Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. of Lafayette, LA, received the Gold Award from EMS Magazine at the national EMS EXPO in New Orleans, August 2005. Acadian was quoted in the Sunday The Times-Picayune on August 28th as follows: "We thank our employees for excellent patient care and compassion toward our patients and their families. To the people we serve, our EMS partners, law enforcement, fire deparments, public officials and healthcare community, thank you for entrusting Acadian Ambulance with your medical services for 34 years."