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The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Outstanding Young Citizen scholarship program, awarded in generous partnership with the Maboules Trust. Graduating seniors from each Acadia Parish high school are eligible to apply and one from each school is chosen. Please join us in celebratingRead more

The 2024 Acadia Parish Honors Annual Banquet & Awards Ceremony is slated for Thursday, May 9th at the Grand Opera House of the South. This event wraps up the Acadia Parish Chamber’s year while honoring Business Person of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year, Legend in Leadership, and Outstanding Young Citizens from each of theRead more

The 2023 Acadia Parish Honors Annual Banquet & Awards Ceremony is slated for Thursday, May 4th at the Grand Opera House of the South. This event wraps up the Acadia Parish Chamber’s year while honoring Business Person of the Year and Humanitarian of the Year, as well as Outstanding Young Citizens from each of theRead more

Chance Henry, Chairman Chance Henry is the owner of Keith Henry Insurance Agency, Inc. in Mermentau and has been a chamber member since 2016. He is a lifelong resident of the 5th ward of Acadia Parish and a proud graduate of Midland High School. After graduation, Chance started Bon Chance Crawfish catering company, which heRead more

Installing artificial turf and new lighting, along with various other upgrades at the Crowley Recreation Department complex received unanimous support from the City Council during a special meeting on the evening of June 25. The total estimated cost of the proposed GeoSurfaces (artificial turf company) contract to convert Crowley’s nine ballfields from natural turf, installRead more

Daniel Nugier, Chairman Daniel Nugier is a Real Estate Broker for Southwest Real Estate, LLC, which is part of The Southwest Group and has served as a member of the Realtors Commercial Alliance of Acadiana since 2016, serving as president in 2017. A graduate of Notre Dame High School, Nugier was general manager for LouisianaRead more

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Louise Morrow has been selected as the Humanitarian of the Year for 2019.  Louise Landry Morrow has been a resident of Crowley all of her life. She is the fourth child of Wilfred and Budzie Daboval Landry, now deceased. After graduating St. Michael HighRead more

The 2019 Acadia Parish Honors, our Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony, will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, at the Grand Opera House of the South.  Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction.  The dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the Acadia Parish Honors may be purchased here.Read more

Sheriff K.P. Gibson announced today that the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program is currently underway. The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program will award scholarships providing assistance to worthy Louisiana students in furthering their education and training with resources made available through the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program. A Scholarship of $500 from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship ProgramRead more

Crowley Post-Signal Notre Dame coach Lewis Cook has racked up quite a few accolades during his 33- year head coaching career, including last summer’s induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Now, he is in the running for yet another honor. And another big one, at that. The NFL recently announced the high schoolRead more