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The Crowley Main Street Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Callie Zaunbrecher as the Executive Director of the downtown revitalization program. Her first day in the position will be Monday, April 18. Callie, who has been working at First National Bank of Louisiana in Crowley as an electronic banking specialist for the pastRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is honored to announce that Nancy Broadhurst has been chosen as the 2022 Humanitarian of the Year in conjunction with Acadia Parish Honors Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony. Nancy is responsible for leading the efforts to secure and manage philanthropic resources to support the mission of Acadiana’s largest non-profit,Read more

CROWLEY – A familiar face is leading South Louisiana Community College’s Acadian Campus as campus director. As the campus director, Mary Morrison will have oversight of campus operations and act as a liaison for new and continuing students, as well as local officials, community organizations, the K-12 school system, and the community at large.  Morrison,Read more

This year’s EXCEL Class found themselves diving into Economic Development for their 3rd session of the 2022 program! The class was greeted by Katie Chiasson, Chiasson Consulting and the founder of Leadership EXCEL upon arriving at the Cleco – ULL Alternative Energy Center, a facility conducting research on natural waste products, like rice hulls andRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee and Board of Directors named Megan Malmay Duhon President & CEO of the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce effective March 1, 2022. Duhon has served as Interim President & CEO since December 2021.  Duhon was hired on with the former Crowley Chamber of Commerce in August ofRead more

Millions of Workers Striking Out On Their Own According to a recent study by Digital.com, 4 million people resigned from their jobs in April of 2021. While some of these job changes could be due to ending side gigs that people had while furloughed from their regular jobs because of pandemic lockdown, it’s not anRead more

Preparations are well underway, and the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is again excited to host the upcoming State of the Parish Address Presented by Cox Communications on Friday, March 25, 2022. It will bring together Acadia Parish Sheriff, K.P. Gibson; Acadia Parish Police Jury President, Chance Henry; and Acadia Parish School Board Superintendent, ScottRead more

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) it was announced this week.  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. LSUERead more

The Leadership EXCEL program hosted the year’s 2nd session on Wednesday, February 16th. The session featured Leadership through Emergenetics Assessments. Thanks to the following sponsors, the Leadership EXCEL program is possible. The 2022 Sponsors are as follows: First National Bank, Home Bank, Acadia Parish Assessor, Jim ‘Jimbo’ Petitjean, Acadia Parish Farm Bureau, Acadia Parish PoliceRead more

University of Louisiana at Lafayette educators and community business l eaders are coordinating the Accelerate Acadia program to help spur entrepreneurial and economic development efforts in Acadia Parish. UL Lafayette’s Louisiana Entrepreneurship and the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce will lead the 3-week initiative.  Accelerate Acadia is part of an 18-month initiative that LEED hasRead more