FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

25 May 2005

Contact: Judy Keller, Executive Officer/Acadian Home Builders Association

337.981.3053 (phone) 337.988.5096 (fax)

HOME BUILDERS ANNOUNCE SUPPORT OF FIBER TO THE HOME PROJECT

(Lafayette, LA)—Duane Boudreaux, 2005 AHBA President, has announced that the Acadian Home Builders Association’s Board of Directors recently voted to support Fiber to the Home (FTTH) as an inducement to economic development for the future of Lafayette.

Boudreaux reports that board members have entertained presentations from both sides of the issue and gathered research on their own to come to the ultimate consensus. “While our board members expressed preference for a public-private partnership, they think that the project is worthy of a “yes” vote on July 16^th,” said Boudreaux.

AHBA, according to Boudreaux, is always interested and supportive of economic development endeavors which could potentially bring new businesses and new jobs to the area which in turn keep up the demand for new housing. Keeping Lafayette on the cutting edge of technology is an exciting prospect to stimulate both new businesses and job growth.

Boudreaux adds, “We’re proud to add our name to the growing list of organizations that have come out in support of this project.”

-About AHBA-

The Acadian Home Builders Association is an organization of professional builders and associate members chartered in 1960 to represent and promote the views and needs of the shelter industry. It

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provides a climate conducive to ethical business practice.

The Association is dedicated to improving the quality, obtainability and safety of the community’s shelter needs. The Acadian Home Builders Association seeks to develop a partnership with the public sector to achieve common goals.

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