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ONE ACADIANA
ONE ACADIANA
STEADY PROGRESS
2015
2016
Completed The Campaign
for One Acadiana, a five-year,
$15 million, regional economic
development initiative
Built a regional, businessled
leadership model
with participation from all
nine parishes
Gubernatorial candidates and
Acadiana candidates for the
Louisiana Legislature formally
endorsed research-based public
policy platform, “Priorities for
Finalized and began implementing
Target Industry Strategy for
Acadiana focused on aviation,
agribusiness, energy, manufacturing,
and software
Helped design and launch
“Acadiana Opportunity,”
a portal for reemploying
and retraining displaced oil
and gas workers
Launched a best-in-class
website, OneAcadiana.org,
to support business recruitment
and the improvement of economic
competitiveness
a Better Acadiana”
Announced Hazelwood
Energy Hub’s $400 million
fuel storage and distribution
project in St. Landry Parish
Began placing ads for
Acadiana in national
business publications like
Site Selection magazine
Achieved major milestone in the
completion of I-49 South with the
launch of the design process
for the Lafayette Connector
Responded to the crisis of
the August floods by serving
as an information hub for regional
businesses affected by flooding
Certified 536-acre Freeland
site in Acadia Parish, then the
largest development ready site
in Acadiana
Celebrated groundbreaking
of the future I-49 South and
LA 318 interchange in St.
Mary Parish
Coordinated the first Leadership Exchange, which
brought 60+ Acadiana leaders to Charleston, SC to learn
best practices on topics such as funding transportation infrastructure
and urban development
Worked with businesses and stakeholders to
craft a Regional Workforce Development Strategy,
a demand- driven approach to meeting Acadiana’s
workforce needs
THE POWER OF ONE - ONE ACADIANA
2017 ANNUAL REPORT - PAGE 21