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On Thursday, August 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest round of information from the 2020 Census. The date shows changes to the demographic makeup of the country over the past decade, which states will now use to decide congressional redistricting procedures. The results are a snapshot of everyone living in the U.S. onRead more

In April, we posted a review of President Biden’s infrastructure plan done by Transportation for America. At the time, the plan was just recently announced; now it is a full fledged bill that is currently making its way through Congress. After some haggling between the Biden administration and a Congressional committee on the language ofRead more

The city of Rayne’s 5th Annual Old Spanish Trail Day, as well as Rayne’s Marketplace, will be taking place this year on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The entire day’s events will take place at the Rayne Civic Center Pavilion. For the day’s event, there will be antique and vintage items on show, including cars, trucks,Read more

Published on July 14, 2021 by Kristi Eaton for Smartcities Dive. Lucinda’s, a retail shop in downtown Wichita, Kansas, closed its doors for three months during the height of the pandemic last year. Closing a business that depends on foot traffic can be devastating for a business, said the store’s owner, Valerie Reimers. “It wasRead more

Baton Rouge, LA. – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will soon begin accepting applications for $12.4 million in financial assistance that will be available to Louisiana fishermen and others in the industry who have been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for these funds will open at 8 a.m. August 9. ApplicationsRead more

New portal will streamline applications for loans $150,000 or less for over 6.5 million businesses.  The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is launching a streamlined application portal to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans $150,000 or less through participating lenders to apply for forgiveness directly through the SBA. “The SBA’s new streamlined applicationRead more

Applications for this 11-month program are being accepted now with completed applications to be submitted by Friday, October 1. Residents and individuals who work in the Acadia & Jeff Davis Parish areas are eligible to apply for Leadership Excel.

By Andy Medici-Senior Reporter, The Business Journals, 7/16/21 The Small Business Administration officially closed its Paycheck Protection Program to new loan applications at the end of May, and subsequently closed its Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant program in early July, leaving small business owners with dwindling options for relief. But there are still some grant programsRead more

Governments can appropriate American Rescue Plan dollars to help the travel and hospitality industries rebound from economic devastation brought by the pandemic.  Article written by Andrea Noble, June 16, 2021; for Route Fifty.  States are restarting their economic engines this summer and several are planning to use federal stimulus dollars to help bring back tourists.Read more

The American Rescue Plan is delivering an unprecedented $350 billion in direct aid to state and local governments across the country and the sheer size of their share has many leaders overwhelmed. Acadia Parish has received $12.1 million in funding, and the seven municipalities in the parish have between them another $10.7 million, the amounts variedRead more