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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...
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...
On Sept 21, South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) celebrated the graduation of over 60 new certified commercial drivers, upon their completion of a five-week program designed to quickly train students for a high-demand, high-wage new career. Charlotte LeLeux, SLCC...
On August 18, CGI held a ceremony at their Lafayette facility for the first four graduates of their software developer apprenticeship program. Carlos Francis, William Kessler III, Asbel Ngetich, and Roy White received their certificates in front of a room full of CGI...
Acadiana took incremental steps this year toward reaching its goal of 55% of working-age adults in the region holding a postsecondary degree, certificate or other high-value credential, One Acadiana reported Friday. Speaking about its 2022 "55 by 25" annual report to...