Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce

The Newsroom

With over 2,300 members, the Chamber of Commerce is constantly in the news. The Chamber's Web site offers multiple ways for you to keep up with all of the Chamber news.

Lastest News:

Chamber Announces Board Candidates
  - The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce announces the 16 candidates for consideration to fill eigh...

KATC: Rally for Jobs in Texas
  - Three rallies against the drilling moratorium took place in Texas today. Corpus Christi, Port Arthur...

The Advertiser: Jindal's parish tour stops in Lafayette
  - Louisiana has faced devastating hurricanes and the worst oil spill in U.S. history, but the greatest...

The Advertiser: Jindal: 'We'll succeed'
  - Louisiana has faced devastating hurricanes and the worst oil spill in U.S. history, but the greatest...

The Advocate: Jindal Pushes for Lifting of Drilling Moratorium
  - Gov. Bobby Jindal was in Lafayette on Wednesday, touting his administration's accomplishments and co...

Baton Rouge, Lafayette place among 20 'recession-proof cities'
  - Baton Rouge and Lafayette have made the online magazine The Daily Beast's list of the 20 most recess...

Recruitment Begins for Leadership Lafayette Class XXIV
  - The award-winning Leadership Lafayette program is soliciting candidates to participate in the 2011 s...

The Impact of Independents in the Gulf of Mexico
  - The Chamber continues to keep an ear to the ground on the latest news from the oil and gas industry....

The Advocate: Budget hearing draws one: Public input lacks public; chamber official speaks
  - Only one member of the public showed up Thursday at a City-Parish Council hearing for input on the p...

Chamber to Host Governor Jindal “Louisiana Economic Realities”
  - The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce is set to host Governor Jindal on Wednesday, September 1, ...

Rob Guidry addresses the Lafayette City-Parish Council on CNG
  - The Lafayette City-Parish Council has formally accepted a $1 million state appropriation for initiat...

Chairman Talks Strategy on Lifting Moratorium With U.S. Senator Landrieu
  - Chairman Dave Welch is heavily involved in leading oil and gas industry executives in fashioning str...

Nola.com: Don't use spill as an excuse to cripple the economy
  - Gulf States residents can be thankful that the Macondo well is now plugged, but we need to be vigila...

USA Today: After the spill: What's been learned?
  - Maybe BP's infamous Macondo oil well will yet rise from the grave like Jason in Friday the 13th, but...

The Advertiser: Budget woes not over
  - Budget challenges defined the 2010 Legislative session, but those will likely pale in compariso...

Chamber Hosts Local Legislative Delegation
  - "I've been coming to this event for ten years. This is the first time I've seen the delegation this ...

The INDsider: Lafayette chamber re-energizes
  - The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce is bringing its Energy Division back into its programming,...

Rally For Economic Survival Allows "Real" Conversation
  - It was obvious from the time the doors opened at the Cajundome for the Rally for Economic Survival y...

Rally Held in Lafayette, La. Opposing Drilling Moratorium
  - A rally opposing the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico was held today a...