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Welcome Realtors!

The Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) works very closely with the Acadiana commercial real estate community. We value the impact and insight the agents have on the area and provide services to assist in their efforts.

Register with LEDA to be notified of upcoming projects, new services, and to receive requests for properties by emailing our Business Development Department. Don't forget about our Researchers in the Information Services department who are ready and willing and to tailor any data to fill your specific request by providing you with the following information:

Demographic Reports
Traffic Counts
Aerial Photography
Mapping
Competitor Data

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Please keep in touch and let us know how LEDA can Work for You!

Property Marketing

LEDA provides information on available properties in the area. We enable clients to browse our commercial properties for their expansion or new business venture. The Louisiana Site Selection database is populated with properties presented by you, the commercial real estate agent.

This system allows for departments within our organization to respond to our clients' requests in a timely manner, and assist you in marketing your listing.

If you have any questions regarding the marketing and use of Louisiana Site Selection or if you would like to speak further regarding the process in which we promote available sites in Lafayette Parish, please feel free to contact David Colligan, Director of Business Development, via email or directly at (337) 593-1415.

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What's Happening Now!


	Temporary Sites: Preparing for Emergency Response
	In preparation to provide quick response to emergency crews or local businesses that may be temporarily displaced during hurricane season, LEDA is working with Economic Development agencies and contacts along the Gulf Coast. We are currently updating our list of temporary lease spaces and will be sharing real estate information with other communities across the state in the event of an emergency. The focus of this alliance is to temporarily accommodate any of the businesses that may be affected by a storm in any of our areas. Please contact David Colligan via email or directly at (337) 593-1415, if you or your property owner is willing to lease on a 3, 6, or 12 month basis. Also, please be sure to let us know if you have a large amount of space available for parking any emergency response vehicles for a temporary period of time.
			Your Site meets Their Vision: Our Annual Seminar for Commercial Realtors and Developers During this brief seminar, departments from within our organization will share helpful tips for utilizing our services to advance your practice. This is our annual orientation where we look to provide a closer look at our processes and procedures for expediting your requests and for interacting with our clients. We will review some of the newest incentives being offered to close the gaps on major deals and we will review some of the local changes in today's economy. Whether you are new to commercial real estate and development or maybe just looking for a quick update on LEDA services and how they apply to your practice - this is the seminar for you! Lunch will be provided and we look forward to getting your feedback for helping you and your clients in the future. This seminar will be hosted at the LEDA Resource Center on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please RSVP by Friday, September 10, 2010. To attend this event or make sure you're on our mailing list for project notices and other events like this one, contact David Colligan at (337) 593-1415 or via email.

	Ready for the Big Screen?: How to Get Your Sites Before Film Scouts
			The State of Louisiana is currently ranked 3rd in the nation for the highest number of film and media projects that are being produced in today's entertainment industry. As a State, Louisiana offers some of the strongest financing and technological incentives for these projects and as a region, Acadiana has the ability to boast many beautiful and historical locations. However, scouts are not always looking for culturally or historically identifiable locations, they are also seeking a safe and friendly location that could be "Anywhere, America." Our area is filled with interesting and diverse properties that are primed for the Big Screen. Maybe you are working with a warehouse space that would make a great setting for a horror film, a redeveloped office space that offers a modern or edgy ambiance, or maybe even a retail space in a quaint downtown setting that could be scouted for just about any scene. If you are looking to get your site in front of the creative minds that scout locations around the world for various entertainment projects, the Lafayette Entertainment Initiative (LEI) is your next stop! Lafayette Entertainment Initiative (LEI) receives and responds to location requests for the entertainment industry, using the same methods as LEDA for other industries, when trying to promote Lafayette and the Acadiana Region for prospective projects. LEI representatives will help to gather information regarding your location and will then post your site into the new Acadiana version of Reel-Scout. Once entered, location Scouts will be able to search and review sites that are applicable to their project and LEI will also have the ability to promptly include your site as a possible location when packaging their response to requests from industry. For more information, be sure to visit the Movies section of the new LEI website at www.lei-la.org.