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I went into practice with my father at his firm in Ville Platte right after I received my license to practice. That was in July of 2018. I wanted to expand to Lafayette, into a bigger market, so I created The Vidrine Law Firm, LLC. I opened an office in January of 2022 in the Chase Tower in Downtown. I work between my office in Lafayette and my office in Ville Platte.

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One Acadiana will present the second quality of life survey results during its CivicCon event Monday with Pensacola philanthropist Quint Studer.

The meeting will be 5:30 p.m. at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion St., and feature the findings from the quality of life survey conducted late last year to gauge residents’ opinion of life in Lafayette Parish, One Acadiana officials said.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Gov. John Bel Edwards has officially recognized Nov. 7-11 as Veterans Small Business Week in Louisiana, honoring veterans who continue to demonstrate their commitment to public service through business ownership and job creation.
 
The governor’s proclamation allows Louisiana to extend the spotlight on service that began Oct. 31 at the start of National Veterans Small Business Week, which annually showcases U.S. Small Business Administration programs and services available to veteran entrepreneurs. 
 

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Planet Fitness was founded in 1992 and has evolved to a gym where everyone feels comfortable. In 2010, Kevin and Dottie Windham opened up their 1st Planet Fitness in Lafayette, La and have continued to grow their franchise over the years. Currently the Windham’s own 13 locations from Crowley to LaPlace, Louisiana.

2. What would you tell the rest of Acadiana makes you special?

Through the support of local businesses, The705 and SLCC are partnering again this year to host the 2022 Case Competition for SLCC students. This competition provides SLCC students and young professionals with an opportunity to leverage knowledge and experience to identify a solution to a real-world scenario. Participants build and exhibit analytical, critical thinking, and written and oral communication skills. Teams consist of 2-4 students, therefore they also gain practice working in a team. 

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Focus Clubhouse incorporated in 2018 and opened doors in 2020. We are a resource for adults living with mental illness. The Clubhouse model has a proven program toward recovery and hope and has been in existence since 1948, the first clubhouse opened in 1948 and is still operating today.

2. What would you tell the rest of Acadiana makes you special?

LOUISIANA – Entergy Solutions is offering a new bonus incentive that offers small businesses more money when they apply this fall to complete energy-saving facility upgrades in 2022.