You asked, and the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce answered. For the first time in almost a decade, the Chamber’s Annual Banquet will be hosted right here in New Iberia at Bayou Oaks Ballroom on Thursday, July 29^th at 6pm. The Annual Banquet is traditionally when the Chamber and local business community celebrate success and prepare for another year of progress for Iberia Parish. This year’s event will be no different.

The 2021 Annual Banquet is presented by Iberia Medical Center, with additional sponsorship by Cox. Featuring a keynote speaker, a meal included with your ticket, and over 350 local business leaders all in one place, the Chamber’s Annual Banquet is the largest business/networking meeting in Iberia Parish! This year, your Chamber is guided by the theme “rooted in resiliency”, which will be reflected by awards presented.

Since 1947 your Chamber has recognized individuals in Iberia Parish who are making a positive impact through the Outstanding Civic Service Award. This year, GICC is pleased to recognize Natalie Bernard Broussard with the Outstanding Civic Service Award. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette New Iberia Research Center will be presented the Business Impact Award for its critical and universal contribution to the development of an effective vaccine against the Covid-19 virus. The Small Business Impact Award will be presented to Southern Sass Boutique, a local retail shop excelling during Covid. Dr. Moses Kitakule will receive special recognition for his contribution to the Iberia Medical Center Covid-19 response. 

Tickets can be purchased at iberiachamber.org or by calling the Chamber Office (337-364-1836). Seating is limited, and tickets must be purchased in advance. Individual tickets are $65, and a table for eight is available for $600.

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Thursday, May 27^th during the 10 o’clock hour of Teche Matters on KANE 107.5/AM1240 get the details on the “Little Free Pantries” – where they’ll be, how you can help stock or take stock from the pantries with the Healthy Iberia Coalition coordinator Rene Stansberry and Loreauville is planning a “Memorial Day Mash-Up Bash.” Mayor Brad Clifton and Kristin Bourque of the Loreauville Community Project will be on the panel to tell us all about the fun and what that “mash-up” is all about!

Plan to join Marti and Jeff on Teche Matters - KANE 107.5FM/AM1240 at 10:00AM -Thursday (5/27/2021) Listen streaming LIVE at www.kane1240.com; via the TuneIn app or ask your smart speaker to "play K.A.N.E."

Positively Iberia! program segment airs after Jeff's first commercial break, usually, around 10:20 am till 11am.

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.

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!

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.