As the leading voice of business in St. Tammany Parish, representing 1,100 area businesses and their 37,000 employees, St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce consistently stays informed about issues that affect the quality of life in the parish and its attractiveness to new and continuing businesses. The Chamber’s Board of Directors, after careful consideration, recently voted…
“Mental Health Matters” was the topic of the Live Better Committee’s first of three Coffee & Learn educational programs this year. Hosted and held at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, the featured speaker was Monique Gregoire with NAMI St. Tammany. As outreach specialist with a leading mental health organization on the Northshore, Monique spoke about…
As the leading voice of business in St. Tammany Parish, representing 1,100 area businesses and their 37,000 employees, St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce consistently stays informed about issues that are being discussed at the state and local governing bodies. The Chamber’s Board of Directors, after a recommendation from the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee, recently…
We’ve all heard that exercise is good for our health, but what does that really mean? You might wonder why exercise is beneficial or which type of exercise you should stick to for a healthy life. What may come as a surprise is that adding just one hour of exercise to your daily routine can…
Whether an introvert, extrovert or something in between, Dr. Tonya Crombie and Shane Purvis offered best practices for making the most out of networking opportunities when they met with Northshore Young Professionals as part of the NYP’s educational series. They offered up tips and tricks on how to put yourself out there when you don’t…
With early voting taking place now through Saturday, March 16, and the election less than two weeks away on Saturday, March 23, we are sharing the following resource links: •Click here to learn more about candidates for District Attorney, Mandeville Mayor, Mandeville City Council At Large and Mandeville City Council District 2 to view our…
More than 100 business leaders from throughout our 10-parish region, including our CEO Lacey Osborne, gathered at Greater New Orleans, Inc. to hear Northshore’s own Susan Bonnet Bourgeois talk about her first 60 days in office as Gov. Landry’s new Louisiana Secretary of Economic Development. She discussed the leadership transition, implementation of changes (including department…
Senator Patrick McMath and representatives Brian Glorioso, Kim Carver and Stephanie Berault made time in their busy schedule to meet with our Advocacy and Public Policy (APP) Committee to discuss their upcoming plans for the legislative session which begin March 11. Bills on transportation, healthcare, education and insurance were included in the discussions. All agreed…
Vincent Wynne and Collin Sims participated in our District Attorney Candidate Forum moderated by Andy Canulette, editor of The St. Tammany Farmer and The Tammany Picayune. They are vying to win the remainder of the term of 22nd Judicial District Attorney Warren Montgomery, who passed away in November. Sims is the interim District Attorney. •Click…
Members of the St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce, including business, civic and elected leaders from across St. Tammany, traveled to Washington Mardi Gras to represent the fourth-largest parish in Louisiana. At the request of Senator Kennedy, the St. Tammany Chamber co-hosted the Economic Development Luncheon with the Monroe Chamber with nearly 900 elected, business, economic…