State of Acadia Parish declared as pretty good shape

By Rebecca Chaisson on Wednesday, March 30, 2022
  • Hosts and speakers for Friday’s State of the Parish Luncheon held at The Grand Opera House in Crowley were, from left, Megan Duhon, Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce president and CEO; Scott Richard, superintendent of Acadia Parish public schools; K.P. Gibson, Acadia Parish sheriff; Chance Henry, Acadia Parish Police Jury president; Tracy Wirtz, Cox public / media relations manager; Laycie Lewis, Cox public affairs specialist; and Jennifer Middlebrooks, Cox local sales manager. (Crowley Post-Signal photo)
    Hosts and speakers for Friday’s State of the Parish Luncheon held at The Grand Opera House in Crowley were, from left, Megan Duhon, Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce president and CEO; Scott Richard, superintendent of Acadia Parish public schools; K.P. Gibson, Acadia Parish sheriff; Chance Henry, Acadia Parish Police Jury president; Tracy Wirtz, Cox public / media relations manager; Laycie Lewis, Cox public affairs specialist; and Jennifer Middlebrooks, Cox local sales manager. (Crowley Post-Signal photo)

    Generally speaking, Acadia Parish is in pretty good shape. Parishwide sales tax revenues are up, schools are getting tech upgrades thanks to the infusion of federal dollars and the overall crime rate, while not down, is holding steady. If there’s one problem the three parish leaders who addressed Friday’s State of the Parish Luncheon agree on, it’s the rise in juvenile crime. Sheriff K.P. Gibson…