Click here for a list of area hotels that are open and which ones that are closed.

Click here to download and print a list of most Chamber SWLA member restaurants, their hours, contact information and access to food.

In advance of Congressional redistricting following the 2020 Census, the Lafayette and Lake Charles metro areas and surrounding parishes are uniting to promote the two regions’ shared values, culture, population, and vision as the Acadiana / Southwest La. Super-Region.

The 116th Annual Chamber SWLA Banquet was held Thursday (January 30) inside the Golden Nugget Casino Resort in Lake Charles. On the menu were Grit, Leadership and Breaking Barriers.

West Calcasieu Port Director Lynn Hohensee announced that the port is now home to a certified site under Louisiana Economic Development’s Site Certification Program. 

If you’ve got a groundbreaking business idea, the SEED Center Business Incubator has an opportunity for you! Its eighth annual Business Pitch Competition, set for April 2, 2020, is where dreamers can get the funds to start their new business.

DeQuincy Mayor Riley Smith announced today that DeQuincy Industrial is now officially a certified site.  

The Alliance/Chamber SWLA Business Development and Inclusion Task Force and McNeese State University are sponsoring a panel discussion on January 15, to inform area industry and business representatives in the five-parish area about the opportunities to offer professional internships to international students attending McNeese.