CHAMBER NEWS: March 24, 2020

$2T Relief Package Negotiations Continue Congressional lawmakers continue to try and work out differences for a Phase 3 Coronavirus relief bill. As another Senate vote on the $2 trillion package, CARES Act, resulted in an impasse, House Democrats yesterday released an  updated stimulus package. Regardless of differences, the Payroll Protection Act is contained in both Senate and House versions of the bill. The St. Tammany Chamber has partnered with GNO, Inc. to advocate for this provision which would allow private banks to offer federally backed, forgivable loans to employers who maintain their payroll and keep their businesses open. To view the latest letter submitted to congressional leaders by GNO, Inc., which the St. Tammany Chamber also signed onto, click here . To tell Congress you support the CARES act, click the link below. TELL CONGRESS Disaster Information for Elected Officials and Constituents Senator Bill Cassidy's staff has put together a disaster information guide in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It includes information on how our federal and state governments are responding to coronavirus, and assistance they may be able to provide you.  READ MORE DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE VERSION

New Hotline for Louisiana Businesses  Louisiana Economic Development has a new hotline for Louisiana businesses. Call  225-342-4321 between 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. with questions related to the impact of the coronavirus. READ MORE SBA Loan Deferment  The SBA today announced automatic deferment on existing SBA Disaster Loans through the December 31, 2020. READ MORE GNOpivot GNO, Inc. launched GNOpivot , a new initiative to help regional companies pivot their standard operations into making products or providing services in demand for the fight against Coronavirus.  READ MORE

Dr. Judice and the Lake 94.7 talk mental health Today Dr. Andre Judice from Northshore Counseling and Wellness called into the Lake 94.7. Listen to her and Charles Dowdy discuss how this crisis might affect our mental health. In particular, she talked about practicing mindfulness. She gave some pointers about training our minds to be in the moment and not let anxiety and fear dominate us.  LISTEN

Need to Talk? HOTLINE may help. If you are feeling overwhelmed with stress, fear and anxiety about the uncertainty surrounding this public health emergency, there is a special Keeping Calm through COVID Hotline you can call. This connects you to trained, compassionate counselors who can offer support and who can direct you to mental health and substance abuse counseling services. Call 1-866-310-7977 (24 hours a day/ seven days a week). All calls are confidential. More information is available on the Louisiana Governor's website. Click here.

For up-to-date health information, visit these Chamber member websites: Ochsner Health System: Coronovirus St. Tammany Health System: Coronavirus Slidell Memorial Hospital: Coronavirus

Been Too Busy to Cook... Help a Local Restaurant Go to St. Tammany Eats--Take Out and Delivery Options and order from a St. Tammany restaurant. It saves you time and provides much needed support to our local restaurants! Spread the word to restaurants you know to post information about their restaurant on the St. Tammany Eats Facebook page. AND, spread the word to everyone you know to go to the Facebook page and support local restaurants!

Chamber staff can be reached at the following numbers: Lacey Osborne, President and CEO: (985) 273-3004 Meredith Wright, Director of Membership: (985) 273-3002 Megan Haggerty, Director of Business Development: (985) 273-3008

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