Here's the latest Acadiana business news
with Adam Daigle | Business editorGood morning, Acadiana. We're catching up with Something Borrowed Blooms, one of Lafayette's latest shining star that has emerged out of its tech start-up environment. The company that started in a spare room is now expanding and hoping to ride the wave of a big year in the wedding industry this year. We've also got a compelling story about the dangers of oil field tank batteries and a quick item about Lamar Advertising's latest move. With pent-up demand for weddings in 2021, Lafayette-based company has 'room to really shine'Work began last week on a 10,000-square-foot addition to its Max Drive location that could be ready Sept. 1, and it’s a safe bet to say by next summer it will double its employee count. Read the story here. |
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| Zalee Gail Day-Smith was a talkative, smart 14-year-old from a rural corner of southwest Louisiana who dreamed of going to Harvard University, becoming a lawyer and a judge, and one day making the criminal justice system fairer for more people, her father said. Read more |
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| Lamar Advertising has purchased a minority stake in Vistar Media, which provides software for a host of sign companies and retailers. Read more |
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| Missy Bienvenu Andrade, who has served as chief executive officer of Boys & Girls Clubs in Acadiana for the past three years, has been named by Boys & Girls Clubs in Louisiana as its first chief impact officer. Read more |
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