Renaissance Bridesmaids
Blanche Boudreaux from the Acadiana Renaissance Faire & Annie Bonaventure from Bella Bridesmaids chat over lunch with Christiaan Mader
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Fix It Or Junk It
Anna Kojevnikov rents tools for free at Lafayette Tool Library. If you don’t want to fix it junk it with Coty Bergeaux & Acadiana Haul Away
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Doggy Disasters
Trey Boone owns the Lafayette & Louisiana franchise The Dog Stop, Rinea Blanchard handles disasters big & small at Superior Contract Cleaning
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Fear No Fast Fashion
Linda Soley Hurd runs online fashion store Adeline Cothing from Lafayette, on the north side of town LaGina Bruno has storefront LAD Prints
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Make Money While You Sleep
Whitney Lange’s DBR Designs and House Dressings create interior spaces, Drake Bajat’s Restoration One re-creates them post disaster
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Whiskey Gumbo
Phlip Mestayer is pioneering Cajun spirits at Distillerie Acadian, Dreux Barrah’s company dehydrates trinity, roux & more for Cajun cuisine
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Kids Today
Running a nonprofit might sound like a mission of the heart. But it’s also very much a business. These organizations have to pay staff, keep the lights on, and provide services. Yes, they rely on philanthropy. But they also need to generate revenue, build partnerships, and constantly make the case for their value—not just to…
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There’s A Better Way
Email has been around since the 1970s. It’s quick, it’s convenient — and it consumes your life. If you’ve got an office job, chances are you spend most of your working life in an inbox. Email may be the engine of modern commerce, but it might also be the slowest way to get things done—especially…
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Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Mia Stanford opened Le Grenadier to grow a new sophsitcated cocktail culture, Tala Bui bought Soileau’s pharmacy to continue a tradition
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Frontierland
Janenne DeClouet’s Duc in Altum Kayaking and Michael Fruge’s low glycemic Parish Rice are both pushing into Acadiana’s frontier
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