Cameron Local Enterprise
Assistance and Recruiting
(CLEAR) Project
The DRA funded the Cameron Local Enterprise AssisThe Cameron Local Enterprise Assistance and Recruiting (CLEAR)
Project is funded by the Delta Regional Authority to grow Cameron
tance and Recruiting
Parish’s entrepreneurial community.
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Newsletter
Fall 2013
The First LNG Industry Contractor Workshop is a Success
Another Workshop Being Planned for November, 2013
economy.
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Small Business Education Links:
https://www.facebook.com/
pages/DRA-Cameron-CLEARThe Young Entrepreneurs Academy,
or YEA!, is a nine month program
Project/573844522667036
that guides students (ages 11—18)
through the process of starting their
own business. Classes begin soon!
Register your young entrepreneur
soon.
Wanna grow your small business?
SWLA offers the Kauffman FastTrac®
Program over a ten week period
beginning on October 2, 2013. For
more information, contact David
Conner at 337.433.3632
The CLEAR Project staff would like to
thank the following organizations for
their support: Delta Regional Authority • Cameron Parish Police Jury •
Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning
and Development Commission •
Cheniere Energy Partners •
Winrock International • Acadiana
Regional Development District •
SWLA Economic Development Alliance • West Cameron Port
Commission • Safety Council of
Southwest Louisiana
Audience members listen as LED’s Frank Favaloro,
Manager, Business Incentive Services, discusses different
incentive opportunities for small businesses.
Jason French, Director of Government Affairs with
Cheniere Energy, provides information about the process
and requirements of becoming a Cheniere subcontractor.
Lake Charles, LA – Winrock International and SWLA Economic Development Alliance hosted a workshop on September 16, 2013
at the newly opened SEED Center in Lake Charles to provide information to current and potential LNG industry contractors. The
event drew an audience of approximately 90 people representing over 50 companies and agencies.
Attendees heard presentations from SWLA Economic Development Alliance, Louisiana Economic Development, Cheniere Energy,
and Safety Council of Southwest Louisiana. The presentations were designed to make local businesses aware of opportunities,
incentives, and the contracting/licensing processes for working with the burgeoning LNG industry in Southwest Louisiana.
Highlights from the presentations included a list of sectors that are in high demand within the LNG industry, training and tax incentive programs available through LED, SEED Center Incubator eligibility and application process, and information about how to
register as a subcontractor with Cheniere. The Cheniere registration form can be found here.
Plans are currently underway to host a November workshop in Cameron Parish. When details are finalized, the CLEAR Center will
provide public notification through its Facebook page, local newspapers, newsletters, and direct e-mail.
If you wish to be included on the CLEAR Center’s e-mail list for future notifications or newsletters, please contact Vicki Malpass at
vmalpass@winrock.org. Also, if you would like to request a PDF version of the presentations made on September 16, contact
Vicki at the above referenced e-mail address.
Workforce Challenge Summit to be held on October 30, 2013
L’Auberge Casino Resort will be the location for a summit that will bring together Louisiana’s leaders and policymakers in government, education, business, and economic development to participate in discussions concerning the challenges that Louisiana faces as
hundreds of thousands of jobs are created through the influx of technology-based companies and the oil & gas industries. Some
estimates forecast that as many as 290,000 positions could be created by 2020.
Speakers scheduled to present at “Stepping Up: Meeting the Workforce Challenge for Louisiana’s Dynamic Economic Expansion”
include Economist Dr. Loren Scott, various state government and educational leaders, and David Chavern, Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Cajun Industries, LLC, is the events title sponsor. SWLA Economic Development Alliance, Council For A Better Louisiana, and The
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry have partnered to present the event. For more information or to register for the
event, click here.