Junior Achievement of Acadiana

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Junior Achievement teaches young people in kindergarten through high school the principles of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.

10/16/2026

⛳️ THAT’S A WRAP… AND WHAT A SWINGING SUCCESS! 🏌️‍♀️🎉

We came, we swung, we conquered (well… some of us conquered the golf balls! 😂), and we had a tee-rific time at the Tee Up Fore JA Topgolf Challenge!

A HUGE thank-you to our amazing presenting sponsors, Hancock Whitney, Louisiana Blue Community Coffee, and The First National Bank of Jeanerette, for helping us drive our mission forward! 💚 Your support helps Junior Achievement equip local students with the skills and confidence to succeed in the real world.

👏 To all of our participating teams: THANK YOU for bringing your A-game, your competitive spirit, and your willingness to take a swing for a great cause! You really teed it up for our community! AND LOOK AT ALL THOSE RAFFLE WINNERS! THEY REALLY RACKED UP thanks so our prize donors!

Because of supporters like YOU, we're putting students on course for brighter futures through financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Now THAT’S a hole-in-one! 🎯

Until next time, keep your head down, your spirits high, and your eyes on the prize!

📸 Scroll through for a few highlights from the fun!

10/07/2026

A huge shoutout to our amazing Junior Achievement team—June, Laurie, Reagan and Paula —for their outstanding work implementing JA BizTown! 🎉

JA BizTown gives students a hands-on opportunity to experience what it's like to run a business, manage money, and be active citizens in a simulated town. Their dedication helps bring this powerful learning experience to life for thousands of students.

Thank you, June Debaillon, Reagan Guidry Robicheaux Laurie Ott, and our very own President Paula Talbot Dawson for making a lasting impact on the next generation! 🩷🩷🩷

Extra special thanks to our VOLUNTEERS and PARTNERS Parish Proud Coca-Cola Our Lady of Lourdes Health Home Bank Supreme Rice Giles Nissan Lafayette LEMOINE Meritus Credit Union First Solar Careers Atmos Energy and Lafayette Parks, Arts, Recreation, & Culture - PARC

10/06/2026

We officially kicked off our first JA BizTown of the year! 🎉

Students from ARCA 3-5 stepped into the world of work today, taking on jobs, managing businesses, earning paychecks, making financial decisions, and seeing firsthand what it takes to make a community run.

A huge thank you to our incredible partners and volunteers who make experiences like JA BizTown possible. Your time, support, and commitment to our students help bring learning to life in a way they’ll remember long after today.

We’re so excited for another year of JA BizTown and the thousands of Acadiana students we’ll get to impact along the way! If you are interested in volunteering for JA, please send us a message💙

09/22/2026

Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to support our Mentoring Program at Abbeville High School. We had a great time, we look forward to working with this staff again next year!!

09/18/2026

We’re thankful for the Taco Bell Foundation and Mr. Gregory Hamer, owner of B&G Foods for supporting our Leading Ladies & Mentoring Men programs,which provides youth with the skills, knowledge, and self-awareness they need to build a viable career. Thank you for Rounding Up at your local Acadiana Taco Bell! We

09/11/2026

What an incredible kickoff start to our year! The St. Martin Parish JROTC students dove into all things career readiness, resume and team building, budgeting, mock interviewing, and financial literacy, preparing them for life outside of high school.

🌟🌟🌟Thank you to St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Becket Breaux, Community First Bank of New Iberia, Meritus Credit Union, South Louisiana Community College’s Lana Fontenot for their partnership in supporting our first Leading Ladies of the year! 🌟🌟🌟

09/09/2026

Tiny mic time!!!✨✨✨
Stay tuned🎤🎙️
Leading Ladies Mentoring Program JROTC

Address

P. O. Box 52148
Lafayette, LA
70505

Telephone

+12254850073

Website

http://acadiana.ja.org/

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