Upper Lafayette On The Move www.upperlafayette.com August 2015 Volume 80
sheriff candidates tell us how they’ll serve our parish
ALSO Upper Lafayette Honors Students Events About Town SMILE Celebrates 47 Years
Printed by Lafayette Economic Development Authority
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Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation
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Lafayette Economic Development Authority
Board of Directors
Monty Warren, President Cherie Hebert, Vice President Todd Citron, Secretary/ Treasurer David Welch, Immediate Past President Adrian Baudoin Julie Dronet Brenda Foulcard Donna Landry Kirk LaCour Beau Phares Bryan Tabor Jerry Vascocu
Honorary Advisory Board Don Dupuis Ed Krampe Dwight “Bo” Ramsay Herbert Schilling
Staff
Jan Swift, Executive Director Elsa Dimitriadis, Communications Director/ Executive Assistant
Mailing Address P.O. Box 53107 Lafayette, LA 70505
Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation is an association of proactive individuals and business leaders joined together to be a catalyst for change. The Foundation’s mission is to enhance and direct the positive, planned growth of Upper Lafayette, focusing on quality of life, while participating in the overall development of the Greater Lafayette Metropolitan Area. On the cover: Prayer flags created by community and hung in Parc Sans Souci in honor of theatre shooting victims. Photograph by Elsa Dimitriadis.
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For membership information or sponsorship opportunities, contact Jan Swift at jan@upperlafayette.com.
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A Letter from the Executive Director The tragic events that occurred at the Grand Theatre on July 23 have deeply impacted the soul and psyche of our entire community. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all victims of the shooting, especially for the families and friends of Jillian Johnson and Maycie Breaux. Life is so precious and the loss of these two beautiful and talented women is a constant reminder that we should always express our love for each other whenever we have the opportunity; each moment is a gift from God as is each of the beloved people in our lives. If there can ever be a silver lining in a senseless act of violence such as this, it has been to experience the outpouring of love for the victims and their families throughout all of Lafayette. The Lafayette Strong signs and t-shirts, as well as the community gatherings for prayer, have demonstrated that we are bound by our faith and our commitment to each other. While we can never turn back the clock, we can live each moment strong and aware of our many blessings. That is how I remember Jillian: the passionate and eloquent spokesperson for improving our community and beautifying all she touched. Her life had meaning and that meaning will continue on as a reminder to each of us to show up, make a difference, and use the talents God so freely gave you. May God bless each of you.
A Reminder to Register for our City-Parish President Candidates Forum! Don’t forget to register for our September 16th meeting which will be held at the Petroleum Club of Lafayette at 111 Heymann Boulevard, and feature both City-Parish President candidates, Joel Robideaux and Dee Stanley. Tickets are $35 each or $300 for a table of eight and can be purchased online at upperlafayette.com/events or through a mailed payment to ULEDF, PO Box 53107, Lafayette, LA 70505. Many thanks to AT&T for sponsoring this important event.
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Upper Lafayette Welcomes Superintendent Donald Aguillard at July Meeting ing what kids are learning and doing,” he said. “We need instructional focus, instructional leaders and to address the needs of children. If we do those things, we will see student achievement improve. I reject the premise that kids in north Lafayette have to be educated only to below a certain performance. Those children deserve the best opportunity to be successful. The adults have to insist on addressing the needs of those children. I urge you to reject any premise that economic indicators preclude the final outcome of student performance.” Aguillard reiterated his support for The Leader In Me, which he has previously said he would like to see in all Lafayette Parish schools by 2018. With a successful French immersion program in some elementary schools, Aguillard said the next step is to build a French immersion program at one of the middle schools. “ Aguillard said officials are beginning to have conversations about building facilities that can be shared among students and staff from multiple schools. For example, he said it may not be necessary in the future to have all-weather tracks at all six high schools. “We have to make good decisions about what we build,” he said. “We have to find opportunities for shared resources.” Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation was proud to welcome Lafayette Parish Superintendent Donald Aguillard on his 45th day on the job as he spoke about his goals for our local public school system. Aguillard said he wants to be careful not to label certain schools as “failing” or “D and F schools” because he doesn’t think those terms have the right connotation. He did acknowledge that students at some schools need extra support. He discovered that Lafayette Parish has 15 licenses for a program called Fast Forward, which he used in St. Mary Parish to improve student literacy. When Aguillard arrived in Lafayette, he said the system wasn’t using 13 of its available licenses. That is now changing, and several schools will receive the Fast Forward software soon. “We’re going to be focused on literacy and numeracy, targeting those schools for instructional support, monitor-
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Downtown Library Celebrates Grand Reopening After being closed for four years, the downtown Lafayette library held a grand reopening on July 6, 2015 Monday to showcase renovation of the landmark space. The $10.5 million project was funded by a $40 million bond measure approved by voters in 2002 that funded construction of four new regional libraries, with one last project planned for the City of Scott. The library now offers nearly 66,000 square feet of usable space. Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel said some question Lafayette’s investment in its library system with the advances in technology but the parish’s libraries are used and play an important role in connecting the public to technology services. “There really is a legitimate digital divide today,” he said. “Everyone has access to the Internet at the library.”
conference rooms and study rooms also are located on the second floor. The third floor holds the reference section and the library’s genealogy collection, as well as a maker space and tech lab with 3-D printers, a laser cutter and engraver, a sewing machine, a kit to learn circuitry and Lego Mindstorms robot-building kits. There’s also an area for knitting and crocheting. The genealogy section also features a separate genealogy meeting room. The Lafayette Genealogy Society, which previously met at the downtown branch, offers monthly workshops for those interested in researching family history. Thanks to Marsha Sills of the Advocate for content. Follow her on Twitter @Marsha_Sills.
The entrance of the building now faces Congress and Lafayette streets. Open floor plans make collections on the second and third floor more accessible. Large meeting rooms, conference rooms and study rooms also are available throughout the building. The children’s section features a story castle with a wooden moat as part of the entrance, with chandeliers adorning the space. The Teen section offers computer stations, a conference room and seating areas with hammock-style chairs. The second floor is home to the fiction collection, as well as audiobooks, music and movies. Large meeting rooms,
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Resilient Superintendent Heads State Group by Will Sentell, The Advocate
launched its own classes statewide. “The one thing that we don’t talk about is generational poverty,” he said. “It can be overcome, and I always tell folks, ‘You can pay now, or you can pay later.’ Make an investment in those early ages, and you are going to see students be more successful.” School leaders often complain that health care and teacher retirement costs are their top money worries, but Milton said unfunded mandates are just as important. “To implement Common Core in West Feliciana Parish cost this district about $1 million,” he said. One way to advance the message, he said, is for superintendents to be heard more by the next governor than they have been by Gov. Bobby Jindal. “We just want to be at the table,” Milton said.
Barely nine months ago, West Feliciana Parish school district Superintendent Hollis Milton, 42, suffered a massive heart attack. Less than a week later, he was back at work, and now he is one month into serving as president of the influential Louisiana Association of School Superintendents. “I like what I do,” Milton said. “I am very passionate about it.” The association advises state Superintendent of Education John White and the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on key public school issues and often plays a major role in whether and how policies are rolled out on testing, Common Core, school letter grades and other topics. Milton also is chairman of the Superintendents Advisory Council, which meets regularly with White and other state education leaders to formulate school policies. Milton said he plans to use his year as head of the group to tout the need for universal prekindergarten for 4-year-olds, which means enrolling all youngsters that age in classes. It has been a state goal since 2008 but is usually seen as cost prohibitive in Louisiana, especially amid major state financial problems. The West Feliciana Parish school district offered much-praised pre-K classes years before Louisiana
Classes are set to begin on Aug. 12 in West Feliciana Parish. Like many of its counterparts, the district faces anxiety over testing methods of its students in the second year of Common Core. The state is seeking proposals for new test contracts. Under a state law approved earlier this year, less than half of the questions can come from the consortium used earlier this year — the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. “I think the biggest issue right now for teachers and administrators is the uncertainty on testing, what tests will look like,” said Scott Richard, executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association. Milton said districts statewide could use some testing guidance from the state Department of Education. In addition, he said the state should consider changes in how students in grades three through eight are tested to better prepare them for the ACT, an assessment of college readiness. Under a new state policy, all high school students have to take the test. Results announced last week show that Louisiana’s composite average is 19.4 out of 36, up from 19.2 last year. West Feliciana Parish’s score is 20.5. Using a series of pre-ACT exams for students in grades three through eight would help improve scores, Milton said. “It is baffling to me that we have not found a way to have better alignment,” he said. Milton has been superintendent for about five years. The district has carried an A rating since 2011, ranked in the top 10 in last year’s school performance scores and has a high school graduation rate of 93 percent, up from about 70 percent a few years ago. Before his current post, Milton held a variety of principal and other administrative jobs in the East Baton Rouge Parish school system.
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Fighting Blight in North Lafayette Pictured is the Less Pay Motel, a crime ridden Four Corners property and gateway eyesore.
“Pocket” parks and better intersections are at the top of the North Lafayette Economic Development Authority’s project list as it gets ready to receive $1 million in state funds. Created less than a year ago, the local authority has the task of making north Lafayette safer by tackling blight. Legislation to create the authority went into action last fall after being shelved for four years. With a mission statement in place, it is now seeking a funding mechanism to begin its assignment — address properties and infrastructure in need of repair. According to the legislation, the authority primarily oversees parish Districts 3 and 4. The authority will receive $1 million in state funds thanks to the Acadiana Legislative Delegation. State Reps. Vincent Pierre, Joel Robideaux and Terry Landry met with the authority July 23 to discuss the $1 million in proposed projects with must still go before the Bond Commission in the coming weeks. The funding will go toward addressing adjudicated property, building small “pocket” parks and improving intersections, NLRDA Chairman Chris Williams said. “We are really excited about it,” Williams said. “We put in a request for acquisition of adjudicated properties and properties within our targeted geographic region and also to do pocket parks in public spaces in some of the areas and then intersection improvement. That’s a beautification project for the older areas of our city that need some sprucing up. We want to revitalize those intersections one at a time.”
Shaded Bus Stop at Louisiana Avenue & I-10 “We often get so used to seeing the next big thing, or checking out the next hottest place to dine at as development in our city. But sometimes it is the small things that can make the biggest impact on development in our great community. Take this new bus stop in the Stirling shopping center on Louisiana Avenue for example. It is really small and overlooked, but really helps many folks in Lafayette. Especially in this insane heat, a little shade and cover from rain is nice for public transportation riders.” Posted on Facebook by Developing Lafayette
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If You Want Our Business, Show Us The Cost BY Tyler Woerner, Pixelbrush Studios
Our generation, aka the Millennials (21-30 years of age), are spending big bucks now. Maybe not as loosely as former generations but give us a break, we’re always scared of the next recession, down economy, global terror wars, and buffering. These things keep us intentional about the purchases we make. We want to know the costs. All the costs. Without them we’ll move on to someone who does and at worst we’ll feel deceived. Pricing, and the presentation of that pricing, is not something you can afford to ignore. However, outside of retail it can get complicated but don’t let that be an excuse. Here are some helpful tips to begin presenting costs of services to your customers. 1.
If you do not have fixed prices try to come up with “Example Pricing” so customers can compare what they want to a price. Showcase previous work with price ranges, so people can get an idea.
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Have “Starting Prices” but be careful not to abuse this as a bait and switch. (Millennials don’t like hidden fees. (Usually they end up on Facebook warning friends and family!)
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Explain where prices come from. Customers understand you are in business for a profit so explaining the various costs (labor, materials, etc.) can instantly establish trust and may leave them skeptical of your competition.
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Be upfront about the real costs of maintenance, replacement parts, etc. Giving accurate information about complete cost of ownership is appreciated.
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Don’t be overly cautious about revealing your pricing to your competition if it means compromising sales to customers.
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Don’t feel like you can only publish prices if you are the cheapest. Tell your story and explain why you aren’t.
No one wants buyer’s remorse. But research seems to show we can’t cope with it at all. So we go to friends, family, and facebook to validate the right purchases before we make them. Pricing is an enormous factor in buying decisions. The sooner we understand the costs, the sooner we can make a decision to buy, and the sooner we can go back to finding out what Disney princess we are on Facebook. Take on the challenge of pricing your services and you’ll likely get more of our business. Tyler Woerner serves as Creative Director of Pixelbrush Studios. For more information visit https://pixelbrushstudios.com or call (337)8890262.
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Community works to get Lafayette’s Freetown-Port Rico neighborhood on National Register of Historic Places by Holly Duchmann, The Advocate Residents of a Lafayette neighborhood once known as a safe haven for freed slaves and free men of color during the mid-1800s are working to add the area to the National Register of Historic Places. The proposed boundaries of the Freetown-Port Rico Historic District include East University Avenue, Lee Avenue, Garfield Street, Taft Street, Lucille Avenue, Jefferson Street and Coolidge Street. Being placed on the National Register is a distinction given to places deemed worthy of preservation and could help with efforts to revitalize homes and businesses in the neighborhood. “It really just allows people to have access to additional funding to get restoration money so we can get more of these houses cleaned up, made better and stay in commerce as long as possible as functional historic buildings that we all love, that add the character to this neighborhood,” said Elizabeth “EB” Brooks, president of the Freetown-Port Rico Coterie, a neighborhood group. The National Register designation could increase the neighborhood’s chance for federal grants and bring tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic buildings. “It’s a great incentive to keep buildings up and to maintain and preserve the integrity of the neighborhood,” said Ray Brassieur, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette associate professor of anthropology who has done historical research to support the neighborhood’s bid for inclusion on the register. Brassieur said the process also offers the community a chance to dig deep into its history. “For most people, they come to find out and they come to learn about things that even if they grew up in the neighborhood they never really did know,” Brassieur said. “For example, when I came here to this current job in 2001, the term ‘Freetown’ was not used.” To apply to be nominated, a complete history of the neighborhood had to be compiled, most of which had been passed on as an oral tradition. “A neighborhood that knows their history has an opportunity to develop in certain ways,” Brassieur said. “They can have touristic development, thematic developments that you see in restaurants, or they can have a festival and things like that.” Before the neighborhood was known as Freetown, it belonged to Alexandre Mouton, who served as governor of Louisiana in the mid-1800s. The land that became Freetown was the back part of Mouton’s Î le Copal Plantation, which grew sugar cane. Near the beginning of the Civil War, Mouton owned the second-largest number of slaves in the parish, 120 slaves, with Mouton’s brother Antoine surpassing him with 122 slaves. Historical accounts differ, but the Freetown neighborhood is believed to have taken shape just before, during or shortly after the Civil War — a place where newly freed slaves and the original free men of color could create a community . The neighborhood will be considered for the distinction by the Louisiana State Review Committee on Aug. 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Capitol Park Welcome Center in Baton Rouge. “On behalf of the Coterie, we are really excited,” Brooks said.
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STEM Academy Teacher Wins National Award David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy teacher Lerri Cockrell will travel to Washington, D.C., later this summer to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. An educator for 27 years, Cockrell has taught at Thibodaux since 2011. Cockrell is among 108 teachers selected this year for the award, which is one of the highest honors given to math and science teachers in the country. The awards are given out annually, with the honorees selected by a panel of scientists, mathematicians and educators after a selection process conducted at the state level, according to a White House news release. As part of the recognition, Cockrell also will receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation. “These teachers are shaping America’s success through their passion for math and science,” President Barack Obama said in the news release. “Their leadership and commitment empower our children to think critically and creatively about science, technology, engineering and math. The work these teachers are doing in our classrooms today will help ensure that America stays on the cutting edge tomorrow.” In 2012, Cockrell was named the Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics’ Middle School Math Teacher of the Year. In 2013, she was selected as one of 14 teachers from Lafayette, Vermilion and Iberia parishes to participate in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Louisiana Mathematics Masters in the Middle program designed to provide professional development for math teachers and foster interest in math among middle school students.
First Annual Gulf Coast Young Professionals Leadership Summit Held in Lafayette The first Gulf Coast Young Professionals Leadership Summit, powered by The705, will take place on September 10 and 11, 2015 at the Ramada Lafayette Conference Center. The Summit will begin with a keynote address from Jason Lucash, star of seasons two and three of ABC’s Shark Tank and Entrepreneur Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Lucash’s company OrigAudio was named one of INC Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies. He is currently helping grow OrigAudio’s business internationally as they now have nine products under the brand name and are in process of rolling out more. The Summit will continue with workshops lead by Joe Zanco, CFO of Home Bank; Jeff Benton, Corporate Trainer at Dale Carnegie; Jaci Russo, CEO of RUSSO; City Parish Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux, and many others. Workshops will address topics including social leadership, professional development, and entrepreneurship. The mission of The Summit is to educate, stretch, and equip young professionals in the southeast region by providing an engaging, interactive and comprehensive learning culture. For more information on The Gulf Coast Young Professionals Leadership Summit, visit GulfCoastYPSummit.com or call 619.990.3978.
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Spotlight on
Benton Business Solutions resistant buildings. In only two short years, he helped the company triple net profits. Jeffrey later served as a Regional Director and Certified Trainer for the world’s oldest and most well-known training companies. He has been responsible for assisting individuals, groups, and organizations increase their effectiveness through executive coaching, in-house and publicly attended courses and public speaking engagements. Benton has worked with both publicly traded and privately held companies, developing leadership skills, communication/people skills, and stress & attitude management.
Many of you are familiar with Jeffrey Benton, a local entrepreneur and friend of Upper Lafayette. Jeff is now offering his own unique style of helping businesses, groups and general audiences increase their effectiveness through EOS implementation, leadership training, and public speaking engagements. He has a gift and a passion for helping organizations quickly grasp their company’s vision, gain operational traction and work as a healthy, functional and cohesive team.
When Jeff first heard of EOS, “I loved it immediately. The leadership team quickly grasps what good looks like and they lower their tolerance for mediocrity.” The EOS Model provides a visual illustration of the Six Key Components of any business that must be managed and strengthened to be a great business. This model applies to big and small businesses alike, in any industry. For more information, contact Jeff Benton at 337-654-6548 or jeff.benton@me.com.
EOS®, the Entrepreneurial Operating System®, is a comprehensive business system, integrating a holistic business model with a complete set of simple business tools and a proven business process to align and synchronize all the pieces of your business to produce the results you want. The EOS Model provides a visual illustration of the Six Key Components of any business that must be managed and strengthened to be a great business. This model applies to big and small businesses alike, in any industry. Benton’s career led him to dive deep into analyzing the operations of companies when he provided capital and debt instruments to companies seeking growth. “It was like I was in a testing lab getting to see why some companies would struggle and others quietly rocket to financial and organizational success. Over time I began to intuitively know the issues and identify the solutions that would lead to success.” Benton was then invited to join the senior executive team of a manufacturing and leasing company of explosion-
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Project ArmChair’s Ray Green Guest on Upper Lafayette On the Move Ray Green has a difficult time getting up out of a seat by himself. The 80-year-old Korean War veteran can’t fully bend and straighten one of his knees and needs the help of armrests to be able to hoist himself out of most chairs. When eating at the Golden Corral with friends recently, Green tried to use a table to get out of a chair without arms and ended up spilling two glasses of water and some food. The incident spurred him to do something about the problem.
Lafayette restaurants have also said they will add armchairs. Project Armchair dispenses decals to restaurants and other businesses who have chairs with arms available. The stickers read: “Friendly seating available inside: Chairs with arms for seniors, handicapped and disabled veterans.”
Green started Project Armchair, which is a movement to raise awareness of the plight so many elderly, veterans and disabled people face each and every day. Rep. Stuart Bishop sponsored legislation this year that requires at least five percent of chairs in most new and renovated state buildings to have arms.
Green’s ultimate goal is to get language added into the federal Americans with Disabilities Act that would require places like restaurants, meeting rooms and waiting areas to have some chairs with arms available. He said he has reached out to U.S. Sen. David Vitter’s office about the issue. On top of passing the state building armchair law, the Louisiana Legislature also passed a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to consider Project Armchair’s proposal. They said the need for chairs with arms will probably only grow, as the United States population grows older and more military veterans return home from overseas. “By setting a precedent in Louisiana, we might encourage an act of Congress,” said Green. For more information please visit www.projectarmchair. com or email Ray Green at 337-981-4265 Bishop’s bill is probably Project Armchair’s biggest win so far, but Green has had success in other areas too. Lafayette Parish government has said it is willing to add more chairs with arms to its recreational facilities, as have a few local
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Spotlight on
Master Builders & Specialists, Inc. Upper Lafayette has been fortunate to count Master Builders & Specialists, Inc. among its loyal members since 2008. Located at 216 S. Pierce Street in downtown Lafayette, the company was originally incorporated as Harris A. Resweber, Inc., and in 1975,Master Builders & Specialists, Inc. was formed as a non-union sister company of Resweber.
Bell Creameries Distribution Center, and additions and renovations to Stella Maris on Pont Des Mouton Road. Urgent Care for LGMC – Carencro is in the works. Other additional high profile projects include the Stuller Settings facility on Rue Louis XIV, Home Bank on Kaliste Saloom Road, additions to Red Lerille’s Health Club, Westminster Christian Academy Campus in Lafayette, Infiniti and Giles Volvo dealerships in Lafayette, Hampton Mitsubishi in Lafayette, and Teche Federal Saving Bank locations.
Kenneth Fuselier began working for Resweber while on baseball scholarship at USL and studying Industrial Technology. Kenneth graduated from USL in 1977 and remained an employee of the company, purchasing the company at 23 years of age, with a partner, in 1979. Ken Fuselier grew up in Upper Lafayette and attended Teurlings Catholic High School. His son, Adam, joined the family business in 2006 after graduating from LSU. Their company has loyal employees such as Sandy Davis who has been a part of the company since the 1970’s, as well as Gary Smith who is the Director of Field Operations.
Upper Lafayette salutes the Fuseliers and Master Builders & Specialists for their commitment to bettering our community and for outstanding quality work. For more information, please visit http://mbsbuilds.com or call (337)237-7176. Photos: (left) St. Genevieve Church, (above) Walters Funeral Home
Throughout the years Master Builders & Specialists has completed approximately 400 commercial and industrial building projects throughout the Acadiana area. A few of the more noteworthy projects in Upper Lafayette Parish include Walters Funeral Home, St. Genevieve Middle School Campus, Magnon Electric, Blue
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Thank you for your generosity.. Platinum Patrons ($5000)
Halliburton IBERIABANK Island Operating, Inc. Schlumberger
Platinum Members ($2400)
Acadian Companies Acadiana Computer Systems, Inc. Aries Marine Corporation ASH/Badger Oil Company Couret Farms Cox Communications Delta Media Home Furniture Hub City Ford Lafayette General Medical Center McDonald’s of Acadiana MidSouth Bank Our Lady of Lourdes PHI, Inc. Republic National Distributing Company Schilling Distributing Company Stone Energy Whitney National Bank
Gold Members ($1200)
Acadiana Rubber & Gasket Atmos Energy Beau Box Commercial Real Estate Dupré Logistics, LLC Fenstermaker & Associates Gulf Coast Bank Home Bank Omni Energy Services The Southwest Group Tobacco Free Living Van Eaton & Romero
Silver Members ($600)
Ace Plumbing, Inc. BBR Creative Cajun Harley Davidson Coburn’s Supply Company Edward Jones/Bob Crist Entergy Gauthiers’ RV Center
Silver Members
Bronze Members
($600)
Master Builders & Specialists, Inc. Oakbourne Country Club Prejean Creative Rader Solutions Refinery Downtown Shelf Energy, LLC SLEMCO SMILE Stella Maris Stirling Properties Summit Physical Therapy Therapy Center of Carencro Universal Sign & Manufacturing Company Walters Funeral Home
Bronze Members ($300)
Acadiana C.A.R.E.S. Advancial Federal Credit Union Anytime Fitness Upper Lafayette Aspen Clinic Boys and Girls Clubs of Acadiana Benton Business Solutions, LLC Jean C. Breaux, Jr. & Associates Breaux’s Mart Community Foundation of Acadiana Crawdaddy’s On-Site Catering Davis Property Management Taylor Davis, Northwestern Mutual Derek Development Corp., LLC Joey Durel Lynn Guidry, Architect Jay Castille Construction John Paul The Great Academy Jolie’s Louisiana Bistro Lafayette Animal Aid Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission Lafayette Youth Soccer Association Lee Verret/State Farm Insurance Agency Lowry’s Printing and Copying Flo Meadows, Coldwell Banker Iqbal Merchant, CPA Melancon I-49 Storage Center One Acadiana Petroleum Club Proree, LLC Chad Romero, Northwestern Mutual Ron J. Gaubert Realtors W. W. Rucks, III Sarah Schoeffler Schools of the Sacred Heart John Swift
($300)
Sylvan Learning Center Teche Electric Supply, LLC WorldPay
Sponsors PLATINUM LEDA Tobacco Free Living GOLD AT&T Beau Box Commercial Real Estate Lafayette Regional Airport Commission SILVER Advancial Federal Credit Union Schilling Distributing Company
City of Carencro City of Scott
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A special thanks to the Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) for being our Program of Work partner for 2015.
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