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CAJUN TRADITIONS ANNOUNCES NEW MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY IN CHURCH POINT
Company will invest $2.85 million to reconfigure vacant Church Point facility for meat production

**Updated March 30, 2020** Please note that as our nation and state take the necessary steps to address COVID-19 in Louisiana, the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce will do the same. All scheduled meetings are on hold, and our staff will be working remotely as much as possible as we all work together to prevent theRead more

Please note that as our nation and state take the necessary steps to address COVID-19 in Louisiana, the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce will do the same. All scheduled meetings are on hold, and our staff will be working remotely as much as possible as we all work together to prevent the spread of the virus.Read more

Grab your friends and family and head to Acadia Parish this Mardi Gras season! With traditional Courir de Mardi Gras celebrations, carnival rides, and plenty of parades to choose from– you are sure to find somewhere in Acadia Parish to ‘pass a good time, cher’! Rayne Mardi Gras Parade & Celebration When: Saturday, February 22ndRead more

Halloween is just days away and we’re all making plans for a spooktacular time for trick-or-treating in Acadia Parish. Here are the times for trick-or-treating and Halloween-themed events across the parish. Let us know if you have any additional events that we may have missed and we will add to the list! Church Point OctoberRead more

As part of the Acadiana Opportunity Zone Initiative, the Church Point Stakeholder meeting was held on Thursday, July 11th at the Home Bank Annex in Church Point. The session was hosted by the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Church Point and was led by the CEO and staff of the AcadianaRead more

Church Point Residents should bring shovels. Sandbags and sand will be provided free of charge. Limit three per door. Must show ID and reside in Church Point city limits. City barn will be open 7-11-19 from 8am-7pm 7-12-19 from 8am-7pm   Crowley Public Works Building, Starting Wednesday, July 10 at 8 a.m. 6 bags/driver’s licenseRead more

Phil Faul and Pat Bordes, from Rayne Louisiana, had been knowing each other as long as they can remember as their parents were friends and would often spend time together. After high school, each of them went their own ways pursuing life never expecting to meet up as business partners. That was until around ten years later when their unlikely paths met and Pat joined Phil in 1996 working for a specialty meat wholesaler and restaurant in Franklin and New Iberia, Louisiana. They then decided to go out on their own and open a restaurant together. They found a restaurant in Crowley, Louisiana for lease and after crafty negotiation and with minimal resources opened their first restaurant location in July of 1999.

One local business ‘means it when he cleans it.’ And this time, it’s for a great cause! The Miles Perret Cancer Services (MPCS) office building is in dire need of a deep cleaning. Remnants of the last tenant is evident on the exterior of their facility with severe dark spots and shadowing. Church Point businessRead more

Members of the Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce have elected four new members to the 2019-20 Board of Directors and will be honored at the upcoming Acadia Parish Honors on May 1, 2019. Newly elected board members to serve a three year term beginning July 1, 2019, are Jeremiah Meck, Acadia-St. Landry Hospital; Heather LaBouve,Read more