Hobby Lobby scheduled to open February 10, 2020
Hobby Lobby is scheduled to open at the Juban Crossing Location on Monday, February 10, 2020. Officials from Hobby Lobby indicate they are anticipating a successful dry run prior to the opening date that should keep that opening date on track. The store is relocating from the ONeal location to the Denham Springs market. Officials at the store held a hiring event to bring in employees to assist with the initial set up. Employees from the Baton Rouge location will be transferred to the new location at
Town of Albany Wins Livingston Parish Associate of the Year
Left to Right: April Wehrs, Chamber President | Mayor Eileen Bates McCarrol | Candy Forbes, Chamber Board Chair ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR The Town of Albany was presented with the Livingston Parish Associate of the Year Award on Wednesday, January 15 at the Livingston Parish Annual Awards Banquet. The award is one of eight awards presented in the categories of business and non business awards. The Associate of the Year Award is a non business award presented annually to entities that align with goals of
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Kacie Stewart Awarded 2019 Chairman's Award
Chairman's Award Presented to Kacie Stewart On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at the Chamber's Annual Awards Banquet, Kacie Stewart was honored with the 2019 Chairman's Award. The award was presented by Candy Forbes, Chamber Board Chair 2019. "Kacie is an active, engaged and dependable participant in all things chamber. She knows the value of the organization as a small business owner, and does her part and more to assure the organization is solid and strong making it better prepared to assist our
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The Foster Village Wins 2019 Community Impact Award
The Foster Village was awarded the 2019 Community Impact Award. The award recognizes organizations that are a community partner and have done outstanding work in addressing issues directly related to Livingston Parish. The Chamber has been with this organization since they officially launched starting when one of our Leadership Project Groups decided to work at bringing awareness to foster care and the staggering numbers in Livingston Parish The Foster Village had not launched and Shayna
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John Blount Awarded Inaugural Community Leadership Award
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD | John Blount | Litter Free Lp On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, John Blount was named the inaugural recipient of the Livingston Parish Community Leadership Award. The award was created to recognize business leaders who take the initiative and opportunity to lead on projects that benefit and make the parish better. The award was presented to John by Candy Forbes, 2019 Chamber Board Chair. "John sets the bar for where we should all hope to achieve in care and action in our
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Sombreros Owner Tommy Stojak Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Pictured left to right: April Wehrs, Chamber CEO, Tommy Stojack - Sombreros, Candy Forbes, Chamber Board Chair Entrepreneur of the Year Tommy Stojak, owner of Sombreros and Uno Dos Tacos named Livingston Parish Entrepreneur of the Year. The award was presented at the Annual Meeting and Business Awards Banquet by the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce. As the award was presented, the following was announced about Tommy Stojak. "You never know what inspires someone to start a business, after all, as
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Alford's Landscaping | Small Business of the Year
Alford's Landscaping, LLC was announced at the Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet as the Livingston Parish Small Business of the Year, The business owned by Kellie and Scott Alford has been in business for 12 years and is based in Denham Springs. For the past year, the business experienced a more than 23% growth in the year. A constant strive to use superb materials and innovation is applied to each job. Individual attention and creativity goes into each job. Alford's Landscaping holds an A+
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Gulf Coast Title : Livingston Parish Medium Business of the Year
On Wednesday, January 15th, Gulf Coast Title was named the Livingston Parish Medium Business of the Year at the Livingston Parish Chamber's Annual Awards Banquet. President William "Bill" Adcock has been in the business for over 40 years. The Springfield location has been open for 3 years. An independently owned business, Gulf Coast Title, opened in 1999. The firm added two additional staff members in the past year. Most of the staff at Gulf Coast Title has a strong background and experience in the
Todd Caruso Installed as Chamber Board Chair for 2020
On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, Todd Caruso was sworn in as 2020 Chamber Chairman of the Board with wife, daughter, father and fellow board members standing with him. He was sworn in by newly elected Judge Brian Abels. The annual event took place in Denham Springs with a crowd of over 150 people. Businesses of the Year were also announced at this event. Below is the message from Todd. “I’ve been a member of the Chamber with my own law firm since 2008, and now with my new firm Boyer, Hebert, Caruso and
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Farrell Calhoun Announced as Livingston Parish Large Business of the Year
Pictured Left to Right: Jim Chapman, Farrell-Calhoun Sales ManagerFarrell-Calhoun Paint Company Inc, is the Livingston Parish Large Business of the Year for 2019. The company, headquartered in Tennessee, has had a location in Livingston Parish, specifically at 1116 Florida Ave. SW, Denham Springs for over 20 years. The company's owner is J. Anthony Ward, and the business has been established since 1905. The business experienced revenue growth of 3%. Innovative products introduced in the past
Livingston Parish Chamber's April Wehrs completes 6 year term
In December of 2019, April Wehrs completed a final on three-year term serving six years on the Louisiana Chamber Association’s Board of Directors, including serving as Board Chair of the organization. . Most notable is serving as Board Chair in 2016 w April served as committee chairs overseeing the awards program communications programming and other significant programming to the organization. April served as board chair in 2016 ironically the same year that their community was flooded through the
Labarre Associates announces new President
Labarre Associates is pleased to announce the promotion of Angela Cannon to President. Angela joined the company in 2017 and most recently served as Director of Business Development & Marketing. In her new role, Angela will be running the daily operations of the company. She will continue to lead the business development and marketing for the company.This promotion recognizes the contributions Angela has made to Labarre Associates during her tenure with the organization and became effective on January 1st,
Representative Clay Schexnayder Elected to Speaker of the House
Plans for the 2020 legislative session began on Monday, January 13, 2020. All members of the house were sworn in and including 45 new members resulting mostly from former representatives being termed out. Representatives also voted in their next Speaker of the House. Both of the top runners for the seat have ties to and represent Livingston Parish. Schexnayder won with a 60 to 45 vote, including Democrat votes. Local news sources indicate that Democrats are expected to win an increased number of
New Orleans CityBusiness Honors North Oaks as Leading Employer Among Large Companies
[HAMMOND, La.] – Each year, New Orleans CityBusiness selects three companies in the Greater New Orleans area to receive Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards in the large and small company divisions of its “Best Places to Work” recognition program. The regional business publication selected North Oaks Health System as its Bronze Award recipient out of 35 businesses recognized in the large company division. The announcement was made at a luncheon celebrating all honorees Friday, Dec. 6 at the Hyatt Regency in New
John White Resigns as State Superintendent
After one of the longest tenures in State Superintendent history, John White has submitted his resignation of head of the state's school system. Read more from the Livingston Parish News here.
Cafe Americain closes Juban location
Cafe Americain announced to the Chamber in off line communications we have had with them of their intention to close. Out of courtesy for the business, owners and their employees, we have not shared that information until they were ready to make it public. They officially announced they would close on their facebook page. From our point of view, the location offered a nice, professional atmosphere for meetings that could be accommodated in their private meeting area. The food choices were good. We
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CBD Shop Ribbon Cutting
Denham Springs now has their first CBD Shop located at 419 S. Range Avenue Suite D. A ribbon cutting was held with the Livingston Parish Chamber to officially open the location for business. The store will host a grand opening at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 10th to welcome the community and educate the public on the uses for CBD products. Established in 2017, this is the third location for owners and founders, Nicholle and Buddy Popp, who have locations in Mandeville and Covington. The co owner and
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Picadilly Restaurant returns to Livingston Parish
Piccadilly celebrated a ribbon-cutting with the Livingston Parish Chamber for their new Juban Crossing location on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Denham Springs General Manager, Steve Jenkins, says that in the weeks this location has been open they have served up to 1400 customers in one day alone. Officials from Piccadilly state they have been looking forward to returning their presence to Livingston Parish. The new store look is the first of its kind and is specifically suited to their customer base.
Chamber Chair Candy Forbes Recaps 2019
It has been my honor to serve as board chair of the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce for 2019. As an independent small business owner, I know first-hand the challenges of running of a business and going it alone. The importance of the chamber and the ways it gives individual business owners a place to collaborate, convene and learn from each other is key for me. Building a local network that is inclusive and brings together business, government and community issues for collective solutions is
Chamber Names Steve Bernard Ambassador of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RE: Chamber Names Ambassador of the Year (Denham Springs, LA) - Steve Bernard, Client Technology Services, has been named the Livingston Parish Chamber Ambassador of the Year for 2019. The winner of the award is chosen annually by peer ambassadors through a voting system based on the the ambassador's actions in outreach to both chamber members and future members. Steve was awarded the event at the final chamber luncheon of the year. The luncheon included an overview of the
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Springfield, French Settlement and Maurepas Students Attend Career Conference
On Monday, Dec. 9, 137 high school sophomores from Springfield, French Settlement and Maurepas High Schools attended a Student Career Conference held by the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce. The conference is part of the Chamber's career and workforce initiatives facilitated through the Education Committee. Students were taken through breakout sessions with activities that help students understand and experience the job interview process, the value of integrity on the job and the importance of
Six Livingston Parish Chamber Businesses Named in LSU 100
The LSU 100 announced the Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses. The LSU 100 is the fastest-growing businesses globally that are owned or led by LSU Alumni. They are selected through measuring growth over the past three years. Among the 100 are two Livingston Parish Chamber based businesses, Quality Engineering & Surveying, Port Vincent, placed 21st on the list and Sport Clips, French Settlement, placed 40th. Respectively their presidents are Deric Murhpy and Jeremy Aydel. Four additional businesses with
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Uno, Dos, Tacos Livingston Parish Location Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
Fans of Sombrero’s in Walker will be happy to know that there is a new location in Livingston Parish where they can purchase Tommy Stojak’s Tex-Mex cuisine. Uno, Dos, Tacos celebrated a ribbon cutting with the Livingston Parish Chamber Wednesday morning. The Denham Springs location is the second Uno, Dos, Tacos to open this year. A Baton Rouge location opened in March. Stojak and his business partner, Adam, said they have been seeing a lot of success and have plans for further expansion. There are a few
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Litter Free Lp Impacts Litter Across the Parish
Chilly weather didn’t stop 18 teams of volunteers from meeting at locations throughout Livingston Parish on Saturday morning for the Livingston Parish Chamber’s Litter Free Lp Fest. Ahead of the Litter Free Lp Fest, Parish President signed a proclamation naming Nov. 16 Litter Free Lp Day. The Litter Free Lp Fest is a part of the Chamber’s Litter Free Lp Initiative and aimed to raise awareness in Livingston Parish about the litter problem and motivate the community to solve it. From 8 am to 10 am more than
BRENDA NOVOA, P.E., MSCE JOINS PREMIER GEOTECH AND TESTING
Premier Geotech and Testing Continues to Grow Its Staff [BATON ROUGE, LA, October 31, 2019] Premier Geotech and Testing, a geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm in Baton Rouge, expands its geotechnical division with the addition of Brenda Novoa, P.E., MSCE as the firm’s newest Geotechnical Engineer. Ms. Novoa will be focused on project management and developing creative solutions to geotechnical challenges. Ms. Novoa has been in the industry for more than 17 years and
Chamber of Commerce to Host Biggest Litter Free Lp Fest Yet
The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce has decided to tackle litter in a big way. The Chamber’s Love Lp campaign launched last year to encourage community pride and enhance Livingston Parish. The focal point of the Love Lp campaign is the Litter Free Lp initiative. “We want to make an organized, community effort to fight this issue that we all agree is a serious problem and a priority in our Parish,” said John Blount, Litter Initiative Chair. The initiative so far has been focused on two goals,
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Urban Air Denham Springs Opens with Weekend of Celebrations
(Denham Springs, La.) - Urban Air Denham Springs celebrated a ribbon cutting on Friday with the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce to kick off a weekend of grand opening celebrations. Franchise owners, Ron and Bobbie Tindall were proud to offer an exclusive, free VIP Party for first responders and military families, as well as Livingston Parish Chamber members on Friday evening following the ribbon cutting. Saturday morning the party continued with live music and free passes for the first 200 guests in
