March 12, 2024
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Early Voting This Week for March Election

Early voting for the March 23 election began last Saturday and continues through this Saturday, March 16.

Election Resources

Chamber Election Resources
To learn more about candidates for District Attorney, Mandeville Mayor, Mandeville City Council At Large and Mandeville City Council District 2, please click here or on the graphic below to view our recordings with candidates.
Legislators Meet with APP Committee
Pictured (l-r) are McMath, APP Chairman Paul LeBlanc, Berault, Carver and Glorioso.

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 last week 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 that the Northshore continues to be well represented in Baton Rouge.
Issues Making News
Insurance Crisis to be Legislative Session Topic

The ongoing insurance crisis is expected to get a lot of attention during the regular legislative session which began yesterday. Click here to read more.
Conservative Priorities on Legislative Agenda

Following two special sessions, Gov. Landry and Republicans who control the Legislature plan to continue in the three-month regular session with conservative priorities. Click here to read the full article.
New LED Secretary Talks Transition

More than 100 business leaders from throughout our 10-parish region gathered at Greater New Orleans, Inc. last week 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 restructuring), collaboration with other state and local economic development organizations, business retention and recruitment, generating leads and incentives for new businesses to locate in Louisiana, and internal and external communications.
Pictured (l-r) are Susan Bonnet Bourgeois, Matthew Saacks with Ampirical, Mike Saucier with Gulf States Real Estate Services and our CEO Lacey Osborne.
On The Calendar
Featured EventThis Thursday!
Tuesday, March 19
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Ribbon Cutting for
Thursday, March 21
10:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Checkout Member Events on the Community Calendar!
Click here to post your events.
Tuesday, March 26
Networking 11:30 AM
Program 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 27
Networking 11:30 AM
Program 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Chamber's Covington Office
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
In Person and Virtual
Chamber's Covington Office
Thank You for Renewing Membership, Deadline March 31

On behalf of your Board of Directors, today we recognize these businesses who have already renewed their membership for 2024. The following list represents businesses that recently renewed memberships from February 26 through March 11. Click here for the full membership renewal list. We will continue to recognize renewing members and thank you for your loyal support. 
985 DJs
Affordable Dentures & Implants - Covington
Anntoine Marketing + Design - Covington
Anntoine Marketing + Design - Hammond
Ashley Smith Construction LLC
Burkhardt Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration
Campo Architects
Chevron
CLECO Power, LLC
Community Business Finance
Covington Behavioral Health
Covington Housing Authority
Fabrics Second To None, Inc.
Fully Promoted
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith
General Informatics
Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company
HUB International
Justin Clemmons State Farm
Lacombe Recreation District #4
Liberty Self Storage, LLC
Mandeville Family Reunion, d/b/a Heroes At Home
Northshore Moving Co
O'Neill CPAs & Business Advisors
Outback Steakhouse
Pan American Power Corp.
Pleasure Pools
Republic Finance - Covington
Republic Finance LLC 
Resurge Veterinary Surgical Specialists and Rehabilitation LLC
School of Rock Northshore 
Sophisticated Woman Magazine
St. Tammany Parish Fair Association Inc.
STARC of Louisiana, Inc.
Strong Thompson & Associates Wealth Management
Triple Nickel Grill - Madisonville
Triple Nickel Grill - Mandeville
Stennis Space Center Briefing

NASA's Stennis Space Center is vital to our nation and to our region. Take the opportunity to attend the 2024 Center Director's Briefing on Wednesday, March 20, at the Slidell Auditorium. Hear firsthand from the acting directors of NASA Stennis Space Center and NASA Michoud Assembly Facility as well as from the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command and Evolution Space. Click here to learn more and register.
Road Improvement Feedback Requested, Take Survey

Based on community suggestions, St. Tammany Parish Government has identified over 150 proposed road improvement projects throughout the parish. The public comment period for the draft plan is live through March 29, 2024.

Click here to view interactive zoom-in maps and vote on which roads will be prioritized.
NYPs Network at Sedra Bistro in Slidell
Your voice of business in St. Tammany Parish!