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Join us for a YAP Block Party at Baton Rouge Physical Therapy - Lake!

Food from T-Waynes, Live music from Downbeat Louisiana, games, and more!

Free drink tickets for the first 40 who RSVP!

YAP is *FREE* and open to all young professionals who live and/or work in Ascension Parish. You do not have to be an Ascension Chamber member to attend.

Our guest speaker will be Quintin Taylor, Chancellor of River Parishes Community College. 




MEMBER REGISTRATION OVERVIEW

EARLY ONLINE REGISTRATION ($30) WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON MONDAY, APRIL 8.
LATE ONLINE REGISTRATION ( $35) WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10.
WALK-UP REGISTRATION ($45) IF SPACE ALLOWS.
*Please keep in mind that the only way to guarantee a seat is by registering early.

Cancellations for refund or credit must be made by the early online registration deadline listed above.

Non-members, please call our office(225-647-7487) to register.

Want a little extra exposure at the event? Bring a door prize! All members are welcome to bring a door prize that will be raffled off at the end of the luncheon. Don't forget to attach your business card to your door prize.

Join us for our first Ascension Chamber Small Business Network event!

All Chamber members are invited to join us for our Annual Spring Fling presented by Express Employment Professionals on Wednesday, April 24 from 4:00-6:00.

Our spring social will feature

• Networking -- Bring your business cards!
• Prizes -- Members are welcome to donate a prize valued $30+
• Food & Beverages -- Thanks to our Bar Sponsor Action Industries
• Live Music from Downbeat Louisiana
• Open Photobooth sponsored by Cox Business, powered by The Looking Glass Photobooth

Registration is complimentary for all Chamber members.

Please RSVP by Monday, April 22!

*WANT SOME EXTRA EXPOSURE AT THIS EVENT??
Bring a door prize... even better if it's one that stands out!

A few door prize tips...

• Attach your business card to the prize
• You can bring it with you to the Spring Fling and drop off at the prize table. If you can't attend, feel free to bring it by the Chamber Office prior to the event.
• Grab a photo with the winner!

Looking for that special gift for Mother's Day, the perfect graduation gift or travel attire? Look no further than The Gonzales Magnolia Market, where you can find that perfect gift or just a little something for yourself! We have something for everyone all under one roof!
 

The Gonzales Magnolia Market is our spring one stop show open to the public, April 27-29, 2024, opening each day at 10am.
 

Saturday, April 27, 2024 Closes at 5pm *
Sunday, April 28, 2024 Closes at 5pm
Monday, April 29, 2024 Closes at 3pm
 

* Ladies Night Out (Saturday 6p-9p)
 

No person under 9 years of age is permitted to attend. Proof of age is required. All minors between 9-15 must be accompanied by an adult. All infants must be carried in a front or back carrying pack. ATT Expo Market has the right to deny entrance. No strollers or wheeled carts of any kind will be allowed on the show floor.
 

Wheelchairs, Walkers and Mobility Scooters are Permitted.
 

NEW for 2024: AEM will be hosting a 'Ladies Night Out' on Saturday, 4/27/2024. Visit the website for details www.attexpomarket.com.
 

 Our May Social for Young Ascension Professionals will be a Crawfish and Shrimp Boil at Parc 73 (14379 LA-73 | Prairieville) on Wednesday, May 1st from 5:00 – 7:00.   Our guest speaker will be Dr. Greg Upton, Professor at LSU Center for Energy Studies who will be sharing about Gulf Coast Energy Outlook.  Each guest will receive two complimentary drink tickets!

Young Ascension Professionals is open to non-Chamber members, so please invite your friends or co-workers that you feel would benefit from the group. 

We look forward to seeing you! 

YAP is *FREE* and open to all young professionals who live and/or work in Ascension Parish. You do not have to be an Ascension Chamber member to attend.

Join us for our May Member Luncheon presented by EFCU Financial!
Our guest speaker will be Bradley Ives, Executive Director for the Institute for Energy Innovation at Louisiana State University.
 
See below for more information about our guest speaker!



***PLEASE NOTE: Seating capacity will cap at 150 for this luncheon, so register early to secure your seat.***

MEMBER REGISTRATION OVERVIEW
EARLY ONLINE REGISTRATION ($30) WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON MONDAY, MAY 6.
LATE ONLINE REGISTRATION ($35) WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8.

WALK-UP REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR ($45) IF SPACE ALLOWS.
After online registration has closed, registration will be at the door only as space allows.
The Chamber staff will be focused on preparing for the luncheon and may not be able to respond to last-minute registration requests the morning of the luncheon.
*Please keep in mind that the only way to guarantee a seat is by registering early.

Cancellations for refund or credit must be made by Monday at noon the week of the event.

Non-members, please call our office(225-647-7487) to register.

Want a little extra exposure at the event? Bring a door prize! All members are welcome to bring a door prize that will be raffled off at the end of the luncheon. Don't forget to attach your business card to your door prize.
 

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Our Guest Speaker: Brad Ives
Brad Ives is the Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Innovation at Louisiana State University.  Prior to joining LSU in October 2023, Mr. Ives led Catawba College to become the first certified carbon-neutral college in the Southeast as Executive Director of its Center for the Environment.  He also served as Chief Sustainability Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and as North Carolina’s Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources where he drove policy resulting in the state’s first wind farm.  
 
Mr. Ives began his career as a structured finance lawyer on Wall Street where he worked on the Sidney A. Murray Hydroelectric Station, which is located near Vidalia, Louisiana, and is still the state’s only hydroelectric power plant. He later moved to institutional money management and led the founding investment in Braemar Energy Ventures, an early clean technology venture capital fund, and spent four years working in finance in London.
 
After returning to the U.S. in 2008, Mr. Ives developed an award-winning landfill gas project to supply renewable energy to ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant.  After the successful sale of that project, Mr. Ives led a biomass energy technology company and worked in energy storage and solar power.
 
Mr. Ives holds the Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate from the Global Association of Risk Professionals, is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional and is the recipient of the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association’s Individual Energy Leader Award.  He received his Bachelor of Arts and Law degrees from the University of North Carolina where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar and is a graduate of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.