With little to no vacancy in existing space, industry is driving Acadiana's construction boom. For our recent presentation on the industrial segment, we pulled as much data as possible from around the parish but found that most of the larger facilities ...

Dave Perkins, LCG Comp Plan honored along with local architects and designers at the 2014 INDesign Awards The life and legacy of Dave Perkins will be commemorated with a special Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 2014 INDesign Awards on April ...

It's not how aggressive or conservative you are - it's planning for risk that matters most. Want to see your retirement and investment accounts grow? Well, a portfolio's return is primarily driven by stocks, which also drive the level of risk it is ...

Thanks to the inaugural 2012 INNOV8, a design for lifting heavy objects was brought to market. When you shake the hand of Wade Clement of Morse you realize that the gentle giant in front of you is sincere, hard-working and a great representation of ...

There is a psychology to investing. If you had bought an S&P 500 index fund 30 years ago and somehow had not opened your statement until recently, you would have made two discoveries: Each dollar you would have invested would now be worth more ...

Chair of the energy committee, Mary Landrieu (discussing the urgency of Keystone with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird) should get the respect she deserves in Louisiana. Our senior senator is now the chair of the Senate's powerful Energy and ...

As the state reviews its film tax credit program, Lafayette's busiest professional screen actor is wooing investors for an exemplary new project worth a look. Ten years ago, Louisiana's film tax credit program was established to expand our creative ...

LCVC's new Shop Lafayette campaign promotes the parish as a shopping mecca. Could the chamber play a role in its success? For decades, Lafayette's Holy Trinity of assets - our unique food, music and culture - has been the backbone of a successful ...

LED Secretary Stephen Moret says a few thousand acres in core Acadiana parishes could be the ticket to luring bigger projects. It's a bit early to call Stephen Moret's recent tour of editorial boards around the state a victory lap, but just barely. Since ...

Faster broadband connections have Americans opting to skip cable altogether. Geoff Daily here, reporting from the front lines of the future of TV. As you may have heard, there's a revolution under way. In the last year hundreds of thousands of American ...