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GRAND COTEAU, LA - Noble Plastics, a woman-owned small business specializing in custom plastic injection molding, has announced an $8.5 million investment to expand its St. Landry Parish headquarters. This expansion will increase production capacity to support First Solar Inc.’s new billion-dollar manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, and will create...
Entrepreneurs, small businesses, and remote work professionals in need of flexible, affordable, and professional office space in Opelousas, Louisiana, now have a unique opportunity to take their business operations to the next level while enjoying major savings. Prime SLED Business Center Office Spaces currently for lease are co-located with St...
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.Location: Toby’s Downtown (125 N. Court Street, Opelousas, LA 70570)Event Registration: Register HereWe’re excited to relaunch the St. Landry Young Professionals (SLP), which was originally formed in 2015. The SLP Group was created to unite professionals across all industries in our...
CRAFTING A LEGACY FROM LOUISIANA WOOD: ADAM DOUCET OF NONC’S SHOP AND THE ACCELERATE ST. LANDRY 2025 COHORT,In the heart of Sunset, Louisiana, a small workshop hums with the rhythm of a lathe spinning local wood into handcrafted treasures. This is Nonc’s Shop, a one-person business owned and operated by...
The folks at St. Landry Economic Development say it’s important to build an entrepreneurial culture across St. Landry Parish. With that goal in mind, they’ve been hard at work renovating their central office into a resource for entrepreneurs to grow their business.“By offering a number of different physical assets, but...
Super Bowl LIX brought more than football to New Orleans — it helped deliver one of the largest economic impacts in NFL history, serving as the centerfold of a historic era for Louisiana Economic Development, which has secured nearly $62 billion in new capital investment since the start of Governor...
The Power of Small Business and Innovation on Full Display at 2025 Spotlight Louisiana Awards
May 30 2025Louisiana Economic Development, partners and small business leaders from across the state celebrated companies that exemplify Louisiana’s entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to excellence at the 2025 Spotlight Louisiana Awards on Thursday evening.Held at the historic Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, Spotlight is the marquee event of the Louisiana Growth Network,...
Louisiana is close to doing something long overdue. House Bill (HB) 509 by Representative Pat Moore, which would enhance economic freedom and bring commonsense reform for Louisiana’s hair braiders, recently passed Louisiana’s House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The bill awaits a hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce. Representative...
It’s one of the most pressing challenges facing communities across the United States: infrastructure readiness. What’s really at stake in the world of pipelines, utilities and energy grids – and how is it impacting site selection?At the Site Selectors Guild 2025 Annual Conference, leading site selectors came together for the...
Accelerate St. Landry provided valuable training to local entrepreneurs in March and April. Participants enjoyed a six-week program of weekly sessions designed to provide each with a firm background on the fundamentals of starting, growing, and scaling a business. St. Landry Economic Development provided the program in partnership with the...
An April seminar held at the St. Landry Economic Development office in Opelousas provided disadvantaged business enterprises, or DBEs, the information they need to access unique growth opportunities fulfilling public contracts. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, or DBEs, are small businesses with at least 51% ownership by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals...
Vision St. Landry honored local students for their achievements in the Jobs for American Graduates (JAG) program. The event, held at Our Savior’s Church in Opelousas on Tuesday, March 25, celebrated the hard work and dedication of students in St. Landry Parish.JAG offers specialized elective classes and programs to help...
Business Summit 2025 from the St. Landry Chamber of Commerce served as a February highlight in the St. Landry Parish business community. An annual event, this year’s summit convened on Thursday, February 21 at Our Saviors Church in Opelousas and featured panel discussions, a dynamic keynote, and time to connect...
A new $13 million industrial coating plant is set to open in Washington, a town of just over 1,100 residents. Local officials and business owners anticipate a major economic boost as Southland Industrial Coatings brings jobs and investment to the area.The 109-acre facility, currently under construction, will specialize in metalizing,...