The Bunkie Chamber of Commerce welcomes businesses seeking land development sites or economic development incentives. Please visit our details on the 148 acre industrial site along HWY 115 West specification sheet which is ready for business development. See the Official LED Certified Site Notice. Contact the Bunkie Chamber of Commerce or the Mayor of Bunkie for additional business development information 318-346-7494

GREAT THINGS ABOUT CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR YOUR BUSINESS

• Better business protection from hurricanes in Gulf Coast area

• Central US location for economical deliveries East and West of the Mississippi River

• Economical container transportation to New Orleans Port, Avoyelles Atchafalaya River port, and Red River Waterways

• Below the southern frost line

• Geographic center allowing quick access via interstate travel to all major Louisiana cities reached in shorter commute times than living in most major metropolitan areas.

• Alexandria International Airport, convenient 30 minute access to the world through area international air travel

• Bunkie Municipal Airport for private planes

• Broad reliable utility and communication infrastructure

• Union Pacific Railroad services Bunkie area main switching lines

• Acadiana Railway handles the feeder line to other plants in Opelousas, LA area.

• This area offers great access to industrial rail siding site development

• Go Zone Tax incentive area just a few miles southwest of Bunkie along Acadiana Railway

• Fiberoptic Bunkie access along I-49.

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• Affordable real estate, giving you more square footage for much less than any of the surrounding metropolitan areas and parishes.

• Low property taxes, in some cases 10% of other surrounding parishes resulting in low cost living expenses.

• Close proximity to all services, recreational, commercial, social, and religious establishments having no traffic and commute times. Close proximity to home town services from medical services, hospitals, and pharmacist.

• Sportsman's paradise close proximity to great fresh water & salt water fishing, hunting, signature golf resorts and local golf clubs, water skiing, mountain / road biking, and quality back country hiking.

• Variety of cultural offerings of performing and fine arts in the close proximity to Alexandria, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.

• Broad recreational options from youth programs, civic clubs, service clubs, and Seniors' programs.

• Social Events for everyone such as the Corn Festival, Mardi Gras Ball, parades, and fireworks.

• Low utility cost and cooperative pro-economic development service.

• CLECO Power builds successful low cost competitive businesses.

• Bunkie General Hospital - Critical Access Hospital which utilizes state of the art information technology including fiberoptic connectivity. One of the top 20% of hospitals wired in the US.

• Easy to get to health and fitness for all ages from water aerobics to fitness clubs at Bunkie Wellness Center, Louisiana College pool and health club, LSUA pool, Opelousas pool and wellness center.

• Secure area from coastal hurricane areas and hurricane evacuation routes.

• Natural gas, the cheaper utility service in Bunkie.

Acadiana Center for Youth

Acadiana Center for Youth (ACY) opened in March 2019 in the town of Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish.

The site is just off U.S. Hwy. 71 at Bordelon Road. It sits on 20 acres formerly in agricultural use. ACY is a state-of-the-art secure therapeutic treatment center for youth, and will be Louisiana’s first facility built specifically to accommodate LAMOD, the therapeutic treatment model in place in all of OJJ’s facilities.  LAMOD, the Louisiana Model for Secure Care, is based on the highly-respected “Missouri Model,” which incorporates therapy and family involvement for juvenile delinquents.   ACY will house up to 72 youth requiring intensive treatment in a therapeutic, secure environment.

ACY primarily serves youth and families in the southwestern area of the state.  Youth  receive services closer to home, with greater opportunities for meaningful family involvement and community re-integration.  Research shows that youth whose families participate in their treatment are more successfully rehabilitated; they are more likely to re-integrate successfully into their communities; are less likely to re-offend; and more likely to remain in their communities as productive, wage-earning, tax-paying adults.

The campus includes nine buildings, including administration, housing units, gymnasium, a school with classrooms and a vocational-technical area, a kitchen and dining hall and maintenance buildings.  Included on the site will be a soccer field and outdoor basketball court. A state-of-the art, 12 foot tall arched barrier (“candy cane”) no-climb fence encircles the perimeter.