LULING — All St. Charles Parish businesses are encouraged to attend the next SCP Business Exchange at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Edward A. Dufresne Community Center, 274 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway in Luling.

Networking begins at 5:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 6 p.m.

The free-of charge event provides a forum for local, large and small businesses to interact and network and features the following:

• Entergy and Monsanto procurement representatives will instruct attendees on how to participate in $2 billion of capital improvements

• St. Charles Parish bakeries Donut Land and Divine Layers will showcase their locally produced king cakes and Mardi Gras pastries

Attendees are asked to bring business cards and post their support of the event on social media using the hashtag #ShopStCharles.

For more information, call the Department of Economic Development & Tourism at (985) 783-5140.