Here's the latest Acadiana business news
with Adam Daigle | Business editor
Good morning, Acadiana. Let's take a look at some of our headlines this morning: Thanks for a federal moratorium on foreclosures, the number of filings has reached historic lows, but the number of cases in the Lake Charles area has increased over last year, one report shows. The moratorium, by the way, is set to end Saturday. We've also got more news out of the state economic development office about lumber mill projects in Louisiana, which could possibly help address the rising costs of lumber today.
Lake Charles one of only 5 metros in the U.S. to report an increase in foreclosure filingsForeclosure filings have gone up in the Lake Charles area despite the number of filings nationwide dropping to historic levels. Read the story here.
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 | Transforming Louisiana's forests into various tree-based products made from fast-growing pine to hardwood such as oak is a growing business as developers are on track to build $557 million of sawmill projects in the state. Read more |
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 | Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and Ochsner Lafayette General have activated their surge plans to accommodate a dramatic increase in COVID-positive hospitalizations in recent weeks caused primarily by the new, more easily transmitted delta variant infecting unvaccinated people. Read more |
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The Vermilion Parish Job Fair will be at 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 17 at the St. Theresa Hall, 101 N. Leonard Ave. in Abbeville. Read more |
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