ACADIANA Success is in Our Culture A Prime Location for Your Business
Midway between New Orleans and Houston lies a region in South Louisiana that locals call Acadiana and the world knows as Cajun Country. At the crossroads of I-10 and I-49, the region is poised for further growth with eight industrial sites that are certified shovel-ready, as well as ample low-cost land prime for development. The area o ers two Class 1 rail lines, seven coastal ports, and two commercial airports.
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1.5 hours Dallas• direct ACADIANA’S Baton Austin 1 Rouge Key Industries hour Mobile • direct • • • Pensacola Houston New Built on the backbone of 2 • • Orleans H agriculture and the oil and gas o s u e r il D M industry, the region’s economy rive - 150 is rapidly diversifying. Our 3 H es ou Mil r Drive - 200 region’s key industries include:
Aviation es Mil 6 Hour Drive - 350 Agribusiness
NINE-PARISH (COUNTY) ACADIANA REGION Energy
Manufacturing
Software
LEGEND REGIONAL AIRPORTS PORTS INTERSTATES HIGHWAYS WATERWAYS RAILROADS
ACCESS TO AN INGENIOUS AND LOYAL WORKFORCE Acadiana’s excellent workforce training programs have proven to be crucial to our 1.75 MILLION employment objectives for our new facility in PEOPLE WITHIN Lafaye e. That, along with the support of One A 75-MILE Acadiana, has validated our site selection for 699,328 RADIUS OF manufacturing the advanced Bell 525 helicopter. ACADIANA REGION LAFAYETTE POPULATION Mitch Snyder, President and CEO Bell Helicopter The Acadiana Advantage
Low Operating Costs Due in part to its natural gas industry, Acadiana o ers a low-cost operating environment and has been recognized by KPMG for its particularly low corporate tax rates for research and development, headquarters locations, and both capital and labor intensive manufacturing.
Acadiana is home to...
In August 2015, Bell Helicopter opened a $26.3-million, 82,300-square-foot hangar assembly facility in Lafayette where it manufactures the sub-cabin assembly for its Bell 525 Relentless helicopter.
The world’s most known hot sauce brand, McIlhenny’s TABASCO, has been produced in its Iberia Parish headquarters and production facilities for 140 years where it takes advantage of Acadiana’s transportation network and fertile land.
One of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, Halliburton has found success with Acadiana’s strategic location and experienced workforce for decades. In response to global market demand, it selected Lafayette for a $65 million investment in 2010, and New Iberia for an additional $45 million investment in 2015, increasing its manufacturing and completions footprint in the region.
Stuller, Inc., one of the largest jewelry setting manufacturers in the world, employs approximately 1,200 people at its Lafayette headquarters location and provides next-day delivery of more than 200,000 di erent items to 40,000 jewelry professionals worldwide. Due in large part to Stuller’s business model, both FedEx and UPS have significant cargo operations at Lafayette Regional Airport providing top-notch logistics capabilities to manufacturers around Acadiana.
CGI occupies a new $13.1 million, 50,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility in Lafayette designed to bring world-class IT Consulting capabilities to its clients. This location is one of seven of CGI’s Onshore Centers of Excellence and has created more than 400 new, high-quality IT jobs in the region. Founded in 1976, CGI is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world, employing approximately 68,000 professionals. Business-Friendly Environment Across diverse industries, companies in the region benefit by being in one of the lowest-cost places for doing business not only within the state—but in the nation.
Acres of Opportunity
With more than 1,500 acres of available land, Acadiana continues to invest in the development of industrial and commercial ready sites. Our site development program recognizes the challenges of the site location process and o ers assistance to prospective companies in the form of engineering surveys and other site-specific studies. These studies and surveys mitigate a prospective company’s risk during the site selection process.
Major Acadiana Employers
COMPANY / ORGANIZATION JOBS INDUSTRY
Lafayette General Health 4,250 Health Care
University of Louisiana - Lafayette 2,500 Higher Education
Our Lady of Lourdes 1,500 Health Care Regional Medical Center
Superior Energy Services, Inc. 1,250 Oil & Gas
Stuller, Inc. 1,250 Manufacturing
Oceaneering International 1,200 Oil & Gas
Walmart Distribution Center 950 Transportation / Logistics
Quality Construction & Production USA 750 Construction
Frank's International 750 Oil & Gas
Halliburton 650 Oil & Gas
Acadiana / e -kā’dē-ä’na/ n. a constellation of communities in South Central Louisiana Living in Acadiana Acadiana o ers a low cost of living and a high quality of life, making it the ideal place for businesses and individuals to thrive.
One of the main advantages of the region is a comparatively low cost of living across a variety of indicators. Louisiana is one of the most a ordable states in the country to own a home with the 8th lowest property taxes. Its homestead exemption of $75,000 means less money spent on taxes and more money in your pocket.
Relocation is made even easier with our Talent Attraction and Retention program which o ers community tours and personalized information for prospective companies and talent.
Acadiana* 95.9
TOTAL COST Houston, TX 99.0 OF LIVING Fort Worth, TX 99.7 Sacramento, CA 112.8 Relative to the average of all other metropolitan/non-metropolitan areas Seattle, WA 126.9 that comprise the Cost of Living Index San Francisco, CA 169.5 (U.S. average equals 100) 75 100 125 150 175 *Metro-area includes: Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, and Vermilion Parishes
This may well be the last cohesive cultural enclave in the United States, having preserved... its own language, its own music, a celebrated cuisine and a proud and welcoming temperament that is immediately evident.
The historic and remarkably restored downtown district of Crowley is home to the breathtaking, 115-year-old Grand Opera House of the South.
With a year-round temperate climate, you can sunny more enjoy a myriad of outdoor activities in the 217 days natural beauty of our state, experience a U.S. average is 205 70-80° days flourishing arts scene, or explore the lay of than U.S. average the land through culinary tours, cultural excursions, interactive exhibits, and more. A Talented Workforce Acadiana’s nine-parish (county) region features a robust educational infrastructure providing a talented workforce skilled in technological fields, precision manufacturing, research and development, and much more.
Acadiana draws talent from several excellent higher education institutions with over 75,000 students enrolled in post-secondary courses within a 75-mile range.
INSTITUTION ENROLLMENT #1 State Workforce Development Program – LED FastStart® Louisiana State University 30,478
University of Louisiana - Lafayette 16,646 Recognized for its innovation, e ectiveness, McNeese State University 8,341 flexibility, and e ciency, Louisiana’s LED FastStart is Southern University and A&M College 6,777 the nation's best state workforce training program, according to Business Facilities magazine. South Louisiana Community College 4,593
SOWELA Technical Community College 3,225 FastStart provides customized employee recruitment, Louisiana State University at Eunice 2,673 screening, training development, and training delivery for eligible, new, or expanding South Central Louisiana Technical College 2,410 companies—all at no cost. Total 75,143
ENGINEERING ENROLLMENT Enrollment in UL Lafayette’s 95% 2,955 School of Engineering has Increase 3,000 nearly doubled in the last eight Petroleum years, making it UL Lafayette’s tudents Mechanical largest undergraduate program
at nearly 3,000 students. It 2,000 Industrial Tech places a strong emphasis on 1,535 Electrical/Computer internship and cooperative Civil otal Number of S
learning experiences in T partnership with industry Chemical 1,000 leaders operating in Acadiana. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
SLCC o ers technical diplomas and LSU Eunice, a two-year university, Acadiana designs its secondary school workforce training. Its “2+2” agreement supplies Acadiana’s growing health curriculums in line with key industries, with UL Lafayette allows computer industry. Its Radiologic Technology o ering Jump Start programs in health science students to acquire two graduates have achieved a 99% - 100% sciences, IT, and more. High school degrees–an AA in Software Development pass rate on the national board exams seniors graduate with technical certificates and a BS in Informatics–in four years. for the past 15 years. and skills required for employment.
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