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High-quality educational opportunities that inspire today’s youth exist throughout the schools in St. Landry Parish. Whether that means working with NASA or learning to create the perfect gumbo, local students are presented with a multitude of choices to develop their interests and begin their future pursuits. “The youth in our school is the generation that is not afraid to try something new,” said Aimee Summerlin, a ProStart instructor in the Culinary Arts program at Eunice Career & Technical Education Center (ECTEC). “It is extremely remarkable to see the evolution these kids undertake in our programs.” Education plays a key role in economi...

Entrepreneurs are problem-solvers and risk-takers, whose actions create jobs and improve overall community resiliency. Starting a business is much more than simply having a great idea, however. St. Landry Economic Development (SLED) is proud to assist these drivers of economic development with the resources, connections and assistance necessary to achieve success. Entrepreneurial Increase  Entrepreneurs have always played a vital role in delivering healthy economic and community development for the St. Landry area. The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy reported recently there were 32,540,953 small businesses in the U.S. Those businesses drove 43.5% of gross domestic product and employed 46.8...