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Designing the First 15 Feet of Your Store!

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, Business Growth, Business Help | Comments are Closed | 26 January, 2021 | 0

They say that you only get one chance to make a first impression, and nowhere is that more important than in the retail industry. You’ll need to draw customers into your store from the moment they step foot inside, and this requires care and attention to detail when planning the entrance to your shop. HereRead more

Help Our Community with the Acadiana Broadband Survey

By Jules Broussard | Advocacy, Economic Development, News | Comments are Closed | 26 January, 2021 | 0

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

5 Signs You’re a Community Leader | Leadership EXCEL

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, Business Help, Community Leadership, Education | Comments are Closed | 25 January, 2021 | 0

Leadership comes in many forms, from those who inspire dedication and support to those who rule through fear and intimidation. A true leader is someone who can command those under them without having to resort to extreme tactics. Many great leaders share some common traits, so work to improve these qualities in yourself to establishRead more

Why It’s Important to Buy Local First

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, Buy Local | Comments are Closed | 21 January, 2021 | 0

When you shop local, you do far more than get the items that you want quickly and conveniently. Buying local actually stimulates the economy in our community, helps benefit local schools and charities–and it even helps the environment! Here are some of the many reasons why it’s important to shop and buy locally: Buying LocalRead more

How A Minimum Viable Product Can Help Test Your Next Big Idea

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, Business Growth, Business Help | Comments are Closed | 21 January, 2021 | 0

Have a great idea for a business? Wondering how to test out your product-without risking everything? If so, you might want to develop a minimum viable product (MVP)-a “version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.” Simply put, this approachRead more

Higgins Announces Funding for Dredging, Waterway Projects

By Jules Broussard | News | Comments are Closed | 20 January, 2021 | 0

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

Building Resilient Rural Places | 5. Civic Structures

By Jules Broussard | COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 18 January, 2021 | 0

The dispersion of COVID has been uneven from the outset, preying upon preexisting fault lines in our nation’s economic, social, and geographic landscape and systematically disadvantaging already vulnerable people and places. Governmental responses have been similarly fragmented and unequal, with federal, state, and citywide services and relief structures marked by inconsistency and disparate outcomes byRead more

Egan Hotel in Crowley Receives $55,000 State Grant

By Jules Broussard | Economic Development, Member News, News | Comments are Closed | 15 January, 2021 | 0

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

How Local Small Businesses Can Compete with Amazon

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 15 January, 2021 | 0

Amazon is the largest online store and hosts products from some of the biggest brands in the world. They are also known for large inventories and discounts, so competing based on price can be a tall order for local startups. Interestingly, about 50% of the products you encounter at Amazon in the United States areRead more

Can We Pull Off the Biggest Homecoming in History?

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 14 January, 2021 | 0

Our community and many others have lost workforce talent to larger, coastal cities for decades. While the reasons behind it are complex, the steady loss of young, educated workers seemed unstoppable. Much more recently, the COVID pandemic has also seemed unstoppable and even more devastating. However, it sometimes happens that you can use one problemRead more

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