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The stage is set for the 2021 Acadia Parish Honors Annual Banquet and Award Ceremony! The event will take place tomorrow on Thursday, May 20, 2021 from 6 until 9 PM. It will be held in Le Grand Hall at the beautiful Grand Opera House of the South, and catered by Fezzo’s Seafood, Steakhouse andRead more

“We’ve got a Crowley team ready to go and they are prepared to hit the ground running.” Blaine Boudreaux, President of The Bank, announces the opening of their newest and seventh location. “Our opening in Crowley is a combination of The Bank’s long plan of expansion and a strong desire to be part of theRead 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 2020 Class. The selected participants represent a cross section of the community’s business, civic, and non-profit sectors. Joann T. Blair – Registrar of Voters, Jennings Jena Bordes –Read more

1997 was a banner year for banking in Louisiana. It was the year Louisiana returned to its community banking roots with the opening of The Bank, in Jennings and Iowa, the first new bank chartered in the State in 13 years. As it turns out, The Bank was on the leading edge of a growingRead more

The Leadership EXCEL program hosted the year’s 2nd session on Wednesday, February 20th. The session featured Leadership through Emergenetics Assessments. Thanks to the following sponsors, the Leadership EXCEL program is possible. The 2019 Sponsors are as follows: Acadia Parish Farm Bureau, First National Bank, Encore Healthcare & Rehabilitation, Bank of Commerce, Dugas Soileau & Breaux,Read more

Teams began at the crack of dawn— 6 AM was an early, but crucial start for the 15th Annual Gumbo Cook-Off at the Rayne Frog Festival Pavilion. Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff, volunteers, and teams began unloading and setting up for an exciting day ahead. At 7 AM teams couldRead more