Community Leadership Award Highlights Luncheon, Tax Filing Information, Member Renewals, Upcoming Events

Community Leadership Award Highlights Annual Ceremony

Andy Frisard is the recipient of this year's Community Leadership Award. Joan Coffman, CEO of St. Tammany Health System, presented the award, saying the following about Andy:

Andy gives with his heart, is truly generous, and never seeks the limelight for himself. His satisfaction comes from seeing the benefits of his efforts in his community.

He is a founding board member of Riley’s Bikes, a non-profit that raises funds to create and purchase expensive custom bikes for disabled children, donating 23 bikes within the past five years.

He is a founding board member of the Friends of the Slidell Police Foundation, a non-profit

that raises funds to support the Police in ways that the city’s budget cannot. Examples include having a tragedy fund to support the families of slain or severely injured officers, covering veterinary expenses for retired police dogs, providing feed for the mounted patrol’s equine members and special equipment and training for Slidell police officers.

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Member Renewals Continue to Come in!

We are grateful for the commitment of our membership and thankful to these members for recently renewing their membership (between January 11th and 18th). Click here for a list of all 2022 renewals.

‣A-1 Glass Services, Inc.

‣Allfax Specialties, Inc.

‣Bayou Title

‣benefitsone

‣CityBusiness

‣Cornerstone Dentistry

‣Courtyard by Marriott

‣Delacroix & Delacroix, LLC

‣Eddie Tourelle's Northpark Nissan Hyundai

‣Edward Jones—Jarod Hopper

‣Edward Jones—Karla Glynn, Financial Advisor

‣Fleur-de-lis Insurance, LLC

‣Insurance Underwriters, LTD

‣Legacy Insurance, LLC

‣Liuzza Realty Group

‣loanDepot

‣Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

‣Northshore Office Equipment, LLC

‣RCI

‣RE/MAX Alliance

‣Recreation District #1—Pelican Park

‣Southern Window Accents

‣Special Olympics Louisiana, Inc.

‣St. Tammany Parish Government

‣The Mason Fremaux Park

‣The Peristyle at Beau West

‣WYES TV PBS

Review Drafts of Parish's Comprehensive Master Plan Tomorrow, Jan. 26

St. Tammany Parish Government invites the public to a January 26 meeting at which time they can begin reviewing drafts of "New Directions 2040," the comprehensive master plan that will help guide local development and land-use policy for the next 20 years. The meeting will be held at St. Tammany Parish Council Chambers, 21490 Koop Drive, near Mandeville, beginning at 4:30 PM. Until 5:30 PM citizens can review plan materials, including the draft vision, goals and strategies and the draft of a proposed land-use map for St. Tammany. At 5:30 PM, planners will present the drafts to the Parish Council. A question-and-answer session will follow. Read full article by Andy Canulette here.

IRS Warns of Tax Processing Delays

Delays in processing 2021 tax returns are to be expected for several reasons—an IRS worker shortage, an enormous workload from administering pandemic-related programs and also because the IRS says it is still working through 2020 tax returns. Read more here.

How to Make the Most of Your Tax Return Workshop

Pelican State Credit Union is hosting a free virtual workshop on Tuesday, February 1, where attendees will get their tax season questions answered live by their panel of credit experts. Read more here.

Free Small Business Program Applications

The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program helps small businesses grow by providing them with greater access to education, capital, and business support services. Applicants selected for this education program at no cost. Apply here by February 10 for classes starting in May 2022.