Home : Realtor Portal Welcome Realtors! The Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) works very closely with the Acadiana commercial real estate community. We value the impact and insight the agents have on the area and provide services to assist in their efforts. Please keep in touch and let us know how LEDA can Work for You! Property Marketing LEDA provides information on available properties in the area. We enable clients to browse our commercial properties for their expansion or new business venture. The Louisiana Site Selection database is populated with properties presented by you, the commercial real estate agent. This system allows for departments within our organization to respond to our clients' requests in a timely manner, and assist you in marketing your listing. If you have any questions regarding the marketing and use of Louisiana Site Selection or if you would like to speak further regarding the process in which we promote available sites in Lafayette Parish, please feel free to contact David Colligan, Director of Business Development, via email or directly at (337) 593-1415.
________________________________________________________________________________________ What's Happening Now Temporary Sites: Preparing for Emergency Response In preparation to provide quick response to emergency crews or local businesses that may be temporarily displaced during hurricane season, LEDA is working with Economic Development agencies and contacts along the Gulf Coast. We are currently updating our list of temporary lease spaces and will be sharing real estate information with other communities across the state in the event of an emergency. The focus of this alliance is to temporarily accommodate any of the businesses that may be affected by a storm in any of our areas. Please contact David Colligan via email or directly at (337) 593-1415, if you or your property owner is willing to lease on a 3, 6, or 12 month basis. Also, please be sure to let us know if you have a large amount of space available for parking any emergency response vehicles for a temporary period of time.
Temporary Sites: Preparing for Emergency Response In preparation to provide quick response to emergency crews or local businesses that may be temporarily displaced during hurricane season, LEDA is working with Economic Development agencies and contacts along the Gulf Coast. We are currently updating our list of temporary lease spaces and will be sharing real estate information with other communities across the state in the event of an emergency. The focus of this alliance is to temporarily accommodate any of the businesses that may be affected by a storm in any of our area. Please contact David Colligan via email or directly at (337) 593-1415, if you or your property owner is willing to lease on a 3, 6, or 12 month basis. Also, please be sure to let us know if you have a large amount of space available for parking any emergency response vehicles for a temporary period of time. Ready for the Big Screen? How to Get Your Sites Before Film Scouts
Our area is filled with interesting and diverse properties that are primed for the Big Screen. Maybe you are working with a warehouse space that would make a great setting for a horror film, a redeveloped office space that offers a modern or edgy ambiance, or maybe even a retail space in a quaint downtown setting that could be scouted for just about any scene. If you are looking to get your site in front of the creative minds that scout locations around the world for various entertainment projects, the Lafayette Entertainment Initiative (LEI) is your next stop! Lafayette Entertainment Initiative (LEI) receives and responds to location requests for the entertainment industry, using the same methods as LEDA for other industries, when trying to promote Lafayette and the Acadiana Region for prospective projects. LEI representatives will help to gather information regarding your location and will then post your site into the new Acadiana version of Reel-Scout. Once entered, location Scouts will be able to search and review sites that are applicable to their project and LEI will also have the ability to promptly include your site as a possible location when packaging their response to requests from industry. For more information, be sure to visit the Movies section of the new LEI website at www.lafayetteentertainment.org. Is your location Film Friendly? During our last session of Your Site meets Their Vision, several representatives from the film industry spoke about the process for identifying locations during pre-production. The group of speakers also provided great insight into the best methods for assisting your clients with negotiations while being mindful of a project's budget, structure and fast-paced time line. The "magic of Hollywood" was clearly described as a seamless process with a great amount of business opportunity. In an attempt to help you and your clients make a direct connection with the scouts of "Hollywood South," the Lafayette Entertainment Initiative (LEI) is now providing FILM FRIENDLY signs that can be attached to any property marketing piece. This concept comes straight from Tinseltown itself, where one of our LEI team-members noticed that available properties were being marketed for long-term lease agreements while also being marketed for short-term film related projects. What does it mean to be FILM FRIENDLY? Well, it's as simple as asking your client one extra question, "Would you be willing to allow a short-term film project to locate in your facility?" It is then a matter of helping your client to understand the process of film productions and how they operate in locations ranging from industrial facilities to office space, to operating businesses and everything in-between. We helped to provide you with more insight during this session but our team would be glad to answer any questions you or your client may have regarding film production. To request FILM FRIENDLY signs or to find out more information about the services available for assisting film projects, please contact Julie Bordelon of LEI at (337) 291-3456. |
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