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Big Bill if Mississippi River Commerce Snagged
May 13, 2011 9:45 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - If the lower portion of the flooding Mississippi River is closed to ships, the U.S. economy could face a bill running into the hundreds of millions of dollars a day. In 2008, a 100-mile stretch of the river was closed for six days after a tugboat... more » -
Leadership Lafayette - Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
October 25, 2010 9:40 AM
Lafayette Chamber of Commerce talks about Leadership Lafayette. The Chamber of Commerce is now recruiting for the upcoming program. more » -
US Commerce Secretary Coming to Louisiana
August 16, 2010 5:32 AM
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will be in Louisiana today, and seafood's on his agenda and menu. After a late-morning tour of a shrimp processing plant in Lafitte, about 30 miles from New Orleans, he will have lunch with Gulf fishermen at a seafood restaurant... more » -
Lafayette Town Hall: City Parish Charter Vote
February 22, 2010 9:52 AM
Tonight, February 22, 2010, City Parish Councilman Keith Patin is hosting a Town Hall meeting to discuss the upcoming vote on the possible repeal of the Lafayette Consolidated Government charter. Attendance is encouraged as the council is scheduled to vote on March 9, 2010. Patin has invited Bruce Conque with... more » -
La. awarded $1.7M broadband mapping grant
December 1, 2009 9:05 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana is getting a $1.7 million federal grant intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to rural communities and other areas with lesser online access. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the state's grant amount Monday. It comes from a $7 billion pot of federal stimulus... more » -
Vitter to appear on GMA / Health Care Roundtable
November 23, 2009 1:48 PM
Vitter to Health Care Roundtable in Lafayette Participants discuss the new Senate health care bill and its impact on Louisianians (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter will host a health care roundtable in Lafayette at the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce (804 East Saint Mary Blvd., Lafayette)... more » -
Chamber Begins Search for Innovation in Acadiana
October 23, 2009 3:41 PM
LAFAYETTE - The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce begins an area-wide search for innovation to receive the inaugural Acadiana Innovation Awards. Nominations and applications from all industry types are now being accepted. Nomination and Application Forms can be picked up at the Chamber office or printed online at www.lafchamber.org in... more »
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