Lafayette in the News 

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PARTNERSHIP SEEN AS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL
A partnership between the city of Youngsville, the Lafayette Parish School Board and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority has something for...

LITE TO SHOWCASE NEW PROJECTS AT MONTHLY OPEN HOUSE
The public is invited to attend LITE’s August Open House any time between 3:00pm and 6:00pm on Wednesday, August 6. Several new projects...

WEREWOLVES OF LAFAYETTE
By Mary Tutwiler   Friday, June 27, 2008              Photo: a scene from...

LAFAYETTE CONSTRUCTION REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH
Lafayette, LA— The 2006-07 fiscal year marked the highest total construction valuation in Lafayette’s history. At $493,768,778, the...

LAFAYETTE RANKS IN TOP 25 IN BEST CITIES INDEX
Lafayette, LA– The Lafayette MSA is ranked 24th out of 200 metro areas in the Best Cities Index, compiled annually by the Milken Institute....

FLIGHTSAFETY TO OPEN HELICOPTER LEARNING CENTER IN LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA
LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, NEW YORK (September 24, 2007) - FlightSafety International announced today that it is significantly increasing its support of the...

LAFAYETTE NAMED NORTH AMERICAN CITY OF THE FUTURE
Foreign Direct Investment magazine (fDi), a London-based publication, named Lafayette in its North American Cities of the Future issue (April/May...

LAFAYETTE NAMED NORTH AMERICAN CITY OF THE FUTURE

LITE FIRES UP WELDING TRAINING FOR RECOVERY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM
Lafayette, LA—The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE™), one of the most comprehensive and tightly integrated data...

ACADIANA LEADS STATE IN WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT AWARDS
Lafayette, LA–With two months left in the state fiscal year, Acadiana businesses will receive more Incumbent Worker Training Program grants for...

LAFAYETTE RANKED AS A TOP CITY FOR THE CREATIVE CLASS
Lafayette, LA - The creative class is on the rise in Lafayette. Citing Lafayette’s “wildcatter mentality” and entrepreneurial...

CITY'S RETAIL SALES SURPASS $5 BILLION
T-shirts, hamburgers, hotel rooms, dinette sets. No matter what a business was selling in Lafayette in 2006, someone wanted to buy it. Retail sales...

LAFAYETTE'S NEW VISUALIZATION AND SUPERCOMPUTING FACILITY'S TOUR PROGRAM FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Four months after its official grand opening, Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise, LITE, launches its monthly open house program for tours...

LAFAYETTE BOOMS WITH JOBS, WAGES
Ill winds blew thousands of jobs Baton Rouge's way in the past year-and-a-half, but no Louisiana city has benefited from post-hurricane job growth...

LEDA HONORED AT SEDC CONFERENCE
Orlando, FL – LEDA's marketing efforts for Lafayette Parish were recognized at the Southern Economic Development Council's (SEDC) Annual Conference...

LITE AIDS IN DISASTER PLANNING
If a 15-foot storm surge washes over parts of New Orleans, experts can predict how high water will rise, how long it would take to pump water out and...

LITE HAILED AS JOB CREATOR
The state's $27 million investment in the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise center will pay dividends well into the future, Gov. Kathleen...

LARGEST NUCOMM INTERNATIONAL LOCATION SET TO OPEN IN LOUISIANA
(St. Catharines, Ontario): NuComm International, Canada's leader in outsourced contact center solutions, has chosen Lafayette, Louisiana as the site...

LITE'S PREMIERE NEARS
The LITE center glows violet blue Tuesday night. The grand opening for the center has been scheduled for Aug. 14. The grand opening of the...

LAFAYETTE NAMED 6TH BEST FOR RELOCATING FAMILIES
Lafayette is No. 6 on Worldwide ERC's list of best relocation sites for families among the nation's mid-sized metro areas. The moving company...

HOME FURNITURE - NEWEST TENANT IN LEDA'S NORTHPARK TECHNOLOGY PARK
Home Furniture Company recently purchased Auto Zone's 440,000-square-foot building in LEDA's Northpark Technology Park, but its Surrey Street store...

SUMMER GAMECAMP! BACK IN LOUISIANA
(Lafayette) – GAMECAMP!, a career and college preparatory summer intensive program returns to Lafayette. The week-long camp will be held...

BOOMING ACADIANA DEVELOPMENT RAMPS UP FURTHER WITH FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES
When Congress passed the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act sponsored by Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott late last year, it aimed to help victims of hurricanes...

LITE ON CRUZ CONTROL
Since the groundbreaking ceremony last April for the Louisiana Immersion Technology Enterprise, or LITE, construction has proceeded on a building...

GULF COAST ENTREPRENEURS: SIX MONTHS LATER
It's been six months since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast. From the devastation emerged stories of strength, survival and courage. Many of...

NATIONAL FIBER-OPTIC NETWORK GOES ONLINE
The giant, nationwide network infrastructure -- known as National LambdaRail -- came online Monday with its more than 15,000 miles of fiber-optic...

SEMINAR SHOWS WHAT LA CAN OFFER
Thomas Settles came to Lafayette with a purpose. Settles, president and CEO of Omega Paving based in Atlanta, is looking to set up a satellite office...

TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO BE HATCHED
Construction is under way on the $27.5 million Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise building located at the corner of Cajundome Boulevard and...

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