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CROWLEY, La. – Regional partners including Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development, Acadia Parish Police Jury, Cleco, and One Acadiana are proud to announce that a 51.71-acre site located in Acadia Parish has been certified under the Louisiana...
ACADIA PARISH, La. – Green Fuels Operating PC (GFO) announced it will invest $110 million to transform the historic Evangeline Processing Facility in Acadia Parish into a Net Zero Emissions Technology (NZET) refinery. The company is expected to create 60 direct new...
BROUSSARD, La. – Today, regional partners including Broussard Economic Development Corporation (BEDC), City of Broussard, Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA), One Acadiana (1A), SLEMCO, and St. Martin Economic Development Authority (SMEDA) joined together...
TEMPE, AZ. – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) (the “Company” or “First Solar”) today inaugurated its new fully vertically integrated manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The $1.1 billion facility, which spans approximately 2.4 million square feet and is...
Nearly 30 regional employers joined One Acadiana’s Skilled Trades Industry Roundtable on October 31 to share workforce challenges, exchange strategies, and identify opportunities to strengthen the region’s talent pipeline. The Industry Roundtable series is a...
LAFAYETTE, La. – Today, St. Martin Economic Development Authority (SMEDA) with One Acadiana (1A) and SLEMCO announced two sites in St. Martin Parish, totaling 79.80 acres, have been certified under the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Certified Sites program. The...
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, La. – Ice Industries, Inc., an industrial manufacturer and supplier, announced it is investing $6 million to establish a new production facility in southwest Louisiana. The company’s first venture in the state is expected to begin production in...
Partnerships set the stage for state and federal funding to expand UL Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center and biopharmaceutical manufacturing at Progress Point NEW IBERIA, La. – Acadiana is poised to grow its burgeoning biopharmaceutical sector, supported by an...
New plants in Crowley and Mermentau will result in 99 new jobs and 181 retained jobs. CROWLEY, La. – Supreme Rice, one of the largest rice-milling operations in Louisiana, is investing $16.2 million to develop parboil facilities in Crowley and Mermentau for a new line...
SafeSource Direct, a joint venture between Ochsner Health and Trax Development, plans to develop two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment in Lafayette Parish and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The projects are expected to create a combined 1,221...