Acadiana Business

TUE, APR 30 4:03PM by ABiz Staff

Abell + Crozier Architects expands to Texas

Lafayette firm merges with San Antonio firm to become Abell + Crozier + Davis Architects.

TUE, APR 30 3:36PM by Patrick Flanagan

Parkview Towers back on track?

Cecil Trahan’s Parkview Towers, a mixed-use residential development planned for the vacant lot in front of the downtown parking garage, appears to be back on track after the project stalled several years ago for unknown reasons.

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TUE, APR 30 10:47AM by Patrick Flanagan

Fined by feds: Broussard company caught using cellular jammers

Taylor Oilfield Manufacturing has been ordered to forfeit $126,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for illegally operating cell phone jamming devices at its Broussard location.

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TUE, APR 30 10:25AM by The Associated Press

Ag economy hits record $11.4 billion in 2012

That's about 6.5 percent more than the 2011 total of $10.7 billion and $500 million above the previous record, set in 2007.

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TUE, APR 30 10:24AM by The Associated Press

La. spent $800M on film tax credits over 5 years

Supporters of the program say the industry has created thousands of new jobs and economic activity across the state. Critics question if Louisiana gets enough return for its investment.

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David Calhoun, ‘EB’ Brooks join Lafayette Central Park

David Calhoun and Elizabeth “EB” Brooks are the first two employees of Lafayette Central Park Inc., the nonprofit charged with turning Lafayette Consolidated Government’s 100-acre Johnston Street Horse Farm property into a passive public park. Calhoun was named executive director, and Brooks is director of planning and design.
Update: PXP creating 600 jobs averaging 100k

At Thursday's State of the Economy luncheon, LEDA President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux said PXP has already quietly hired 180 people for its Broussard expansion.
Remembering Ricky Rees

The veteran police officer remembered by friends for his large and small acts of kindness will be laid to rest Wednesday.
Zachary Barker takes helm of the Opportunity Machine

Zachary Barker continues making waves in Lafayette’s business scene, mostly recently being named director of the Opportunity Machine.
Shakin' at the Shack

There will soon be a whole lot of shakin’ going on at Benny’s Sportshack Supplement Depot, a new concept by Opelousas native Benny Nele. Located at 2002 Johnston St., the supplement shop, smoothie bar and café, featuring hot off the press paninis and wraps, plans to open in late May.

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COOL TOWN 2013

This year’s Cool Town issue is all about people who are not native to South Louisiana but made a conscious decision to be here, to be among us, to participate in our culture and contribute to it.
A curious compact

A shelved ordinance transferring $200,000 from a northside drainage project to a south Lafayette development may not break any laws, but it stinks to high heaven.
Pooyie 2012

It's good, it's bad and it's just plain crazy.
Saving Saturday Night

An effort to restore a shuttered dancehall and document other vacant or razed honky-tonks could serve as a model for saving an endangered species of entertainment.
Posthaste vs. HART FORTENBERY

Lafayette’s gene pool has been host to a long line of eccentric characters who have blurred the lines between crazy, genius, disturbed and curiously entertaining.