Michael was here from St Tammany Parish Government. He spoke about the Coroner’s lawsuit, hurricane season, road projects, and more. Trey and Patrick were here to talk about two Slidell events. The first was the Slidell Heritage Festival, which has given back more than a million dollars to local non-profits. The other was on 4th…
Suzy was here from the Blood Center. They have several big blood drives coming up in the near future. 6:40 Q: The average family throws away 70 of these perfectly edible items every year. What? A: Heels/bread loaf end crusts Winner: Clayton from Pearl River! 7:40 and 9:40 Q: This food is cheap, easy to…
Anysia came in from the Women’s Center for Healing. They have a series of events this weekend focused on the healing ability of the arts. DA Collin Sims spoke at length about a new hire that will help them with cases involving online predators. From the Northshore Court Foundation we spoke with Shannon Hattier and…
From STHS we had Amy Bouton and Alex Martinez. They were joined by Trooper Huggins from Louisiana State Police. They told us about Sudden Impact, a program that educates teen drivers. Alia Casborne from the City of Mandeville came in to talk about Light Up the Lake. She brought along Fran Tynes from Resource Bank.…
Frank Jabbia is in Lake Charles for the school superintendents meeting. He spoke about the new legislative mandates that they are trying to address. He also spoke about steps his staff is taking to be ready for the new school year. Gary Mendoza came in from CLAPS. He brought along a huge group of his…
Mayor Mark came in to give an update on the City of Covington. He gave an update on the bridge replacement project. He also spoke about some upcoming events. Sarah Herndon came in from the Northshore Food Bank. When it comes to summer, it is a tough time for food insecurity. She spoke about a…
Don Shea from Tri-Parish Works came in to talk about some specialized training events they have coming up. He also spoke job numbers and what they mean for the area. Sonja came in from United Way SELA. Their Red Beans and Rice Cook-Off’s are coming up and she wanted to solicit more teams for the…
Lindsey and Kathleen joined Amy this week to talk about The Cancer Center’s Cancer Patient Appreciation Day. Ashley spoke to us about The Giddy Up. They are having their usual First Friday Breakfast this week. They are also hosting an open mic night that evening to benefit the Northshore Humane Society. 6:40 Q: This was…
Alia Casborne came in from the City of Mandeville. She spoke about their Light up the Lake, which is coming up. And she said the Trailhead Market continues in June from the Trailhead. Jennifer Bondio and Cody Ray were here from Habitat for Humanity St Tammany West. She talked about a home ownership event that…
Wendy Keller came in from the FBI. She brought along Asst. Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan. They spoke about two events coming up, a citizens’ academy and a hiring opportunity. Mike Arnold came in from New Heights. They have their big social event coming up in July. 6:40 Q: Talk about limited shelf life,…