edmund Habetz, EL Habetz Builders, Inc.; Leonor Gonzalez, Assistant Principal; Sandi Doré, Principal; Father Mikel Polson, Pastor; Paul Lemaire and Errol Dennis, Corne Lemaire Group Architects: Penny Habetz, Religion Administrator; Kim Bernard, EL Habetz Builder, Inc.; and Amy Thibodeaux, St. Michael Advisory Council Member and Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce President/CEO. Read more

Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is celebrating American Heart Month this February by creating awareness on the importance of prevention and early detection. Heart disease takes more lives than all forms of cancer combined. Every 37 seconds, an American dies of heart disease meaning that in this pandemic, heart disease is still a veryRead more

The Acadiana Planning Commission is currently undertaking a baseline survey of broadband internet access and reliability across the region. Today, the fight to bring reliable broadband to Acadiana’s communities has become as important as the fight to bring other rural utilities. Broadband access was once considered a luxury, however, in a post-COVID economy access toRead more

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Clay Higgins announced yesterday that South Louisiana waterway projects received significant funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2021 Work Plan. For Operation and Maintenance, projects in Louisiana’s 3rd District were awarded: $22.992 million for the Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black $30,000 for the Bayou Teche and VermilionRead more

The Egan Hotel in downtown Crowley was awarded a $55,000 National Park Service grant from the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development. The grant will fund restoration efforts of the 66 double-hung windows on the second and third floors of the building, located at 306 North Parkerson Avenue. The hotel was one of six projects inRead more

Jennifer James Autin was recently named the new Executive Director of the Rayne Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture during its December Board of Directors’ meeting. Autin has been serving as the Business Development Coordinator for nearly a year and shares her excitement to move to this new position. Autin grew up in Rayne, graduated fromRead more