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Acadian Ambulance is celebrating 54 years of service, starting with two ambulances in Lafayette, Louisiana, in 1971 and growing to a multi-state operation.

The company, founded by Richard Zuschlag, Richard Sturlese, and Roland Dugas, now provides emergency and non-emergency medical transport, air ambulance services and other health and safety programs across Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee.

Acadian Ambulance has been an innovator in EMS, launching Acadian Air Med, creating the National EMS Academy, and expanding into other health and security services.

Acadian Ambulance, the nation’s largest employee-owned ambulance service, will celebrate its 54th anniversary Sept. 1, highlighting more than five decades of lifesaving work, innovation and community care.

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