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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...
In a poignant ceremony attended by David Allain's friends and family, South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) and the Port of West St. Mary proudly revealed the newly christened David Allain Workforce Center, a cutting-edge workforce training facility designed to...
LAFAYETTE, La. – One Acadiana (1A) hosted partners from across the region and state at the UL Lafayette Student Union for a summit to kick off year two of the 55 by 25 educational attainment initiative. More than 150 stakeholders attended the summit, including K-12...
Leaders of One Acadiana and other groups are encouraging voters to help give Louisiana colleges and universities the authority to set fees instead of leaving it up to the state legislature. If a school wants to raise fees or tuition, it requires a two-thirds vote of...
NEW IBERIA, La. - August 29, 2025 - Aviation Academy of Louisiana announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the academy an FAA Part 141 Flight School Certificate, formally recognizing the flight school's structured flight training...
Lafayette, LA – One Acadiana (1A), the Master’s Guild Association (MGA), and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office recently completed a pilot construction training program focused on preparing incarcerated individuals for reentry into the workforce. The Intro to...
LAFAYETTE, La. – One Acadiana (1A) hosted its annual update on the regional 55 by 25 educational attainment initiative, celebrating Lafayette Parish's progress in being on track to surpass the initiative’s goal ahead of schedule. The event highlighted the ongoing...
Hospitals in Lafayette hope to play a bigger role in early childhood development in the region by working with parents immediately after giving birth. Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center and Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center will join forces in...
LAFAYETTE, La. – One Acadiana is kicking off its 2023 CivicCon Acadiana speaker series by hosting Dr. Ronald Ferguson of Harvard, who will give a talk on “Supporting Vibrant Early Learning.” Because 80 percent of brain growth happens by age three, the first three...
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...