Thibodaux Chamber Of Commerce Blog

“What would I do if I retire?” many people approaching retirement age ask.

The annual “Jubilee” is better than ever! Just look at all of the events scheduled for April.

By: Charles Caillouet – Mayor of The City of Thibodaux As many of you know, on June 25th I held a Town Hall Meeting for Business Owners at the Warren J. Harang, Jr. Municipal Auditorium. I believe the City of Thibodaux is a very “business friendly” community, but I wanted to listen to the opinions [...]

By June Shaw One day my grandson Ryan said, “Granny June, how come you and Paw know about more stuff than my mom and dad?” He looked rather sad. What child wants anyone to know more than his parents? “What kind of stuff do we know more than them?” I asked, wondering what brought about [...]

“Shred” is an unusual word, almost like Shrek. Remember “shred of evidence?” Well, I finally found a place that shreds documents, old papers, almost anything.  In your attic or business there must be tons of old papers and tax stuff that you might want to shred.  Our newest CHAMBER member is CROSS CUT SHREDDERS, Houma,  [...]

We evacuated for Gustav and it was not that bad.  Some did not evacuate for Hurricane Katrina and it was deadly.  When do we know for sure?  When it comes to hurricanes, we never know for certain.  That is why a large coastal area must evacuate when only a portion of that area may be [...]

As I write this, the Economic Stimulus Bill is being signed into law.  Does anyone have any idea of the content of the Bill?  1,100 pages of stimulus, but what will it stimulate?  I have talked to many people in the past few days who are also scratching their heads trying to figure out what [...]

I had the opportunity to attend a meeting with representatives from Louisiana Economic Development recently.  There is still a positive outlook for Louisiana in face of the National economy.  LED is in the process of creating the next great American State for business and economic opportunity and has defined seven priorities that will be its [...]

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