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Next Meeting: February 16, 2012
by Brockwell Bone
Next Central Economic Development Foundation meeting is February 16, 2012 at 5 pm at City Hall. This meeting will include Board elections by the membership.
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LDRC Economic Development Meeting Thursday
by CentralSpeaks.com
There will be a public meeting on Thursday, November 10 at 6 p.m. at the Central Library on Joor Rd to give citizens an update on the Louisiana Development Ready Communities Program (LADRC) in Central. Several public meetings were held in July of this year to explain the program and seek citizen involvement in the economic growth of the city. Committees were established, citywide surveys were distributed, and a community assessment report was made.
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Louisiana ACT Scores Released
by Will Sentell, The Advocate
The Central Community School District is tied for tops in the state on a national test of college readiness, education officials said Wednesday. Central students compiled a composite score of 21.8 this year on the ACT, which puts the district in a tie with the St. Tammany Parish school system.
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An Interview with the Mayor
by CentralSpeaks.com
What are the current plans for Economic Development efforts in Central? As you know, our Economic Development consultant, Steve Vassallo, came up as the top candidate in a nationwide search and has been hired full time by Terrebonne Parish. I am now going through a search process to see whom Central might attract to fill that position, but our efforts in Economic Development will not be interrupted.
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Magnolia Square Outparcel Sells
by Timothy Boone, Real Estate Weekly
A nearly half-acre outparcel in the Village at Magnolia Square has been sold to a local builder who plans to put a New Orleans-style office building on the site. Steve Rabalais paid $186,166 for the land in the Central TND, says Justin Langlois of Mike Falgoust & Associates, who brokered the deal.
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