UPPER LAFAYETTE ON THE MOVE

UPPER LAFAYETTE ON THE MOVE...
Upper Lafayette presents “The Personal Path to Leadership”
Upcoming Events
Quest for Your Best
October 18, 2011 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Oakbourne Country Club
Members Only Social
November 10, 5:30 to 7:00 pm
Schilling Distributing
2901 Moss St.
Upper Lafayette Economic Development
Foundation is proud to present its second
annual Quest for Your Best Personal
Development Series to be held October 18, 2011,
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Oakbourne Country
Club, 3700 E. Simcoe St., Lafayette.
Our symposium will focus on the personal
David Welch
stories of three dynamic leaders in our community Stone Energy Corp.
who exemplify leadership and inspire their teams
to excellence. Empowering individuals to reach
new levels of achievement and self-awareness is
the common threat of each inspirational message.
ULEDF Board of
Directors & Staff
Adrian Baudoin, President
Beau Phares, V. President
Todd Citron, Sec/Treas.
Dr. Ross Judice, Past Pres.
Amos Batiste
Don Dupuis
Cherie Hebert
Ed Krampe
Andre Moreau
Dwight Prudhomme
Dwight “Bo” Ramsay
Herbert Schilling
Monty Warren
Deborah Young
Jan Swift, Director
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Danny Clark
Stuller Inc.
Moderated by Elise Bouchner of Excelerant, we
will welcome Bud Barrow, CEO of Our Lady of
Lourdes Regional Medical Center; Danny Clark,
Chief Merchandising Officer of Stuller, Inc.; and
Bud Barrow
Elise Bouchner
David Welch, CEO of Stone Energy.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Excelerant
Tickets for Quest for Your Best are $35.00 per person or $275 for a reserved table for
eight. Checks payable to ULEDF, Post Office Box 53107, Lafayette, La 70505. To pay by
credit card, RSVP to [email protected] or call (337)278-0408 . RSVP by October
14, 2011 to ensure seating.
October 2011
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Letter from the President: Mr. Adrian Baudoin
Wow! What a beautiful first weekend of October. That cool snap and low humidity is just what we needed. Add in a
little Ragin’ Cajun Football winning streak, and it’s a great start to the fall season in Lafayette. Let’s hope it stays with us
for a while.
Along with the perfect weather, October brings election season. Not only are we voting on our elected officials, we are
also deciding whether to keep our consolidated form of government in Lafayette Parish. A couple of weeks ago, Upper
Lafayette hosted a discussion about the pros and cons of consolidated government. Thanks to our distinguished speakers,
our attendees were able to get a good understanding of the benefits and disadvantages, to learn about the recent history of
government in Lafayette, and to gain some insight on the tax implications of the upcoming decision.
We would like to express our appreciation to Don Bacque, Bruce Conque, Mike Hefner, Ed Abell and Conrad Comeaux
who made the discussion possible.
We also hosted our first annual Run Upper Lafayette event in partnership with Bridge Ministry of Acadiana to benefit
their programs. Over 100 runners and walkers showed up early that Saturday morning at Pelican Park in Carencro to get
Mr. Adrian Boudin
Acadiana Computer Systems in a good run for a great cause. Thanks for all of your support.
Looking forward, be sure to attend Quest for Your Best to be held at Oakbourne Country Club on Tuesday, October 18th
from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Attendees will be treated to “the personal paths to leadership” of three dynamic local leaders.
We appreciate your continued support, and we encourage you to invite your friends and colleagues to join ULEDF. You’ll find more information about membership levels in this newsletter. We hope to see you at our October events.
Apache Corporation Donates $100,000 to Lafayette Area Non-Profits
Apache Corporation, an independent exploration, development and
production natural gas company, hosted an inspirational event at the Crowne Plaza on
September 8, 2011, giving away $100,000 to local charities in our community. Upper
Lafayette is already familiar with Apache’s dedication to our community, having been
the recipient of over 400 crape myrtles granted to beautify the University Exit at I-10.
Give Where We Live Facebook was an employee-driven project to improve Lafayette through an online, democratic
voting process posted on FaceBook, Local people were invited to vote, every day, for their favorite charity in the
quest to receive grant monies to further their missions! The ultimate grand prize winner, Dreams Come True (a
nonprofit organization dedicated to granting the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses) was granted
$50,000.00. Other top vote getters and grants included Dreams - $25,000; Healing House - $10,000; Healing for
Heroes - $5,000; and Maddie’s Footprint - $5,000.
Apache Corporation’s Obie O’Brien,
Lafayette Parish President Joey Durel and
The generosity and kindness displayed by Apache and its team filled the room with excitement. Louis Dumont, Ice
LOGA’s Gifford Briggs
Gators General Manager, was quoted on Apache’s Facebook page as follows,” I attended your celebration and check
presentation for the Give Where You Live 2011. I have lived all over North America and been involved with many charities and have never seen anything like
what your organization did on Thursday. What an amazing gift you have given these charities! Truly amazing!”
Everyone in attendance would agree with the IceGators GM about Apache’s continuing generosity displayed throughout Acadiana. Upper Lafayette salutes
Apache Corporation, and wishes you continued success in promoting CNG as a clean and affordable fuel alternative as a better way of life.
Apache Give Where You Live
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Rabbi Barry Weinstein of Temple Shalom Organizes 9/11 Memorial Event
Rabbi Weinstein of Temple Shalom in downtown Lafayette, a humble and
inspirational friend of Upper Lafayette, organized a moving memorial
service on the 10th anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the
United States of America. Held at 8:00 a.m. at the downtown Lafayette
Memorial at Parc Sans Souci, local officials and public-safety leaders such as
City Chief of Police Jim Craft, Fire Chief
Robert Benoit, City-Parish President Joey
Durel and others participated in the
Rabbi Barry Weinstein at 9/11 Event ceremony, which included hoisting of
an enormous American flag and prayer
services, as well as inspirational speeches by veterans such as Lt. Col.
Danny Gooch. Rabbi Weinstein along with Bishop Michael Jarrell of the
Catholic Diocese of Lafayette led the group in a call to remember peace.
Firefighters at 9/11 ceremony
Hoisting of flag at 9/11
Commemorative event
ours in this great land.”
Rabbi Weinstein, whose birthday
happens to be September 11, shared the following quote in a press release
announcing the event, "Since the 2001 attacks, I have searched for an
appropriate way to honor the memory of those who perished. I hope
this event strikes the difficult balance of
remembering those who sacrificed while
giving hope to those of us still here. Again,
this year, I shall offer words of prayer for our
beloved America, for her continuing strength
and security, and words of gratitude for the
blessings of liberty and freedom which are
Col Gooch at 9/11 event
"I hope that this event, as well as others like it around Lafayette, provide a
source of inspiration to people throughout this community to affirm our
commitment to our country and more importantly remind us that we are much stronger working
together," City-Parish President Joey Durel said in a news release announcing
the ceremony.
The ceremony ended, fittingly, with all
participants singing “Let There Be Peace on
Earth,” while holding hands. Thank you Rabbi
Barry for being such a wonderful force in our
community!
Parish President Joey Durel at
9/11 Event
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October 2011
Commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001
Lafayette Parish
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Upper Lafayette September Meeting Presents Pros and Cons on Deconsolidation Vote
Upper Lafayette hosted a community forum on September 21, 2011 which presented the facts on the upcoming October 22, 2011 vote on deconsolidation
of Lafayette City and Parish government. Well known community leaders Bruce Conque and Don Bacque, Charter Commission members, presented the
pros and cons of the initiative to an overflowing crowd at the Holiday Inn on NE Evangeline Thruway. Conque’s presentation focused upon changing
demographics and the need of the City of Lafayette to regain its autonomy and control its own destiny insofar as Council votes on the city’s quality of life,
Lafayette Utilities System, police and fire protection issues, etc; Bacque focused upon the expense of duplicating government (elected officials and services)
and the original reason Lafayette City and Parish agreed to consolidate in 1992. Lafayette Parish Tax Assessor Conrad Comeaux was present to answer
questions concerning tax ramifications of the proposal, and Ed Abell, original Charter Commission chair in 1990, presented a background about how
Lafayette Parish originally embraced consolidation and the economic reasons for which it was enacted.
An interesting alternative was presented by Mike Hefner, demographer, about possible alternatives to an up or down vote on deconsolidation. The “Hefner
Plan” proposes that five City of Lafayette districts be created which would allow Lafayette “City Council Members” to vote strictly on issues affecting the
city of Lafayette. The Charter Commission considered this proposal but did not pursue it in its deliberations. If the deconsolidation vote fails, this option
and other alternatives will hopefully be up for deliberation by the community.
After the meeting, many people still had questions about how to vote on the ballot. given that it is worded in “legalese.” They knew their position, but not
whether to vote for or against the initiative as set forth in writing on the ballot. In a nutshell: Vote “For” if you want to deconsolidate the City and Parish
of Lafayette; Vote “Against” if you want to continue with consolidation and perhaps tweak the Charter to protect the city of Lafayette’s right to govern itself
as the other five municipalities (Broussard, Carencro, Duson, Scott and Youngsville) are currently enabled by law.
Upper Lafayette urges you to vote, always, and in an informed manner. Voting is your constitutional right and privilege: Do not waste this precious
resource to make a difference for all of us.
September 2011 meeting
IceGators Looking Forward to a Successful Season Opening November 11!
The Louisiana IceGators are very excited for their upcoming 2011-2012 season with the home opener at the Cajundome
on November 11, 2011. General Manager Louis Dumont stated, “We are looking to pick up where we left off last season.
Coach Kevin Kaminski, who came on board midway through the season, turned the team around and has it headed in
the right direction. Coach has recruited well all summer and cannot wait for camp to open up October 9th. We have,
who we believe to be the number one goalie in the SPHL, Mike Brown. Of our 28 home games we will play most of them
on the weekends. We feel that there is no better value in the area for family fun and entertainment. There will be exciting
promotions all season long.”
Dumont further stated, “Starting new this season is our
partnership with “Bullying Stops With Me” and Acadiana Open
Channel. We will be visiting schools here in Acadiana to speak with students about the serious issues of bullying.
Our players and the Gator Girls will speak of their own
experiences with bullying and how they dealt with it in the school.”
In honor of local military heroes, the IceGators will pay tribute to both veterans and active military before and
during the season opener on November 11. Local companies and individuals have been underwriting ticket
sales to enable the military to attend the game at no charge. Anyone interested in sponsoring this special treat
for veterans may contact 337.704.4423 or [email protected] For more information on the team or to
Kenny Steinocher, Publisher of 008
purchase tickets, please visit www.IceGators.com. Upper Lafayette wishes the IceGators the best of success in Magazine, IceGators Owner Chuck Anselmo and
the upcoming season!
General Manager Louis Dumont.
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Run Upper Lafayette A Huge Success!
With 139 runners and over 225 people present, the first annual
Run Upper Lafayette held on September 17, 2011 at Pelican Park in
Carencro far exceeded our wildest expectations of success. With all
profits going to Bridge Ministry of Acadiana, $4,500.00 was raised
through the generosity of our community. Working as a team for six
months in preparation for this wholesome family event, Jennifer
Reynaud, Executive Director of the Bridge, and Jan Swift of ULEDF
endeavored to pull together sponsors and volunteers to create the
model for a yearly event promoting Upper Lafayette and the Bridge.
With the beautiful sounds of the Nathan Sam Band presented by Surge Productions
and delicious food prepared by Prejean’s Restaurant, a good time was definitely had
by all present on that glorious day!
ULEDF is grateful to the generosity of sponsors
Festivals Acadiens, IberiaBank, and the Jim Lambert
Law Firm, and in-kind sponsors Acadiana Bottling,
Prejean’s, Sideline Sports and Printing and Surge
Productions. Forty-three Serteens from Lafayette High
volunteered to join us on that early Saturday morning,
along with Madame Cindy Barry, their teacher/
Kat Crappel
Two Run Upper Lafayette sponsor and long-time runner. Carencro High’s Interact
Winners!
Club was most helpful in organizing the Run Upper Lafayette t-shirts/packets for
distribution to our participants. Most importantly, the run could not have taken
place without Run coordinator, Todd Delahoussaye with the Cajun Road Runners team, who timed the event,
provided direction and kept ULEDF on track in organizing the details of registration, promotion and other
critical details which ensured a well run event.
Look forward to next year’s Run Upper Lafayette in September 2012. Until then, better lace up those running
shoes and get in gear!
Run Upper Lafayette Takes off!
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Adrian Boudoin, Jan Swift, Margaret Rozas
and Laura Verret
October 2011
Kelly Swift Run
Upper Lafayette Silver
Medalist!
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September Community Events
10/5
6:00-8:30 pm
Mercredi Show at Pelican Park
Concert Stage- Pine Leaf Boys
10/12
6:00-8:30 pm
Mercredi Show at Pelican Park
Concert Stage- Don Rich & The Don Rich Band
10/12
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
LEDA Internship and Career Fair
10/14
12:30 Shotgun Start; 11 a.m. Registration/Lunch
2011 Bill Bass Open Golf Tournament
Acadiana Hills Country Club
500 Acadiana Hills Lane; Lafayette; 337-232-1979
10/15
Rumble in the Junk’el city wide garage sale Carencro
Community Center. Call Charles Brunt (337)886-7211
10/18
Quest for Your Best
Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation
$35 a ticket; Oarkbourne Country Club
Call (337)278-0408 or email
[email protected]
10/18
10/18
Quest for Your Best
Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation
$35 a ticket; Oarkbourne Country Club
Call (337)278-0408 or email
[email protected]
10/19
6:00-8:30 pm
Mercredi Show at Pelican Park
Concerty Stage- Jamie Bergeron & The Kickin’ Cajuns
10/31
Susan G. komen Rally For The Cure golf tournament.
Acadiana Hills Country Club www.acadianahills.com
Bach Lunch is a free lunch hour series featuring different musicians
performing from noon to 1 p.m.during the spring and fall. Lunches are
available for purchase from popular area restaurants beginning at 11:30
a.m.The series is held at Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette and is
produced by the Lafayette Science Museum. For more information, call
337-261-5544 or visit http://lafayettesciencemuseum.org./
2011 Bach Lunch Fall Line-up
Quest for Your Best
Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation
$35 a ticket; Oarkbourne Country Club
Call (337)278-0408 or email
[email protected]
10/7
Les Freres Michot
Chris’ Po-Boys, iMonelli, Trynd
10/14
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
French Press, Hub City Diner, Joey’s Specialty Foods, Roly Poly
10/21
Miss Emily & the Collard Greens
Abacus Restaurant & Caering, Popeye’s Famous Fried Chicken,
Poupart’s Bakery
10/28
Johanna Divine
Creole Lunch House, Tsunami Sushi, Zea’s Rotisserie & Grill
Special Thanks to Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation Members!
PLATINUM
Acadian Ambulance Service
Acadiana Computer Systems, Inc.
Acadiana Rubber & Gasket
Aries Marine Corporation
ASH/Badger Oil Company
Home Furniture
Hub City Ford, Inc.
IberiaBank
McDonald’s of Acadiana
MidSouth Bank
Our Lady of Lourdes
Republic National Distributing Company
Schilling Distributing Company
The Southwest Group
Whitney Bank
GOLD
Atmos Energy
Beau Box Commercial Real Estate
Fenstermaker & Associates
Home Bank
Honda of Lafayette
Opelousas General Health System
Stone Energy Corporation
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SILVER
Ace Plumbing, Inc.
Allstates Building Systems
American Safety & Industrial Supply
Aspen Clinic
BBR Creative
Edward Jones/Bob Crist
Master Builders & Specialist
Mello Joy Coffee Company
Oakbourne Country Club
Steven Santillo, APLC
Stirling Properties
Terry J. Rogers, LTD
Walters Funeral Home
BRONZE
Acadiana C.A.R.E.S.
Acadian Hills Country Club
Associated Travel
Jean Breaux, Jr. & Associates
Alan Broussard
David Courville–Architect
Crawdaddy’s On-Site Catering
Derek Development Corp, LLC
Joey Durel
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ECGC Women’s Business Center
BRONZE CONT’D
House of Faith Church
Derek Development Corp, LLC
Joey Durel
ECGC Women’s Business Center
House of Faith Church
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Bureau
Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic
Lee Verret/State Farm Insurance Agency
Lynn Guidry–Architect
Lowry’s Printing and Copying
Flo Meadows
Melancon I-49 Storage Center
Northwood United Methodist Church
Petroleum Club of Lafayette
Pope John Paul II Academy
Professional Arts Pharmacy
Rayne State Bank/ Buddy Webb
Richard Leblanc/Leblanc’s Auto Wholesale
Ron J. Gaubert Realtors
Ken Simeral
SLEMCO
Sylvan Learning Center
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