Chris Masingill from St Tammany Corp checked in with us to talk local job numbers and economic development. Chris spoke about some positive trends he sees among some of the challenging numbers. He also spoke about ways they are working to help local businesses get through this time. Hear him below.
Judge Childress and Nick Richard came on to talk about specialty courts, and, in particular, Veterans Court. Hear Judge Childress explain why he volunteers his time for this effort. Learn more about the court HERE or in the interview below.
6:40 Q: About 4 in 10 people say they ALWAYS go to the same place for this. What? A: Haircut Winner: Debbie Soileau from Madisonville! 7:10 Kids Loot Q: 50% of parents don’t want their kids picking up this bad habit from them. What is it? A: Their driving habits! Winner: Evelyn Ory from Slidell!…
6:40 Q: In the mid 70’s there were more than 500,000 of THESE in the US. But by 1980, they were almost completely gone. What were they? A: Pay toilets Winner: No Winner! 7:10 Kids Loot Q: About 1 in 6 adults have held onto this since elementary school. What is it? A: A best…
Tom had a lot to cover today. He spoke about the chamber’s efforts to expand to the east end of the parish. He talked about the Fan Up Raffle for tickets, Corona Conversations, and more. Hear him in the interview below.
6:40 Q: When these first came out they cost over $1,500. You probably have one now and it doesn’t cost nearly that much. What? A: Microwave Winner: Mark Todd from Lacombe! 7:10 Kids Loot Q: Right now you can probably find more of THESE animals living in people’s backyards than in the wild. What…
Parish President Mike Cooper updated us on COVID measures, census, some projects and more. Hear him in the interview below.
Sarah came in to talk about Northshore Media’s 40 Under Forty. This is a new effort for us to recognize some of the exceptional young people we have on the Northshore. Hear her below.
Don Shea spoke about local and national job numbers. He explained what he sees as one potential benefit that might come out of this locally. And he told us about their job training. Hear him below.