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The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is honored to announce that First National Bank of Louisiana has been chosen as the 2022 Business of the Year in conjunction with Acadia Parish Honors Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony. On April 1, 1924, First National Bank of Crowley opened its doors for business. First National Bank isRead 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

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

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

What is Chamber Ca$h? Since the late 80’s, the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce has offered the Chamber Ca$h program  to business and shoppers. Purchased at the Acadia Parish Chamber office, these gift certificates can be redeemed at over 80 local Acadia Parish businesses, making them very versatile. Unlike other ‘gift cards’, there is noRead more

Leadership EXCEL, a joint program between the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and the Jeff Davis Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce the members of the 2022 Class. The selected participants represent a cross section of the community’s business, civic, and non-profit sectors. 2022 Leadership EXCEL Class: Alisha Babin – Landmark of Rayne, Rayne Ashley LeblancRead more

Members of the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce have elected four new members to the 2021-22 Board of Directors and were honored at the recent Acadia Parish Honors on May 20, 2021. Newly elected board members to serve a three year term beginning July 1, 2021, are Sondra Broussard, Acadiana Security Plus; Michael Doughty, PlatinumRead more

We invite all our members and guests to join the Chamber Board of Directors and Chamber staff for the Grand Opening of our new location! Conveniently located on the Court Circle in downtown Crowley, we are excited to be in such an excellent position to help our members! The building, while new to us, wasRead more

Though not directed toward the proposed budget itself, comments on the city council’s handling of the adoption process were voiced during Tuesday’s special meeting. Lee Lawrence read two letters–one from himself and one from Amy Thibodeaux, president and CEO of the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce–criticizing the council’s actions. Prefacing that he was speaking “asRead more

1997 was a banner year for banking in Louisiana. It was the year Louisiana returned to its community banking roots with the opening of The Bank, in Jennings and Iowa, the first new bank chartered in the State in 13 years. As it turns out, The Bank was on the leading edge of a growingRead more