Chris from St Tammany Corp

Chris Masingill continued his work on behalf of current and future business owners on the Northshore. Chris went through some stats they have complied about the impact of COVID on local businesses and he found some good news in the numbers. (And some tough news too.) Hear him below.

Dr Wilbert from Big Sky Ranch

Dr Catherine Wilbert is a tireless advocate for animals. The CATNIP Foundation is a program of Big Sky Ranch devoted to animal welfare in St. Tammany Parish and south Louisiana through programs that reduce the unnecessary killing of animals in shelters and improve quality of life for animals and their people, indoors and out. Hear her below.

YSB’s Cleveland Wester

Jacob from The Exchange Club brought in Cleveland Wester, the new President and CEO of Youth Service Bureau. We learned about Cleveland’s background and what he’s doing with YSB. And we talked Ultimate Tailgate, which is tomorrow. Hear them in the interview below.

Update from Mike Cooper

Parish President Cooper called in to talk about weather and COVID. He urged people to prepare now should the weather turn bad later, and he reminded us that our hurricane prep needs to take the virus into account. Hear him below.

Lake Loot for 8-20-2020

Here were today’s questions. Congratulations to all the winners! 6:40 Q – 13% of workers will do this at work and regret it? A – Eat something from the vending machine! Winner – Liz Bailey from Kiln, MS! 7:10 Q – 12% of people say they did this for the first time during the COVID-19…

State Treasurer John Schroder

State Treasurer John Schroder stopped by to talk about the Louisiana Mainstreet Recovery Grant Program which is still taking applications. It was a very informative interview that discussed eligibility criteria, how to apply, what is applicable, and processing time. If you’re a small business owner or a 1099 recipient, you definitely should check out the…