Merry Christmas from our 1A team to yours! The 1A office will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 22 and Friday, Dec. 23, and will reopen on Monday, Dec. 26.

Cheers to a prosperous 2023! The 1A team wishes everyone a very Happy New Year. The 1A office will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 29 and Friday, Dec. 30, and will reopen on Monday, Jan. 2.

Join us next Wednesday, January 11 as we welcome Dr. Ronald Ferguson, founder of The Basics – a strategy for whole communities to support vibrant learning and brain development among infants and toddlers. OneAcadiana.org/CivicCon

Join LEDA LafayetteLA on Wednesday, January 18, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, for the Health Care Job Fair. This event aims to connect job seekers with employers in the health care industry. Register at lafayette.org/healthcarejobf…

Join us tomorrow as we welcome Dr. Ronald Ferguson, founder of The Basics – a strategy for whole communities to support vibrant learning and brain development among infants and toddlers. OneAcadiana.org/CivicCon

Join Lafayette Economic Development Authority LEDA this Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to noon for the Health Care Job Fair. This event aims to connect job seekers with employers in the health care industry. Register at lafayette.org/healthcarejobf…

Lafayette Parish is celebrating its bicentennial! A year-long schedule of events that honor the parish's history was kicked off this past Tuesday with a Bicentennial Anniversary Declaration at Lafayette City Hall. To view a full schedule of events, visit LafayetteTravel.com/Bicentennial.

Maximize the most of your 1A membership in 2023! Join us Friday, February 10, for an open house designed to connect you with 1A staff, partners, ambassadors, and members over a casual lunch at the 1A office. bit.ly/3ZJyee6 Thanks to our sponsor, Advancial Federal Credit Union!

Interested in maximizing the most of your 1A membership in the new year? Join us Feb. 10 for an open house designed to connect you with 1A staff, partners, ambassadors, and members over a casual lunch at the 1A office. bit.ly/3ZJyee6 Thanks to our sponsor, Advancial Federal Credit Union!

Join us tomorrow for an open house designed to connect you with 1A staff, partners, ambassadors, and members over a casual lunch at the 1A office. bit.ly/3ZJyee6 Thank you to our sponsor, Advancial Federal Credit Union!

Join us on March 9 for live music and a cocktail as you casually network with fellow 1A investors, members, partners, and staff. Register: bit.ly/3lBaGsn Special thanks to Wildcat Brothers for their partnership in hosting this event!

ANNOUNCEMENT: TidesMedical, a producer of skin graft products distributed nationwide, announced it is investing $1.5 million to upgrade its corporate headquarters & manufacturing facility in Lafayette. Area Development Business Facilities Business Xpansion Journal ow.ly/cmcq50N4W3X

Looking to stay informed about key issues ahead of the 2023 Regular Session? Join us on March 16 for a discussion with LABI President & CEO Stephen Waguespack. Register: bit.ly/3YQu9Uf

VENUE UPDATE: Join us this Thursday at Legends Bertrand for a cocktail as you casually network with fellow 1A investors, members, partners, and staff. Register: bit.ly/3lBaGsn

Join us tomorrow as we hear from Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, Founder of Centanni Communications, Beverly Haydel, Founder of Sequitur Consulting, and Andree Miller, Director of Public Action Committees for LABI. Register: bit.ly/3YQu9Uf

This morning 1A was proud to join and congratulate St. Martin Economic Development Authority, the city of Breaux Bridge, and Cleco, who announced that a 43.10-acre site in St. Martin Parish has been certified under the Louisiana Economic Development Certified Sites program. ow.ly/JuGp50OlIbW Area Development

ANNOUNCEMENT: Delta Biofuel has announced a $100 million final investment decision for the construction and start up of a full-scale renewable fuel production facility in Iberia Parish. ow.ly/Qw5z50OvI5v Area Development Business Facilities Business Xpansion Journal

We proudly hosted the One Acadiana Urban Revitalization & Development committee earlier in the week to showcase our investment in the core of our community and using it to jumpstart vigorous conversations about making our community a better place to live. #LFT

Today, Broussard Economic Development Corporation and LEDA LafayetteLA with 1A and SLEMCO announced that a 33.4-acre site located in Lafayette Parish has been certified under the Louisiana Economic Development Certified Sites program. ow.ly/L6v150Pw7Ys Business Facilities Business Xpansion Journal

Are you a wordsmith? Do you have a passion for branding and public relations? 1A is hiring a Director of Marketing & Communications. To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume: ow.ly/6cLq50Q6auu