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One Acadiana (1A)’s leadership has announced new appointments to the board. The Board of Directors of the economic development organization and chamber of commerce will focus in 2022 on business development, policy, and membership initiatives. The region’s business leaders invested in 1A have elected 2022 Officers: Chair: Charles Fenstermaker, FENSTERMAKER Chair-Elect: Kathy Healy-Collier, Our LadyRead more

LAFAYETTE, LA — Randy Prather, Executive Chairman of First National Bank of Louisiana (FNB), announces James (Jim) Lyons, Jr. has been named as President of FNB. Lyons joined the FNB team in 2006 and has assumed  various managerial responsibilities in loan operations, compliance, commercial lending and most recently serving  on the executive leadership team. In additionRead more

Teamwork is critical for businesses in just about every industry, so it is likely that you will work as part of a team at some point in your career. Depending on your position within your organization, you may be called upon as a team leader as well. Here’s what you need to know to keepRead more

How to Grow When It’s Slow is another Blog Series brought to you by the Acadia Parish Chamber.  Right now, companies are excellent at “ripping off the band-aid” nd making decisions quickly and decisively. In a time of crisis, that is one of the best sills to have, and businesses have benefitted form making thoseRead more

How to Grow When It’s Slow is another Blog Series brought to you by the Acadia Parish Chamber.  We continue this series with another quote by Cameron Herold, who says “to really grow quickly, you have to be slightly more than a business, slightly less than a religion.” When you add publicity to a greatRead 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

The Leadership EXCEL June session focusing on Civil & Criminal Justice consisted of a visit to Angola State Penitentiary on Wednesday, June 19.  The objective of the session was to acquaint participants with the state criminal justice system.  The class started their tour at the Angola Museum where they were able to view old relicsRead more

The Leadership EXCEL June session focusing on Civil & Criminal Justice consisted of a visit to Angola State Penitentiary on Wednesday, June 20. The objective of the session was to acquaint participants with the state criminal justice system. Members leading the all-day session were: Vice-Chairman, Ryan Kitchen and Chairmans, George Pourciau and Paul Molbert TheRead more