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Article by Desiray Seaux, Crowley Post Signal Joe Mitchell, CEO of Acadia General Hosptial, hosted “A Cup of Joe with Joe” Thursday, the morning meeting designed to update the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce members on the recent happenings at the hospital. The Acadia General Hospital has received numerous upgrades recently such as telemedicine carts.Read more

43% Increase in Sales Tax Revenue?! Yes, this is what happened in the small town of Arnaudville, LA when their community embraced a concept called “Creative Placemaking” Creative Placemaking is an evolving field of practice that intentionally leverages the power of the arts, culture and creativity to serve a community’s interest while driving a broader agendaRead more

New state sales tax rate goes into effect July 1 BATON ROUGE – Effective July 1, 2018, Louisiana’s overall state sales tax rate decreases from 5 percent to 4.45 percent. The new rate, enabled by House Bill 10 of the 2018 Third Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature, is to be levied upon the sale at retail,Read more

SLEMCO was founded by a small group who banded together early in 1936 to electrify rural Acadiana. They included M.W. “Mike” Scanlan of Acadia Parish, who served as the president of its board of directors from its founding in 1937 until 1960. This June 11th, SLEMCO celebrates 81 years since receiving its charter from theRead more

W. Pat Bordes II, Chairman OneAcadia Fezzo’s Seafood & Steakhouse Trenton Leonards, Chairman Crowley Chamber One Acadiana Danny Nugier, Vice-Chair OneAcadia The Southwest Group Melinda Malmay, Vice-Chair Crowley Chamber Home Bank Crowley Chamber & OneAcadia Board Members Christine Benoit Farmers’ State Bank Claire Benoit Rayne Building & Loan Ricky Bonin The Ellington Angelique Credeur ElderRead more

This year’s EXCEL Class found themselves immersed into Economic Development for their 4th session of the 2018 program! The class was greeted by Katie Chiasson, Senior Business Developer for Cleco and the founder of Leadership EXCEL upon arriving at the Cleco – ULL Alternative Energy Center, a facility conducting research on natural waste products, likeRead more