Author: Misty Taillon

Gonzales, LA (November 03, 2015): The Ascension Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) is 10-years old.  Before an audience of elected officials, business leaders and economic development allies, AEDC today outlined how the organization was created amidst the chaos and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina along with its substantial accomplishments during its first decade. AEDC was created by… Read more »

Gonzales, LA (October 09, 2015): Ascension Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) is a non-political entity, as spelled out not only in the statutes, but also in the mission of this organization.  AEDC maintains a neutral position on elections and political campaigns at all times.  Although this is the position of AEDC, it is certainly understandable and… Read more »

Gonzales, Louisiana (August 07, 2014) The Ascension Parish (LA) Council has taken a major step toward creating a 17,000+/- acre industrial mega-plex.  At its meeting last evening, the Council approved the adoption of the West Bank Industrial Overlay ordinance.  This action paves the way for future rezoning of portions of the site to allow for… Read more »

The Advocate – NEW YORK — CF Industries Holdings Inc., a company with a major plant in Louisiana, will acquire the distribution networks of Netherlands-based OCI N.V. in a $6 billion deal that would create one of the world’s largest nitrogen fertilizer companies. The deal, which includes about $2 billion in debt, is expected to… Read more »

The Advocate – GONZALES — Business is good in Gonzales, the head of the Ascension Economic Development Corp. told the City Council on Monday. Over the last year, the nonprofit has visited 15 businesses, as well as the local hospital, to learn how things are going, and the feedback is positive, said Mike Eades, president… Read more »

The Advocate – Bengal, a Geismar-based industrial transportation company, has purchased a 6,100-square-foot office building in Prairieville that will serve as its new headquarters. Bengal paid $2.1 million for the former InfiniEdge Software building at 14320 InfiniEdge Way in a deal that closed earlier this month. InfiniEdge recently moved to a new location in PraIrieville. Bengal… Read more »

June 2, 2015 BR Business Report – After 25 years as chief financial officer of A+ Corporation, Sheila Harvey was prepared to take on a bigger role following the 2012 passing of her father, Donald Mayeaux, who founded the maker of analytical sample systems and components in 1989. “In a family business you wear many… Read more »

Posted May 26, 2015, – The Advocate – Ellyn Couvillion GEISMAR — Crawford Electric Supply, a subsidiary of the French company Sonepar, opened May 18 in its new home in Ascension Parish, a little over a year after the company became a casualty of the zoning battles on the former Gonzales City Council.  In February 2014,… Read more »

The Advocate – GONZALES — Ascension economic development officials have wrapped up months of largely closed-door planning efforts to turn a swath of agricultural fields on the parish’s west bank into a 17,000-acre heavy industry park. Under the long-range plan, the rural pocket of cane fields along the Mississippi River north of La. 1 and… Read more »

5.4.15 Up from No. 4 in the U.S. last year, Louisiana ranks among top seven nationally for economic development performance for sixth consecutive year BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, Site Selection rated Louisiana’s economic development efforts No. 2 in the nation in its ranking of Top Competitive States for 2014. In its evaluation of economic development performance… Read more »