What a great episode with Anita Beganud, CEO Downtown Development Authority
Downtown Lafayette Unlimited.
Mimi and Anita are both from the same hometown of Church Point, but now call Lafayette home. Both are doing big things in Acadiana and a lot is happening Downtown Lafayette this Holiday season. The episode has all of the details!
A bit about Anita:
As the leader of DDA and DLU, Anita works with Downtown stakeholders, developers, government representatives, and community leaders to create a stronger and more dynamic Downtown for Lafayette. Before joining Downtown Lafayette, Anita worked as the Senior Vice President of Communications and Governmental Affairs with One Acadiana, and she has been actively involved in Lafayette leadership organizations like Leadership Institute of Acadiana and the 705. She currently serves as a board member of South Louisiana Community College Foundation and CASA of SoLA. Anita understands the regional importance of a vibrant urban core and she works to provide a strategic vision for leaders in Lafayette to utilize and grow Downtown as a flagship district for culture and commerce in Acadiana.
Learn more about Anita and Downtown Lafayette:
https://downtownlafayette.org/about/team/
Learn more about Mimi and GMFS:
https://gmfsmortgage.com/branch/lafayette/
