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Vic Lafont Joins Governor-Elect Jeff Landry’s Transitional Council For Economic Development And Fiscal Policy

Go Back November 16 2023 THIBODAUX, LA — The South Louisiana Economic Council (SLEC) announces President and CEO, Vic Lafont, has been invited to serve on Governor-Elect Jeff Landry’s Transitional Council for Economic Development and

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South Louisiana Economic Council appoints Christy Alley Zeringue as new Chief Operating Officer.

Go Back September 26 2023 THIBODAUX, LA — The South Louisiana Economic Council (SLEC) announces the appointment of Christy Alley Zeringue as its new Chief Operating Officer, effective October 23, 2023. Zeringue brings an extensive

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Economic Council participates in largest-ever U.S. trade delegation to Guyana

Go Back January 11 2023 GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — The South Louisiana Economic Council (SLEC) recently returned from a trade mission in Guyana with the Louisiana District Export Council. Located in the northeastern

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John Deere Thibodaux Plant Expansion to Create 70 Bayou Region Jobs

Go Back October 11 2022 As originally reported by LED $29.8 million project will shift cotton harvester production from China to Lafourche Parish THIBODAUX, LA — Deere & Company, the global

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SLEC Submits Comments to Federal Docket

Go Back September 21 2022 In response to the BOEM Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico, SLEC has submitted the following comments to the federal docket.    September

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Regional Partnership Awarded $50M Federal Grant to Create Clean Hydrogen Cluster in South Louisiana

Go Back September 02 2022 Statement from Vic Lafont, SLEC President/CEO: “The South Louisiana Economic Council is excited to join our regional economic development partners, educational institutions such as Nicholls

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Economic Council Commissions Emerging Energy Task Force

Go Back July 28 2022 The South Louisiana Economic Council (SLEC) hosted the first meeting of their newly established Emerging Energy Task Force (Task Force) in late June. This Task

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Economic Council Launches Regional Strategic Planning Initiative

Go Back June 21 2022 THIBODAUX, LA — The South Louisiana Economic Council (SLEC) has contracted Emergent Method, a Louisiana-based management consulting firm, to develop a strategic plan which will assist

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South Louisiana Economic Council Extends Recruitment Agreement

Go Back May 04 2022 THIBODAUX, LA — The South Louisiana Economic Council (SLEC), in partnership with Entergy Louisiana (Entergy), has renewed their agreement with a third-party consultant firm to identify

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FEMA Temporary Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Houma

Go Back September 23 2021 As originally reported by the Office of Mayor Tommy Eschete:  THIBODAUX, La. – On September 22, 2021, FEMA published a press release informing the public of

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