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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 2024 Class. The selected participants represent a cross section of the community’s business, civic, and non-profit sectors. 2024 Leadership EXCEL Class: Hunter Bernard, Dugas, Soileau & Breaux LLC Titus Brown,Read 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 2023 Class. The selected participants represent a cross section of the community’s business, civic, and non-profit sectors. 2023 Leadership EXCEL Class: Alanna Garrick, Home Bank Alexis LeBlanc, Dugas, Soileau & BreauxRead 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

Leadership Bootcamps 2021 Thinking of running for public office? Running, but don’t know where to start? Already in office, and facing serious opposition? LABI’s Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute is hosting their series of Leadership Bootcamps designed to teach, train and launch pro-business leaders to run for office. The session is complimentary and open to theRead more

LAFAYETTE, LA — Randy Prather, Chairman and CEO of First National Bank of Louisiana (FNB), announces the promotion of two executives, reflecting the bank’s success as a local community bank with locations in Lafayette, Crowley, Lake Charles, and Sulphur. Rose Miller has been named President of FNB after serving 18 years as Executive Vice President. Read more

Leadership EXCEL took a trip to Lafayette for their September Session for the 2019 year! The class found themselves Downtown Lafayette on the morning of Wednesday, September 18th where they heard from CEO of the Downtown Development Authority and Acadia Parish native, Anita Begnaud. Begnaud spoke about all things downtown with the group; participants hadRead 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. Retired Acadia Parish county agent Claude Brewer is also one of the fourRead more

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

OUR STORY Lamm Family Care has provided home care to Southwest Louisiana since 1990.  In 2012, Lamm expanded their services to end of life care by providing hospice services to our community.  Lamm Family Care is the only independently owned and operated home health and hospice providers that have their home offices seated right hereRead more

Leadership Bootcamps 2019 Thinking of running for public office? Running, but don’t know where to start? Already in office, and facing serious opposition? LABI’s Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute is hosting the second series of Leadership Bootcamps designed to teach, train and launch pro-business leaders to run for office. These sessions are complimentary and open toRead more