Expansion will include 33,000 square-foot facility; project to retain 60 jobs and create 10 new jobs in Acadiana Eunice, LA – Today, One Acadiana (1A) and St. Landry Economic Development (SLED), joined Riceland Crawfish, producer of Louisiana crawfish and alligator...
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Crown Bioscience Locating Project At New Iberia Research Center
Crown Bioscience Inc. will establish a pharmaceutical research and development facility in Louisiana at the New Iberia Research Center. The expansion project for the global drug discovery and development company will enable CrownBio to advance treatments for...
Crown Bioscience Selects New Iberia Research Center For Pharmaceutical Facility
University of Louisiana at Lafayette center attracts bioscience project from North Carolina NEW IBERIA, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Crown Bioscience Inc. CEO Jean-Pierre Wery announced the company will establish a pharmaceutical research and development...
Acadiana leaders want to give schools authority to set fees, tuition
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...
Lafayette leaders push I-49 South project at legislative ‘roadshow’
Lafayette area leaders told a legislative transportation committee on Wednesday that completing Interstate 49 South is a critical infrastructure priority for the Acadiana region and the state as a whole. "I think, ultimately, it's the kind of mega-project that helps...
One Acadiana Director of Economic Development Earns CEcD Certification
LAFAYETTE, La. – One Acadiana is proud to announce that its Director of Economic Development, Megan Duhon, earned the nationally recognized designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), denoting a...
11 Business Leaders Selected for 2024 Acadiana CEO Roundtable
LAFAYETTE, LA — This month, One Acadiana kicked off the 2024 Acadiana CEO Roundtable, facilitated by Leadership Institute of Acadiana and hosted in collaboration with Louisiana Economic Development. The Acadiana CEO Roundtables bring key decision makers from...
Lafayette Parish on Track to Surpass 55 by 25 Goal
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...
Parish Proud Partners with One Acadiana to Amplify the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Clean Biz Program
LAFAYETTE PARISH — PARISH PROUD, after receiving an $8,000 Healthy Communities Grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB), has used the funding to create Troop Buckets, which will be distributed by One Acadiana through the KLB Clean Biz Program! The Troop Buckets will...
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...