Resources

Resources for economic development and data.

Real estate trends in Lafayette, Acadiana and Louisiana.

LEDA

Lafayette Economic Development Authority providing assistance to Lafayette Parish companies in their growth, market development, and workforce development efforts.  Site features up-to-date demographic data, economic indicators (average home sale value, unemployment rate), and available commercial sites and buildings. 

Lafayette Board of Realtors

REALTOR® Association of Acadiana is a professional membership association for the more than 1,000 realtors in Lafayette, Acadia, St. Landry, Iberia, and St. Martin Parishes.

Lafayette Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce is the largest business federation in the Acadiana region representing the interests of businesses of all sizes in and around Lafayette.

Greater New Iberia Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Iberia Chamber promotes small business and  helps to design policies and practices that positively affect business within New Iberia and the surrounding communities.

Appraisal Institute

The Appraisal Institute is the association for residential and commercial real estate appraisers across the world. It advances professionalism, ethics, and global standards throughout the 60 countries it reaches. 

Fannie Mae

Federal National Mortgage Association is commonly known as Fannie Mae.  It is chartered by Congress to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets.

Freddie Mac

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), known as Freddie Mac buys mortgages on the secondary market, pools them, and sells them as a mortgage-backed securities to investors on the open market.

Maps

Current FEMA flood maps broken down by state, parish, and community.

US Financial Data

Site maintained by the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank featuring tables and charts with  weekly monetary and reserve aggregates,  interest rates, commercial bank loans and more.