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Former Lafayette Mayor-President appointed to Louisiana Economic Recovery Task Force
LAFAYETTE, La. — Former Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux has been appointed as Vice Chairman of the Louisiana Economic Recovery Task Force that will help the state with economic recovery efforts after the COVID-19 pandemic.....
Second Harvest Food Bank of Acadiana receives large donations as need increases
Second Harvest Food Bank has helped to feed families across Acadiana for decades. During the coronavirus pandemic, the food bank has seen a 40% increase in demand for emergency food assistance, meaning donations are especially important now...
Financial firm raises more than $35,000 for Second Harvest Food Bank
A Lafayette financial firm has exceeded its goal by more than $10,000 to provide assistance to Second Harvest Food Bank of Acadiana...
Acadiana newsmakers: Women's chamber names 4 to board
The Lafayette Women’s Chamber of Commerce has named to its board of directors Morgan M. Boggs, student liaison, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Nanette Lavergne, News 15; Nancy Roy, Southwest Louisiana Community College; and Emily Shute, Lafayette Economic Development Authority....
CB Now webinar: Funding Assistance
CityBusiness’ online forum on Sept. 2 focused on funding still available to businesses in the COVID-19 pandemic and some of the issues they have faced trying to access it...
Louisiana’s ‘Main Street’ grant program relaxes rules
A program that offers grants of up to $15,000 for small business to reimburse their COVID-19 expenses has changed its application process to make it easier for more businesses to apply...
COVID-19: Lafayette businesses received more than $530 million from 6,300 PPP loans
Businesses in Lafayette Parish received more than half a billion dollars in forgivable loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Economic recovery taskforce vice-chair discusses policy recommendations for Louisiana
The Louisiana Economic Recovery Taskforce has been charged with coming up with policy recommendations for state legislatures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joel Robideaux, a financial analyst who has previously served as the Mayor-President of Lafayette, is the Vice-Chair of the taskforce...
Press Release: SUMMIT FINANCIAL TO MATCH $25,000 IN FOOD BANK DONATIONS
Lafayette, La (30 April 2020) - Summit Financial Wealth Advisors is proud to announce a matching dollar-for-dollar relief effort of up to $25,000 in support of Second Harvest Food Bank. The fundraising initiative will assist the food bank in its service to Southern Louisiana as the area recovers from the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Press Release: Summit Financial’s Joel Robideaux Appointed Vice Chairman of Louisiana Economic Recovery Task Force
Lafayette, LA (23 April 2020) – Former Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux, an Investment Advisor Representative at Lafayette-based Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Louisiana Economic Recovery Task Force.
Former Mayor-President Joel Robideaux to help lead Louisiana economic recovery task force
Former Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux will help to lead Louisiana's Economic Recovery Task Force working on sparking the state's economy...