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Acadiana Planning Commission Launches New Interactive Website to Serve as a Resource for The Region
May 8 2023LAFAYETTE, LA-- The Acadiana Planning Commission (APC) is excited to announce the unveiling of a brand-new website. APC works with our cities and parishes throughout Acadiana to build capacity through infrastructure and economic development investments. The agency is led by the Parish Presidents of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry,...

Starting Monday, you'll be able to ride the bus from Carencro to Lafayette - and back again.
The new route for Lafayette Transit will run Monday through Friday, and with a more limited offering on Saturday. The route will take approximately 45 minutes from start to finish.
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The Acadiana Planning Commission recieved a 2022 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award from the Nation Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for thr Acadiana Regional Broadband Initiative.
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The map below depicts the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development’s Standing Structures and Districts Map overlayed with the Louisiana Census Opportunity Zone Tracts.
Acadia Parish Regional Opportunity Zone Map
Evangeline Parish Regional Opportunity Zone Map
Iberia Parish Regional Opportunity Zone Map
Jeff Davis Parish Regional Opportunity Zone...

Acadiana is getting $30 million to build hihg-speen internet in 11 rural towns, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy announced Thursday, and the impact could be hugh fro the three parishes involved.
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Flood mitigation projects in Lafayette, Alexandria and Church Point won a combined $19.6 million from Louisiana’s Watershed Initiative, which announced $61.6 million for projects statewide Thursday.
The funds announced Thursday are some of the first dollars to be earmarked from LWI’s $1.2 billion cache of federal funds that were...

The Acadiana Planning Commission's Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is kicking off the long range planning process for transportation projects over the next two decades.
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As chief administrative officer of the Acadiana Planning Commission, Monique Boulet's job involves working across all political and economic boundaries. When it come to flood control or when new roads and highways are proposed, she and her team are front and center.
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