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Think Big & Shop Small This Holiday Season

By Elizabeth Miller | Blog Series, Buy Local | Comments are Closed | 30 November, 2021 | 0

Shop Small is a nationwide movement to celebrate small businesses every day and to help communities thrive and stay vibrant. By shopping or dining at small businesses throughout the year, you’re showing your support for the businesses in your neighborhood and in the community, you call your own. Small businesses are the heart and soul ofRead more

Leadership EXCEL Graduates 26th Class

By Elizabeth Miller | Leadership Excel | Comments are Closed | 29 November, 2021 | 0

The Leadership EXCEL Advisory Board is pleased to announce the conclusion of their 2020-21 year.  The 26th Graduating Leadership EXCEL Class met at Grand Opera House of the South on Wednesday, November 17 for a reception and graduation ceremony. The evening began with an informal reception prior to the graduation where graduates, sponsors, and families ofRead more

Acadia Parish Chamber Board Announces Staff Transition

By Elizabeth Miller | Chamber Announcements | Comments are Closed | 16 November, 2021 | 0

Thibodeaux Announces Resignation After leading the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce for over 10 years, Amy S. Thibodeaux will step down as President & CEO on November 30, 2021. Thibodeaux was hired in April 2011 as President & CEO after working alongside her predecessor for almost a year as Office Manager of the organization. DuringRead more

delaHoussaye’s Named Leaders in Philanthropy

By Elizabeth Miller | Member News, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 15 November, 2021 | 0

The 10th Annual Leaders In Philanthropy Awards, an event of Community Foundation of Acadiana, are presented annually to outstanding individuals, couples, and corporations who have supported nonprofit organizations, churches, and schools through charitable giving and/or philanthropic work. Isabella and Dr. Benton Cason de la Houssaye, Jr., are the recipients of the 2021 Leaders in PhilanthropyRead more

Honor Our Veterans

By Elizabeth Miller | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 5 November, 2021 | 1

CHURCH POINT  Veterans Day Commemoration at Le Vieux Dépot American Legion Post 225 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9903 will conduct this year’s Veterans’ Day Ceremony, hosted by Le Vieux Presbytère Museum, at 1pm on Sunday, November 14 at Le Vieux Dépot, corner of Main and POW-MIA Blvd in Church Point. The public isRead more

BENOIT OF RAYNE AMONG 2021 LOUISIANA SMALL BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS

By Elizabeth Miller | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 5 November, 2021 | 0

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Economic Development recognized business owners who exemplify Louisiana’s entrepreneurial spirit at the 2021 Louisiana Small Business Awards ceremony hosted by LED Secretary Don Pierson Thursday. “According to the SBA, small businesses account for 53 percent of Louisiana workers, and 99 percent of Louisiana employers,” Governor John Bel Edwards told attendeesRead 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

Happy Haunting | Trick-Or-Treating Times in Acadia Parish

By Elizabeth Miller | Events, News | Comments are Closed | 14 October, 2021 | 0

2021 Halloween Times in Acadia Parish It’s time to get SPOOKY! But a SAFE spooky! If you’d like to add an event, email us at info@AcadiaParishChamber.org Here are the trick or treating times and other events throughout Acadia Parish: Church Point October 30, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Crowley October 30, 5:30 PM to 7:30Read 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

Thibodeaux Among Acadiana Women Chosen for United Way Award

By Megan M. Duhon | Chamber Announcements, News | Comments are Closed | 28 September, 2021 | 0

United Way of Acadiana announced its selection of honorees for the 2021 Women Who Mean Business Awards, presented by Home Bank. Ten women have been selected as finalists out of more than 100 nominations submitted from UWA’s service areas of Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin and Vermilion parishes. The women will be recognized during an in-personRead more

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