Mayor Cromer from Slidell
Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer spoke about the work they did over the weekend preparing for the possible arrivals of Marco and Laura. Hear him explain it in the interview below.
Mike Cooper Update
Parish President Cooper spoke about the preparations they made to get ready for any potential impacts. He also asked people to be COVID aware as we went through this time.
Anna and Jan for Summer Taste of Tammany
Anna from the St Tammany Tourist Commission brought along Jan from the English Tea Room to talk about this latest effort to promote local restaurants, hotels and attractions on the Northshore. Hear them explain how it works in the interview below.
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…
Biloxi Dragons – Josh Heppel
The Gulf Coast is getting another Semi-Pro football team and they’re holding their first round of tryouts this Saturday! Do you have what it takes? Find out more in the interview below!
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…