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The Church Point NEWS 87th Year No. 35 Wednesday, August 26, 2020 $1 APC hosts virtual Opportunity Zone Asset Mapping meeting By: Claudette Olivier centives to potential investors that may The meeting was hosted on Zoom on Editor want to start up a business in Church Tuesday, August 4. Those in attendance Point or one of our other opportunity included Mayor Ryan “Spanky” Meche, The Acadiana Planning Commission zones within Acadiana.” Church Point council member Chris recently hosted a virtual Opportunity Jones said APC started off with a re- Lebas, Le Vieux Presbytère Museum Zone Asset Mapping meeting for the gional prospectus for all of Acadiana, curator Harold Fonte, area realtor Jes- Town of Church Point. then Lafayette and another for the uni- sica Landry and Amy S. Thibodeaux, Kade Jones with APC, “Why are we versity corridor in Lafayette. President and CEO of the Acadia Parish meeting? The Acadiana Planning Com- “We were recognized by the White Chamber. mission serves the public sector in the House Opportunity and Revitalization During the meeting, a brief presenta- planning and implantation of economic, Council,” Jones said. "They liked our tion was given by Jones, and those in community and transportation develop- work, and now we are developing a pro- attendance were asked to provide feed- James ment throughout the region known as spectus for Abbeville, Breaux Bridge, back about the assets of Church Point Matte Acadiana, including the Louisiana par- Church Point, Eunice, New Iberia, and what they would like to see in fu- ishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, La- Opelousas and Ville Platte, doing com- ture economic development. Branch man fayette, St. Landry, St. Martin and Ver- munity asset mapping where we are giv- Utilizing a methodology called “Asset milion. ing you kind of the contents of what we Mapping,” the specifi c goals of the meet- arrested on “The Opportunity Zone Initiative is a are loading into the prospectus and let- attempted federal program that provides tax in- ting you help us fi ll in the gaps.” See MEETING, Page 12 murder charges LSN Staff Report The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Offi ce is in- vestigating a dispute Setting up shop that led to the arrest of a Branch man. Deputies were called Cajun Traditions Food Processors moves into old Garan building out to the 8100 block Staff Report of White Oak Highway on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 10:20 p.m. regard- Sausage and boudin aren't ing a shooting inci- likely thought of as construc- dent. tion materials, but for Ben Deputies discovered Richard, those two foods are that a disturbance be- the groundwork on which tween family members a brand new Church Point had occurred. business will be built. During the distur- Richard, one of the three bance, one of the fam- co-owners of Cajun Tradi- ily members retrieved tions Food Processors, said, a fi rearm and shot at "The foundation of the com- the other. Gunfi re was pany will be sausage and returned in what ap- peared to be self-de- boudin, and we'll build on fense. During this inci- that before expanding to dent, two persons were other foods like dressing mix and entree dishes." See ARREST, He continued, "We plan to Page 2 sell our products in the Aca- diana area and then go state- Assistance wide." Cajun Traditions Food Processors co-owners, Ben Richard, left, Todd Richard and Lon- Richard, his father, Todd nie Richard stand in front of the old Garan building, which will now house the new pro- available for Richard, and uncle, Lonnie cessing facility. Founded in July 2019, Cajun Traditions will source quality ingredients for Richard, all of Church Point, Cajun meat products, including sausage, boudin and more sold under the Cajun Family crawfi sh co-own the company, which was founded in July 2019, Traditions brand. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Church Point News) farmers and the company's food items boudin, which the people of news release, “Louisiana’s ing to Church Point.” By: Bruce Schultz will be sold under the Cajun Acadiana enjoy eating and entrepreneurial spirit is alive Cajun Traditions will make LSU AgCenter Family Traditions brand. sharing as part of our rich and well, and I am proud to a $2.85 million capital invest- Special to The Last Monday, Gov. John culture. Cajun Traditions see that our unique tradi- ment to renovate and equip Church Point News Bel Edwards announced the gets back to the roots of sau- tions are living on through the facility, and the building company’s development of CROWLEY — From sage-making with the quality new generations, as is evident will get new electrical equip- the new meat processing and now until Sept. 11, that today’s consumers have by the Cajun Traditions ven- ment, a complete roof repair packaging facility at the old crawfi sh farmers can come to expect. We are proud ture launched by the Richard and a new slab before being Garan building, which was apply for assistance family. Lonnie Richard is not outfi tted with new machin- purchased from the town to invest in our community, from a U.S. Depart- contribute to the local econo- only preserving a valued tra- ery, including smokehouse ment of Agriculture of Church Point earlier this my and add jobs to the local dition, but he is reinvesting equipment, stuffi ng ma- program to compen- year. The 80,000-square-foot sate them for losses facility was vacant for about area, and we look forward to in his community and creat- chines, vacuum-pack ma- related to the corona- 30 years. growing a sustainable com- ing new jobs in the process. chines, grinders, mixers and virus pandemic. Lonnie Richard stated, in pany that will enrich our We join him, his family, and refrigeration equipment. “This program will a news release, “Our family community and bring quality the entire Cajun Traditions Ben said renovation work help producers deal has always taken great pride meat products to the market- team in celebrating this ma- on the building started about with economic prob- in the tradition of preparing place.” jor new step and the great lems caused by the low and distributing sausage and Gov. Edwards stated, in a new economic activity head- See FACILITY, Page 12 prices and the inability to move crawfi sh,” said LSU AgCenter econo- mist Kurt Guidry. Louisiana rice harvest New ‘nuisance’ ordinance “This will help them close the gap between what revenue they reaching half-way mark OK’d by Police Jury were able to generate and what they would By: Bruce Schultz yields hold out,” said LSU Ag- By: Steve Bandy ... the parish is authorized to have expected to gen- LSU AgCenter Center rice specialist Dustin Crowley Post-Signal enter the premises in ques- erate this year.” Special to The Church Harrell. “Regardless if the tion, to remove or cause to be To compensate for Point News current crop does not reach CROWLEY — A new “nui- removed the junked item and low prices, the pro- the record, it will defi nitely sance” ordinance that gives to dispose of it ...” gram will pay produc- CROWLEY, La. — The har- rank up there with one of our parish employees more au- According to the ordi- vest for the 2020 rice crop in highest-yielding years.” ers 65 cents for ev- thority to enter private prop- nance, the presence of any south Louisiana is nearing ery pound of crawfi sh The record year for growing erty has been adopted by the the halfway point, and the rice in Louisiana was in 2016 “junked item” on any private caught between Jan. police jury. result is a big improvement with an average of 7,300 property, occupied or unoc- 15 and April 15, 2020. At its August meeting, ju- over a string of bad to medio- pounds an acre, which equals cupied, shall be declared a To help with the lim- rors rescinded the old ordi- ited market problems, cre years. 45 barrels or 162 bushels. public nuisance. nance and replaced it with producers will receive “If these yields hold out, I Harrell estimates the current “Junked items” are defi ned 5 cents for every pound believe it would tie the sec- crop at 7,250 pounds — 44.7 one that stipulates, “In the as: ond-highest-yielding year, barrels or 161 bushels — so event the public nuisance • junked motor vehicle; See ASSISTANCE, and it still has the potential is not abated in compliance Page 6 to be a record if the high See CROP, Page 7 with the order within 15 days See APPJ, Page 2 #HURCH0OINTs#ANKTON *UDICEs9OUNGSVILLE Back To School WWWFARMERSCOM 684-3301 Drive Safely!!! 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