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.
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Legislators Meet with APP Committee
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pictured (l-r) are Susan Bonnet Bourgeois, Matthew Saacks with Ampirical, Mike Saucier with Gulf States Real Estate Services and our CEO Lacey Osborne.
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Featured Event—This Thursday!
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Tuesday, March 19
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Ribbon Cutting for
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Thursday, March 21
10:30 AM to 5:00 PM
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Tuesday, March 26
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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Checkout Member Events on the Community Calendar!
Click here to post your events.
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Tuesday, March 26
Networking 11:30 AM
Program 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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Wednesday, March 27
Networking 11:30 AM
Program 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Chamber's Covington Office
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
In Person and Virtual
Chamber's Covington Office
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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.
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‣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
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‣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
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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.
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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.
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NYPs Network at Sedra Bistro in Slidell
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Your voice of business in St. Tammany Parish!
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