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Learn about career opportunities in Lafayette and surrounding areas for justice involved and formerly incarcerated persons and their families. Employers with current career openings will exhibit.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
When: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Where: Heymann Convention Center, 1373 S. College Road, Lafayette, LA
Questions/ Information: Pastor Charles Banks: 337-344-9345, revcebanks@hotmail.com
Jessica Hall: 337-315-8220, jessica.hall@lafayettesheriff.com
Acadiana Workforce Solutions: 337-347-9115
Last update 07/14/2025
This information is updated regularly. Please check back often.
Participating businesses and resource services:
Acadian Companies - emergency medical responder (EMR), emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedics
Acadiana Workforce Solutions - Career scholarships for short-term training, on the training and work experience assistance programs
Bailey Support Services- offshore cooks and galley hands (must have TWIC), DOT driver, product selectors, outside sales
Department of Veteran Affairs - employment opportunities for veterans
Flowers Baking Company of Lafayette - production helper, shipping helper
Goodwill Industries of Acadiana - retail associate, lawn care, maintenance & employment assistance services
Geaux Diagnostics- lobby attendant
Grand Isle Shipyard (GIS)- project managers, heavy equipment operators, QA/QC inspector, commercial electrical foreman, project engineer, mechanic, civil engineer, crane operator and more
Gulf Coast Marine Fabricators- offshore riggers, offshore fitters, offshore welders
Hearts of Hope - volunteers
Lafayette Parish Schools Early Childhood Education - Resource to individuals seeking childcare assistance
Lamar - construction, billboard installation
Lighthouse Louisiana- Resource services for persons with disabilities who are seeking employment
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Child Support- resource service to assist individuals with child support and other services
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) - engineering technician, mobile equipment operator
Louisiana Healthcare Connections - providing medical resources, education and promotional materials
Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) - assist students and future students to locate and apply for financial assistance to pursue higher education.
Louisiana Workforce Commission- Employment and training programs
Pneumatic and Hydraulic Company - production assemblers
Remington College- career training including construction and building maintenance, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, laboratory assistant, medical assisting, pharmacy technician
Skill Up For Economic Resilience - Learn about high wage and high demand career training programs offered in aviation maintenance, precision machining, and industrial maintenance
South Louisiana Community College Adult Education - resource service to assist individuals who want to pursue their HiSET (high school equivalency)
South Louisiana Community College Workforce Training - resource to connect individuals to career training opportunities in a variety of fields within health care, construction, manufacturing, business/ professional, information technology and more!
Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center - Navigators for Healthy Louisiana assists LA residents with obtaining health insurance through either Medicaid or marketplace for free.
Staff Pro Workforce Solutions - hospitality industry workers, housekeepers, production line workers, general laborers, carpenters, and more
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