The Ascension Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) has named Kate MacArthur, EDFP as its President/CEO.  Ms. MacArthur brings twelve years of experience in industrial recruitment and marketing, retention and small business development to AEDC. MacArthur served as the Executive Director for the Zachary Chamber of Commerce for four years. Prior to that, she was the Director… Read more »

AEDC has released our First Quarter newsletter highlighting the project announcements within the Parish for 2016, the Return On Investments (ROI) amount as well as the 2016 Labor Force statistics. To stay informed on AEDC’s 2017 year, get added to the email distribution list of our quarterly newsletter by clicking the link below for the email contact. AEDC’s… Read more »

DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today announced that the new ammonia plant at the company’s Donaldsonville, Louisiana, Nitrogen Complex was started-up in September 2016, and has now achieved consistent, stable operation over the nameplate capacity of approximately 3,600 tons per day. The plant has produced more than 50,000 tons of ammonia… Read more »

AEDC’s 4th Quarter Newsletter

The Advocate – October 11, 2016 -Minority- and women-owned small businesses in Louisiana will be able to get access to loans in a few days rather than weeks under a new LiftUP loan program organized by JP Morgan Chase & Co. and LiftFund. JP Morgan Chase is providing $4.6 million to the not-for-profit’s loan program.… Read more »

Louisiana Disaster Assistance Deadline Extended In the tables below is Ascension Parish SBA disaster application and lending activity current to October 11, 2016 for your information. The Individual line represents homeowners and renters. The Business line includes both physical damage and EIDL (economic injury) applicants. The Small Business Administration is a federal partner with FEMA… Read more »

Baton Rouge, La. (October 3, 2016) – The Louisiana Small Business Rebirth Fund today announced nearly $200,000 in grants to 50 small businesses impacted by the August flooding across South Louisiana. This is the second distribution from the Fund, bringing the total grant recipients to 107 and the total funds disbursed to nearly $550,000. “As… Read more »

Baton Rouge, La. (September 12, 2016) – The Louisiana Small Business Rebirth Fund announced $350,000 in grants to 57 small businesses impacted by the August flooding across South Louisiana. Within the first week, the grant program received more than 600 applications, exhausting funding and underscoring the tremendous need among small businesses, as well as the… Read more »

Six-week course for emerging construction companies to be offered throughout Louisiana 9.6.16 – BATON ROUGE, La. — Small contractors in Louisiana’s flood-affected regions can qualify for a limited number of scholarships when registering for an innovative new program to help small construction companies build a solid foundation for business growth and success. The Louisiana Contractors… Read more »

GONZALES, La., Aug. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crown Crafts, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWS) (the “Company”) today reported results for the fiscal 2017 first quarter, which ended July 3, 2016. Crown Crafts “Net income remained strong and gross profit increased as a percentage of net sales in the first quarter, which historically is our weakest quarter of… Read more »