Come rain or shine, there will be 16 local nonprofits hosting a community garage sale in south Lafayette this weekend.
Rummage for a Reason will be held at Bassett Furniture, 501 Acadiana Mall Circle, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m.
All money raised by each nonprofit, which will be selling its own items, stays with the organization. Items for sale include large and small furniture, home and kitchen items, books, toys and home décor according to the news release.
Festival International, one of the nonprofits at the event, will have vintage shirts, pins and posters. This batch of shirts will likely be the last given out marketing coordinator Carly Viator said.
Acadiana area teens have a chance to land a job this summer.
Acadiana Workforce Solutions is connecting teens with summer jobs. Summer work is about more than just a paycheck. Although, making money is definitely a perk. But this summer, teens have a chance to have some fun while working and learning new skills. A summer job will allow teens to explore possible career opportunities and meet important business people. Plus they will be working with other teens.
Parents, if you have a teen who wants to work a paid job this summer, visit the Acadiana Workforce Solutions website or call 844-385-1919
Pastor brings gun violence awareness demonstration, parade back to Crowley
and last updated 2021-03-13 19:55:03-05
An Acadiana pastor once again brought his community-unifying program to Acadia Parish this weekend.
Pastor Lawrence Levy s The Funeral is Canceled parade and program is being held in Crowley Saturday. The parade started at noon at the MLK building on W Hutchinson Avenue and ended on the side of St. Michael s on W Hutchinson Ave. The presentation was held next to St. Michael s Church after the parade, likely around 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The program aims to bring awareness to gun violence in Acadiana cities and has been held recently in Abbeville and just a few weeks ago was also held in Crowley. During the re-enactment, Levy walks around bloodied bodies laying on the street, including a mother holding her son, a man holding a rifle, and a young boy being held down by a cop.
Job events offered for young people, job-seekers
Posted at 2:17 PM, Mar 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-01 15:24:00-05
Acadiana Workforce Solutions is planning recruiting events for young people looking for work.
One program, under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, WIOA, is for Adults (18+) who need assistance with finding work and or going back to school; and another program, the Youth Work Experience program, targets In-School Youth ages 14 â 21 and Out of School youth ages 16-24. The work experience program provides youth an opportunity to obtain paid work experience in a field that matches their interests.
All interested people should try to go to the event in their home parish, but if you don t see your parish listed and you re interested, you can still fill out an application and staff will get it to your parish program. No one will be turned away if they re interested, officials say. Also, there are more events planned in the coming months.
UL Lafayette create Accelerate Northside program to help spur economic recovery
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and last updated 2021-02-02 12:59:28-05
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and community business leaders are coordinating the Accelerate Northside program to help spur COVID-19-related economic recovery.
UL Lafayetteâs Louisiana Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center and the Greater Southwest Louisiana Black Chamber of Commerce will lead the 12-week initiative.
The entities are enlisting volunteer businesspersons who will provide consulting and mentoring to owners of small businesses and people interested in starting a business on the north side of Lafayette.
Accelerate Northside is part of an 18-month initiative that the LEED Center will coordinate to help bolster economic development in several regions of Acadiana, including rural areas. The center supports small businesses, entrepreneurs and economic development agencies in Louisiana.