LAFAYETTE, LA – One Acadiana (1A) is thrilled to announce the winner of the Small Business Challenge, an initiative aimed at fostering small business growth, while bolstering vibrancy and foot traffic in Downtown Lafayette. After an intensive selection process, Korey...
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Strengthening the Urban Core: A Q1 Update
Urban core revitalization is a central pillar of One Acadiana’s Vibrant Acadiana initiative, recognizing that a strong, well-connected urban core helps the region compete for business investment and professional talent. Through our Urban Revitalization &...
Oliver Lane Creative Studio Celebrates Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting in Downtown Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, LA – Downtown Lafayette is thrilled to announce the grand opening of Oliver Lane Creative Studio and will celebrate with a ribbon cutting ceremony in collaboration with One Acadiana on Friday, June 7th at 11:30 AM. Oliver Lane Creative Studio offers a...
Most students enjoy quality of life in Lafayette, One Acadiana poll shows
Nearly 2 out of every 3 students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette indicated they enjoy the quality of life in Lafayette, according to a poll released by One Acadiana during Thursday’s CivicCon series event at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Just under...
CivicCon event Wednesday to feature UL student survey results
Students and other representatives from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will speak during One Acadiana’s next CivicCon Acadiana event at 5:30 p.m. today at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion. Speakers will discuss the results from a...
Preliminary Plans for Brown and Moore Super Parks Unveiled
Lafayette, LA – Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory and Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Culture (PARC) Director Hollis Conway unveiled renderings of the new Brown Park Baseball and Softball Super Complex and Moore Park Soccer Super Complex. The improved parks will...
Who will step up and be the driving force behind a vibrant downtown in Lafayette?
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Businessman and philanthropist Quint Studer had a vision for downtown Pensacola, one that would make it attractive to young people and entrepreneurs. He had the personality and drive to communicate that vision. He also had the resources to get the...
In Pensacola, they are winning the war for young talent. Can Lafayette do the same?
PENSACOLA, Florida — D.C. Reeves walked away from a job covering Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide after he got a phone call from Pensacola philanthropist and businessman Quint Studer. Studer, founder of the Studer Community Institute and a driving force behind...
A Pensacola ballpark spurred downtown growth and retained young talent. Can Acadiana do it too?
PENSACOLA, Florida — Nestled along the shoreline of picturesque Pensacola Bay, the cozy, sun-splashed Blue Wahoo Stadium been honored more than once for having one of the best views of all Double-A baseball parks in the country. And there was an idea at one time to...
Our Views: One Acadiana offers a discussion of how to build stronger towns in Louisiana
A staggering two-thirds of Americans in a recent poll said that the country is on the wrong track — and the survey is not an outlier. There’s discontent everywhere, but giant and distant actors in our economy and society are out of our control. We can hardly talk...