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The Advocate
Monday, February 6th, 2023
 
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As Ochsner Lafayette General's $94M expansion nears completion, Oil Center at 'interesting inflection point'; Will more investment follow?

by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor​ ​ ​

Good Monday morning, Acadiana business news readers. Let's get down to the business news of the day to start your week. 

The Oil Center was Lafayette's first central business district and is part of the city's historic core, but it has not gotten the private investment that other areas of the city -- think downtown or River Ranch -- have had in recent years. But you can make the case for the Ochsner Lafayette General's $94 million that is almost compete as being a catalyst project for that area.

So now the question is: Will that spin off more private investment? The area is at a crossroads. 

You can read the full story here. 

Have a great day.

 
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Acadiana crawfish outlook 2023: Prices a bit high, but there's plenty of supply out there

Just in time for the start of the 2023 crawfish season, Chelsie and Kennon Wilson entered the hyper-competitive boiled crawfish market by opening their drive-thru restaurant, Crawfish Acadiana, which offers farm-to-table boiled crawfish. Read more

Iberia book festival touts Lisa Wingate as its 'Great Southern Writer' this year

Lisa Wingate has worked a multitude of jobs in her life: news reporter, technical writer, motivational speaker, freelancer for women’s magazines. Add to that the roles of wife and mom. Read more

Is manglier tea really a cure-all? Curious Louisiana digs into age-old south Louisiana remedy

The groundsel bush, known in French as manglier, is probably flourishing somewhere not far from your backyard. Read more

 
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