A liquid natural gas center of excellence proposed for southwestern Louisiana and involving the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will get a boost from U.S. Sen. John Kennedy’s office. Kennedy talked about the concept along with other topics during a luncheon event...
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Global visitors to tour UL campus, weigh research and development partnerships here
University of Louisiana at Lafayette officials will greet ambassadors, government leaders, academics, CEOs and “thought leaders” from some 20 countries affiliated with the Organization of American States on Wednesday. The delegation will include about 75 visitors, who...
MacLaff, Inc., Owner and Operator of McDonald’s Restaurants announces 50 Year Anniversary and Ronald McDonald House Charities Family Room at Our Lady of Lourdes Women and Children’s Hospital
McDonald’s owner/operators, EJ and Chris Krampe along with their more than 2200 South Louisiana team members, will be celebrating 50 years in business for all of 2022! EJ and Chris’ father, Ed Krampe Jr. began operating his first McDonald’s restaurant in Lafayette,...
Investor Spotlight: Fezzo’s Seafood, Steakhouse, and Oyster Bar
1. Give us a brief history of your company. A long time ago when Phil’s father was a young boy in Church Point, Louisiana, he was very creative with his toys. His favorite toys were things he made with his mother’s empty wooden spools. In Cajun French, the word for...
Investor Spotlight: PJF Farm
1. Give us a brief history of your company. In 1960, Percy J. Fontenot was a visionary who began purchasing small parcels of land from Frank “Cazan” Fontenot, better known as “Mr. Cazan”, the sheriff of Evangeline Parish. Decades later and with the support of his wife...
Historic investment strengthens UL Lafayette-LHC Group partnership
Today, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and LHC Group announced a historic and transformational partnership designed to further each of their respective missions of recruiting and equipping more nurses and other health care professionals. The University...
CGI in the United States earns perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index
Fairfax, VA, January 29, 2021 – CGI’s (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) operations in the United States received a perfect score of 100 in its debut in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report...
Outlook 2021 economic summit planned by The Acadiana Advocate on Jan. 13
The Acadiana Advocate will hold a virtual economic summit Jan. 13, tapping several business and community leaders for a big-picture understanding of the Lafayette area economy going into 2021. "We have been there through the ups and downs of the pandemic, keeping...
Board names Vincent June new chancellor at SLCC; to start new job in spring semester
Vincent June has been named chancellor of South Louisiana Community College, following a Wednesday vote by the Louisiana Community & Technical College System’s board of supervisors. The vote came in executive session during the supervisors’ regular scheduled...
Investar names longtime Hancock Whitney manager as Acadiana market president
Investar National Bank has named Byron Breaux as Acadiana market president and senior vice president, bank officials announced Monday. Breaux has more than 35 years banking experience in the Lafayette market. He was recently with Hancock Whitney Bank where he was...