5-10-21
Last year when we celebrated the grand opening of this business, we had no idea just how successful they would become. We are honored to be back again this year to celebrate the re-opening and new renovations at Next Level Fitness and Nutrition! Join us in person or via Facebook Live on Tuesday, May 11th at 10:30am. Remember to wear your masks and bring your business cards!
APC LWI Region 5 Public Meeting
Business community feedback on regional watershed management recommendation
Thursday, May 13
8AM-9:30AM

One Acadiana will be hosting the Acadiana Planning Commission (APC) for a public meeting to present on future plans for the Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI) Region 5 Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is recommending formation of a long-term watershed coalition to conduct regional watershed management and assist local entities with watershed planning, policy, project prioritization, and data / modeling. This meeting is specifically geared toward business and industry – APC will share details on the LWI Region 5 provisional governance recommendation and take questions and comments from the business community to incorporate into their final recommendation to the state in June.
The American Rescue Plan Act established the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Recipients are not required to repay the funding as long as funds are used for eligible uses no later than March 11, 2023.

As we honor native-daughter, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco dedicating her historical marker in Bouligny Plaza on Wednesday afternoon, the Positively Iberia! segment on Thursday morning will follow up with some shared experiences in “growing up with the Governor.” Our panel will be Erroll Babineaux, Gov. Blanco’s younger brother, and her daughter, Monique Boulet. To make it even more special, this will be the first of a series of collaborative interviews with Ellen Fucich, Teche Life reporter for the Daily Iberian. She’ll join the panel on Thursday and finish up the full interview for the Sunday edition of the newspaper!

Plan to join Marti, Jeff ...and Ellen... on Teche Matters - KANE 107.5FM/AM1240 at 10:00AM Thursday (5/13/2021)
Listen streaming LIVE at www.kane1240.com; via the TuneIn app or ask ALEXA to "play K.A.N.E."
Remember: the Positively Iberia! program segment airs after Jeff's first commercial break, usually, around 10:20 am till 11am.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR UNDERWRITER: The First National Bank of Jeanerette
Your Chamber is partnering with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center to bring you this series of webinars in 2021, that are aimed to help you grow or start your business. Attendance is limited for these sessions so make sure to sign up ahead of time!

Upcoming trainings:

Tuesday, May 11th, 11:45AM-1:30PM
SBA Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The newly passed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) aims to help restaurants, bars and related businesses with a new funding program called the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). The SBA Louisiana District Office has launched an outreach campaign to spread the word to these hard-hit businesses. This webinar is intended for restaurants, food stands, food trucks, food carts, caterers, bars, saloons, lounges, taverns, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, bakery's and many more...

Thursday, May 13th, 11:30AM-1PM
Information Business Owners Need to Know About Cybersecurity
Data security is critically important for all kinds of businesses. Regardless of the company size and nature of the products and services, company owners have to pay attention to secure their IT infrastructure. Installation of CCTV cameras and sophisticated door locks is not enough when it comes to protecting private business data from hackers and online data breaches. Business owners will learn the importance of the application of security measures like the installation of antivirus and encryption software, malware protection, and secure passwords.

Saturday, May 15th, 110AM-12PM
Social Media for Small Businesses
During this training small businesses will learn the different social media channels that can be used to market their business. The social media platforms include: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

There are many more workshop opportunities available than the ones listed here. To view a complete list of upcoming trainings, click here.
For other events and activities taking place within Iberia Parish, click here.