Primed for Business
Acadiana is rich in land and sites ready to be cultivated for your next business, whether looking to relocate an existing facility or expand operations into Iberia Parish. At Iberia Industrial Development Foundation (IDF), we work with the Iberia Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to connect business stakeholders with the resources that Louisiana business development in Iberia Parish has to offer.
With our cutting edge R&D opportunities, access to a major university, technical schools and workforce training programs, companies are eager to hire quality workers from Iberia Parish to support their ongoing business ventures. Worldwide leaders in exploration of oil and natural gas as well as cutting edge medical and industrial technology that is connected by air, land, and water, Iberia is primed for business.
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Whether you’re relocating or expanding your business, send us a message, and we’ll get back with you as soon as we can!
Available Sites
State Certified
With a portfolio dense in development-ready sites that are state certified, our partnership with One Acadiana offers access to properties that have completed a rigorous certification process to be determined as development-ready, including:
Featuring an abundant labor force, intermodal transportation and data network, and a strong development plan for the future, Iberia Parish offers potential for growth and success for businesses of all sizes. Centrally located along the Gulf of Mexico, we have land readily available for business relocation and expansion and a network of services to help you succeed. IDF works to position Iberia Parish sites to key stakeholders across all industries.
Additional Resources
Acadiana Regional Airport
Take Flight
Acadiana Regional Airport is a fully-certificated General Aviation Airport featuring an 8,002-foot long, 200-foot wide lighted concrete runway and fully instrumented airfield, strategically situated between the major markets of Houston and New Orleans. The Airport Industrial Park offers land to expand, with 1,200 acres available for development, including prime runway and taxiway frontage.
Acadiana Regional Airport is home to more than 50 companies and 1750 employees, helicopter services, Aggreko, the global leader in the rental of power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air systems and AvEx, the world’s leader in aviation exterior painting.
Location
Centrally located between Houston and New Orleans off US 90, the future Interstate 49 corridor, Acadiana Regional Airport features is just minutes away from the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Port of Iberia and is the site for future development of a 50-acre mixed use commercial park featuring the latest in-demand amenities for prime retail, office, warehouse and corporate space.
Progress Point Business Park
Open for Business
Progress Point Business Park will be a 50-acre mixed-use commercial park located adjacent to Acadiana Regional Airport. Featuring easy access from U.S. Highway 90, Progress Point will offer tenants the latest in fiber optic connectivity, underground utilities and a variety of lot sizes ideal for retail, office, warehouse, research and development and corporate space. The park will be strategically located at the gateway to the airport, and will feature curb-and-gutter streets, sidewalks, ample parking for employees and customers, as well as planned green spaces within the development.
“We are creating a state-of-the-art business park development concept that when completed, will be unlike anything else in Iberia Parish, and with a great central location between Acadiana Regional Airport and the Port of Iberia, we expect to attract a wide variety of businesses and non-traditional industries.”
-Mike Tarantino, President and CEO
Iberia Industrial Development Foundation
mtarantino@iberiabiz.org
(337) 367-0834
Proven
The first project spearheaded by the Iberia Economic Development Authority, Progress Point is a testament to the synergy of IDF and IEDA, creating opportunities for Iberia Parish residents and businesses.
Port of Iberia
Connected
A 2,000 acre industrial and manufacturing site surrounding a man-made port complex, the Port of Iberia has access to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico through its own Commercial Canal and has access to the Mississippi River through major ports in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. With over 100 industries located and operating at the Port of Iberia, some 5,000 employees and an annual payroll in excess of $166 million dollars, the Port of Iberia generates 1.4 billion dollars in economic impact for Iberia Parish. Offering new bulkheading and dredging projects, expanding the waterfront property, and ample undeveloped land, the possibilities are unlimited.
Growth
Crucial in the continued development of The Port of Iberia is the deepening of the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access channel (AGMAC). A $38 million dollar project funded by the State of Louisiana Capital Outlay funds, the project is expected to be complete by the end of 2022, creating a 16’ depth in the Commercial Canal up to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
