This November 27th be a part of the annual holiday shopping tradition that brings together communities in support of their favorite small businesses. Founded by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) is a nationwide movement with local impact. The Vermilion Economic Development Alliance (VEDA) invites the business community and residents […]
A new food truck park, called Catalon Legacy Food Truck Park, is now open at 8105 Maurice Avenue. Named after the Catalon family, the owners’ grandfather, Eldridge Catalon, was the first black grocery store owner whose store sat on the very land that the food truck park is placed. “We are continuing the Catalon Legacy,” says the […]
Louisiana Economic Development won two awards at the 2021 IEDC Annual Conference in Nashville. The state agency’s Small Business Services team earned a Gold Award in Entrepreneurship and LED FastStart earned a Silver Award for Talent Development and Retention. The honors were presented to LED Secretary Don Pierson, Assistant Secretary Mandi Mitchell, Undersecretary Anne Villa […]
Pandemic-era issues are affecting business communities across the world. Employers are turning to age-old practices to solve new programs to limited success. That’s where the Vermilion Economic Development Alliance (VEDA) comes in. VEDA has launched an online community job board to help local companies connect with Vermilion Parish jobseekers. “Our recent visits with the local […]
The COVID-19 economy is a different one in Acadiana and most other places in the U.S. The more you talk with people, the more likely you’ll hear that phrase: These are some strange times we’re living in. But things are starting to even out. The economy, according to Lafayette Power Poll members in the latest […]
Abbeville is a cleaner place today, thanks to the effort by many on Saturday. More than 100 volunteers took part in the Abbeville Community Cleanup Day. Volunteers with multiple groups and organizations picked up 539 tires and numerous bags of trash throughout the city. Nikia LeBlanc, a Herod Elementary teacher, helped organize the event, kicking […]
Ann Hardy, a longtime teacher and administrator in Vermilion Parish, will be one of two women to be honored with the Trailblazer Award during the United Way of Acadiana’s Women Who Mean Business awards next month. Hardy is among 10 women chosen out of over 100 nominations who will be recognized during a ceremony presented […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2 million in funding from the Department of Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to support wetland conservation efforts and bird populations in southeast Louisiana and Vermilion Parish. “I am pleased to see these resources flow into southeast Louisiana and Vermilion Parish […]
When you complete the Leadership Vermilion program, not only will you have a better sense of yourself, but you will also have a much better sense of what Vermilion Parish has to offer. Leadership Vermilion, a program offered by the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce, is designed to create a better-informed citizen. However, it is not […]
We have partnered with UL Lafayette’s Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Center to offer no-cost energy assessments. An energy assessment or audit is an in-depth, outside to inside, room-by-room examination of your business’ current energy efficiency levels and usage practices. A customized plan can be developed focusing on cost-effective solutions for maximizing functionality and efficiency while minimizing […]