André Breaux
One Acadiana has recruited another talented young professional to return home and join the organization’s staff. Lafayette native André Breaux will be 1A’s new director of policy initiatives.
Lynn LeJeune, right, takes an oath as board member of the St. Landry Parish Economic Industrial Development District on Tuesday administered by Lisa Doyle of the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. LeJeune is president of the St. Landry Parish Chamber of Commerce and former mayor of Eunice. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The St. Landry Parish Economic Development District received high marks in a recent assessment by One Acadiana.
Rebecca Shirley, business development director for One Acadiana, delivered the “score card” at the district’s board meeting in Opelousas Tuesday.
Margaret Trahan, president and CEO of the United Way of Acadiana, speaks at the press conference. (Photo by Chris Rosa)
Louisiana still ranks low in education, and One Acadiana leaders have four ideas to possibly improve education in the state.
— Maintain standards and accountability.
— Early child care and pre kindergarten.
— Develop school options for families.
Jason El Koubi, One Acadiana president and chief executive officer at lectern, led a news conference Tuesday in the Noble Plastics Manufacturing plant in Grand Coteau, to discuss the first of four of its “Priorities for a Better Acadiana.” Seated from left, are Paul Watts, general manager of the Bell Helicopter Assembly Center in Lafayette; Mike Barefield of CGI, an IT company located in Lafayette; Bill Rodier, executive director of St. Landry Economic Development; Missy Rogers, president of Noble Plastics; Joseph Zanco, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Home Bank in Lafayette; and Mike Tarantino, president and chief executive officer of Iberia Industrial Development Foundation. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan/The Eunice News)
One Acadiana, a nine-parish economic development organization, announced that accelerating the region’s economic development momentum is the first of four of its “Priorities for a Better Acadiana.”
One Acadiana took part in a town hall meeting and Congressional field hearing to discuss the importance of transportation infrastructure for the economic competitiveness of Louisiana and the Acadiana region, in particular the effect of traffic congestion on small business.
