LACCE August 2022
E-Newsletter
The mission of LACCE is to provide, promote, and encourage chamber development with education
and advocacy for pro-business policies.
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Make Plans to Join Us in Shreveport!
The LACCE Board of Directors is pleased to invite you to join us for our
2022 Annual Conference to be held:
Sunday - Tuesday, November 6 - 8, 2022
Hilton Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
We've got a great event lined up for you this year. We're excited to have Frank Kenny with the Chamber Pros Community with us, and you will have plenty of time to network with your peers.
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2022 LABI Free Enterprise Awards |
It's our favorite event of the year and it's right around the corner...the 2022 LABI Free Enterprise Awards. LABI’s Free Enterprise Awards are an opportunity to honor companies and individuals who demonstrate exemplary commitment and contributions to the state’s business climate and their local communities. Do you know of a business or individual that deserves to be recognized? Nominate them today! Check out the award categories HERE.
The Free Enterprise Awards will be held at the LABI Center for Free Enterprise on November 10 and will be followed by our second annual Business & Boots event featuring a special musical guest. Tickets go on sale soon so stay tuned.
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Rural Revitalization Update |
Representatives from Louisiana Economic Development (LED), along with local allies, will host meetings statewide that offer updates on activities impacting rural areas. Updates will include:
- Economic development projects
- Current available resources
- Overview of Strategic Plan for Rural Development created by the Governor's Advisory Council on Rural Revitalization
For more information including the dates and locations, please CLICK HERE.
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LACCE Associate Member Updates |
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful invites you to attend their annual State Conference October 11-12 at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. This year's conference takes a deep dive into the eight recommendations made by the Governor's Statewide Task Force on Litter Abatement and Beautification. Learn how the state is tackling its litter problem and find out what funding is available to your community for native plant and tree beautification, recycling programs, and trash and ash receptacles. Learn more and register here.
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These Are the Top Social Media Do's and Don'ts to Follow
Nearly 96% of small businesses currently use social media for marketing their business, but it's not as easy as it sounds. Here are our top 5 do's and don'ts for managing your social media to ensure you get the most out of your posts. Click here to learn more.
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LACCE is pleased to welcome a new Associate Member:
The Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
504-655-7572
The mission of the LCCF is to help drive the economic growth of our State by empowering and sustaining the minority business community through the development of local minority chambers. You can find out more at their website below:
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The Broussard Chamber Foundation is proud to have supported our youngest entrepreneurs during Lemonade Day Acadiana on July 30. The lemonade was just as refreshing as these young peoples’ excitement over being Broussard’s newest business owners! We can’t wait until the next event, which is tentatively set for spring 2023.
The Broussard Chamber Foundation will welcome the first cohort of the Brent Henley Youth Leadership Program during an opening retreat on August 8, 2022. 30 high school juniors representing 14 schools in Lafayette Parish will embark on a unique leadership journey that is modeled after the work done by our colleague and friend, Brent Henley. We are excited to develop tomorrow’s leaders today!
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The Chamber is excited to announce that our 17th LegisGator Luncheon is scheduled for Friday, August 19, 2022 at L'Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles. This event showcases the Southwest Louisiana region to our Federal, State and Local elected officials. During this sell-out event, over 900 elected officials and business leaders from across Louisiana come together to highlight those legislators that support the Chamber's pro-business governmental policy issues and hear from Governor Edwards, as well as our Federal and State Delegation on the successes of the session. The prestigious LegisGator of the Year award will be presented to one Louisiana legislator, as well as other awards for outstanding leadership in this year's session. We hope that you are able to join us this year. As mentioned, this event sells out rapidly and admission will be limited. Sponsorship deadline is August 1, 2022 (or until sold out). Please contact Michelle McInnis at mmcinnis@allianceswla.org, or you may register online HERE, use the promo code LACCE22 for a discount ticket price. Email Michelle for hotel room block information.
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On Monday, July 11, the Chamber co-hosted “Prepare and Respond: A Meta Disaster Resilience Summit” along with Jefferson Parish and Meta. The event included presentations from Meta and a panel of experts in the field of crisis response on how to best leverage social media to prepare and respond to Hurricane Season. Attendees obtained knowledge and resources to better serve their communities.
A full room of Jefferson Chamber Young Professionals met with parish president Cynthia Lee Sheng on Thursday, July 14 where she shared some of her personal history growing up in Jefferson Parish. She also discussed the progress and challenges her administration has faced the last two years before attendees used this open forum to ask questions.
On Friday, July 15, the Chamber hosted its monthly Business & Breakfast speed networking event for over 50 attendees at the Marriott Hotel at Lakeway.
The Chamber closed out the month with its biannual Mayoral Luncheon at the Metairie Country Club on Thursday, July 21. Mayors and elected officials in each municipality spoke on a panel to approximately 250 attendees about the progress being made in their respective areas.
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Natchitoches Area Chamber |
The Chamber and the Natchitoches Young Professionals recently hosted the fifth annual Louisiana Young Professionals Conference. This was the most well-attended iteration of the event to date. This year’s speaker line-up featured speakers from across north and central Louisiana, and hot topics relevant to the challenges and opportunities young professionals are encountering in today’s workplace. The event was a huge success with 97.5% of attendees having made new connections with professionals in the area, and 82.5% of attendees having said the content was relevant to them and their businesses. As they begin planning for next year’s event, the Natchitoches Young Professionals would like to develop a committee to collaborate with more YP groups from around the state. If your organization is interested in partnering with NYP for this event, please email Maggie.Matuschka@NatchitochesChamber.com. |
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The Chamber has several events lined up for August:
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Our Leadership Youngsville Class III is learning all about Sports & Tourism at the Mustang World Series at the Youngsville Sports Complex. Our class is also throwing out the ceremonial pitch to officially kick off the World Series. They are learning about how the tremendous economic impact affects the business community and how youth sports programs financially bring double digit sales tax growth for businesses, in addition to offering a great quality of life of residents. In 2021, World Series events held at the Youngsville Sports Complex, brought in a financial impact of $5,442,500 to the city of Youngsville and the entire Acadiana region. For more information on our leadership program, visit www.LeadershipYoungsville.com.
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WACE Chamber Leadership Podcast |
In this episode, Dave Kilby, President of W.A.C.E., dispels 6 chamber myths that can pop up unexpectedly at any board meeting and offers best practices to combat them.
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Should you have any questions regarding your LACCE membership, feel free to contact
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LACCE | (404) 312-0524 | www.louisianachambers.org
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