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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 2025 Class. The selected participants represent a cross section of the community’s business, civic, and non-profit sectors. 2025 Leadership EXCEL Class: Susan Allardyce, First National Bank of Louisiana Shantel Alleman, City ofRead 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 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

The current economic recovery places a premium on knowledge and skills required by industries and occupations that have reaped increasing demand for their products and services. As a result, state policymakers are appropriately prioritizing high-quality, demand-driven career pathways that culminate in postsecondary credentials that lead to in-demand, high-wage jobs. To do that well, states needRead more