Acadiana Business

THU, MAY 23 9:15AM by The Associated Press

Senate rejects end of federal sugar program

Louisiana's $3.5 billion sugarcane and sugar mill industries could breathe a sigh of relief after an effort to effectively end the federal sugar program was defeated on the Senate floor.

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TUE, MAY 21 3:36PM by Patrick Flanagan

Congrats, LUS

One statistic Lafayette Utilities System's Director Terry Huval has been reluctant to release since the launch of LUS Fiber in 2009 has been the number of its customers.

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TUE, MAY 21 11:50AM by The ABIZ staff

Ryan Rogers returns to Russo

Strategic branding and marketing firm Russo has announced the return of Ryan Anthony Rogers as associate creative director.

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TUE, MAY 21 9:34AM by The Associated Press

Casinos win $35.8M less in April than in March

State police figures show most also won less than they did a year ago. The big exceptions were 8.7 percent one-year increases at both L'Auberge Lake Charles and the slots casino at the New Orleans Fair Grounds.

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MON, MAY 20 10:22AM by The ABIZ staff

Whitney Bank announces closures

Up to 45 branches of Hancock Back and Whitney Bank are slated for closure in the coming months, according to an announcement made Friday by Hancock Holding Co. President and CEO Carl J. Chaney.

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