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We are a a 501c3 nonprofit organization.\u00a0 Our goals are to:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Promote tourism in northeast Louisiana<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Provide entertainment\u00a0<\/span>
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    Events & Programs Hosted by ACE Development of NELA\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Woofstock<\/strong>- This event is the largest pet festival in northeast Louisiana.\u00a0 Each year there is an Animal Advocacy Award presented.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Wine & Beer Crawl<\/strong>-This event showcases breweries, wineries, home brewers and others.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Makers & Bakers Marketplace<\/strong>-This market highlights artisans and bakers giving them an opportunity to showcase their product.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Celebrity Lip Sync Battle of NELA<\/strong> -This event showcases area talent and benefits a minimum of 10 local charities.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Bloody Mary Festival<\/strong>-This festival highlights local bars and restaurants showcasing their products while drawing people from Arkansas, Mississippi and other parts of Louisiana.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Christmas Market-<\/strong>This market features artisans and small businesses for gift ideas.
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    NELA Music Awards<\/strong>-This event showcases and recognizes outstanding musicians in northeast Louisiana.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    NELA Music Hall of Fame<\/strong>-This hall of fame recognizes accomplished musicians in northeast Louisiana.\u00a0 The NELA Music Hall of Fame is located in the Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Musuem in Monroe, Louisiana.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Marketing<\/strong>-We market northeast Louisiana to create pride and increase exposure of area assets and events to increase visits to the area. We maintain \"What's Happening in NELA\" Facebook page as one tool to market the area. This page offers event information in the following parishes:\u00a0 Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll, and Lincoln.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Brewfest<\/strong> <\/span>- A beer sampling event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    We are a a 501c3 nonprofit organization.\u00a0 Our goals are to: Promote tourism in northeast Louisiana Provide entertainment\u00a0 Events & Programs Hosted by ACE Development of NELA\u00a0 Woofstock- This event is the largest pet festival in northeast Louisiana.\u00a0 Each year there is an Animal Advocacy Award presented. Wine & Beer Crawl-This event showcases breweries, wineries, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-72","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aceofnela.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aceofnela.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aceofnela.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aceofnela.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aceofnela.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/aceofnela.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191,"href":"https:\/\/aceofnela.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions\/191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aceofnela.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}