Welcome October New Members
Chamber Board Transition Process Begins
Incoming 2024 board and advisory board members joined the Chamber's November board meeting as part of their board orientation process.
A board orientation session was held this morning for the 15 community leaders who have stepped up to serve on the Chamber board and advisory board in 2024. Official planning and production of the 2024 program of work is now underway.
ELECTION NEWS
VOTE YES!

During the Chamber board meeting last week, there was a vote of support for the renewal of the public health millage on the runoff ballot. 

There was a lengthy discussion. Among the points considered were: neither our businesses nor our community can prosper if we don’t provide this funding; the renewal of this longstanding tax helps the most needy, which in turn helps our community and our businesses. The Parish administration’s information sheet can be found by clicking here.
Constitutional Amendments on November 18 Ballot

Four constitutional amendments on are the November election ballot:

Amendment #1
Deadlines and Changes for Legislative Veto Sessions
Amendment #2
Repeals Various Constitutional Funds
Amendment #3
Property Tax Breek for First Responders
Amendment #4
Makes Changes to the Revenue Stabilization Fund

Click here to learn about these amendments from the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL).
LA Secretary of State's Office Predicts Low Runoff Election Turnout

Only 15% to 18% of eligible voters are expected to go to polls for a ballot that includes three statewide runoff elections. The Louisiana Secretary of State’s office bases this low voter turnout for the November 18 general election on data from previous elections and interest in absentee ballots. Click here to read more.
Don't be part
of this statistic!

Go Vote!
ON THE CALENDAR
Featured Event—Tomorrow Night!
This Thursday, November 9
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Chamber's Slidell Office
Tuesday, November 14
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Ribbon Cutting for
Elevate Men's Health
Thursday, November 16
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Small Businesses Should Act Against Cyber Threats

Small business owners need to be active participants in their own protection from cyber threats. The panel of experts participating in the Small Business Council’s Roundtable on "Cybersecurity" emphasized this message along with the need to have a cybersecurity plan in place—and continuously work on the plan. Resources are available online and in person with cyber professionals to enable businesses to take responsibility for protecting themselves, their employees and their clients. The roundtable discussion was recorded and will be made available in the near future.

Ernst Denhartigh with The Alternative Board New Orleans North West moderated our expert panel, including:

‣Rene Miller with Ener Systems
‣Special Agent Josh Marrow with the FBI
‣Reginald Darby with Ochsner
‣David Shapiro with Northshore Robotics

We thank these participants and also thank Ener Systems and Citizens National Bank for sponsoring the roundtable.
NYP Discusses Board Membership

Following your passion and showing up to serve were two of the many great takeaways from yesterday’s speakers discussing “Leadership 101: How to Serve on a Board” with young professionals. Hopefully, many of those attending will be inspired to discover a cause they're passionate about and make a positive impact in our community.  

We appreciate these speakers for their genuine responses and openness about the commitment to serving on a board.

‣Christopher Abadie, St. Tammany Chamber Chair-Elect with Stirling Properties
‣Leslie Landry with Northshore Community Foundation
‣Covington Mayor Mark Johnson, director of Leadership St. Tammany
‣Amy Puerto, president, Junior League of Greater Covington

And our Northshore Young Professionals (NYP) leaders Elizabeth Lee with St. Tammany Corporation and Matthew Guidry with The St. Tammany Farmer/ NOLA.com have done a terrific job planning a dynamic and informative professional development luncheon series for our young professionals this year.
Your voice of business in St. Tammany Parish!