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Rene Abadie, Christina Chapple (Southeastern: 985-549-2341)
Kathy Stuart (Hammond Chamber of Commerce: 985-345-4457)
Erin Garic (St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce: 985-892-3216)
September 5, 2003
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Contact: Rene Abadie, Christina Chapple (Southeastern: 985-549-2341) Kathy Stuart (Hammond Chamber of Commerce: 985-345-4457) Erin Garic (St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce: 985-892-3216) September 5, 2003 |
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North Shore chambers, parish governments, Southeastern unite to sponsor gubernatorial forum 90.9 KSLU, Louisiana Network to broadcast gubernatorial forum Moderator, panelists selected for North Shore Gubernatorial Forum Public invited to North Shore Gubernatorial Forum Sept. 10 NORTH SHORE GUBERNATORIAL FORUM TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON TV, RADIO The North Shore Gubernatorial Forum scheduled Sept. 10 will be aired live on area television cable channels and state radio stations. The forum will be broadcast on Access St. Tammany (Charter Cable Channel 10-St. Tammany), the Southeastern Channel (Charter Cable 18-Tangipahoa and Livingston), and in Washington Parish (Charter Cable 98), as well as Southeastern Louisiana University’s 90.9 KSLU, and Northshore Broadcasting’s NorthShore104.7 and Sunny 106.1. It will also be carried by KRVS, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette’s public radio station and other radio stations through the Louisiana Radio Network. KSLU will also stream the forum live on the internet at www.selu.edu/kslu. Designed to focus on economic development, transportation and infrastructure issues associated with the north shore, the public forum is scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. in Southeastern’s University Center, 700 West University Avenue. The forum is hosted by the chambers of commerce of the north shore; the governments of Tangipahoa, St. Tammany and Washington parishes; and Southeastern. Most of the major candidates in the Oct. 4 gubernatorial election are scheduled to participate, said forum chairman T. Jay Seale III of Hammond. A White Paper has been prepared for the candidates, outlining 17 issues, complemented by charts and statistics, dealing with the north shore region’s unprecedented growth. Stressing the need to recognize the north shore as a unique region of the state, the White Paper states: “The importance of both recruiting new industry and retaining existing firms needs to be recognized. Economic development needs to take center stage.” The paper covers topics such as sorely needed transportation arteries, additional state support for educational institutions, tax incentives to encourage economic development in areas such as movie making, the creation of retirement communities, and just compensation for health care providers. “The North Shore is important to the state of Louisiana,” the paper says. “Its educated workforce and its potent voter pool expect that Louisiana's leaders will take the lead in moving the state and this region, forward.” A copy of the White Paper will be available on Southeastern’s website, www.selu.edu. St. Tammany architect Sam Fauntleroy will serve as forum moderator while panelists include Errol Laborde, editor-in-chief of MC Media, which includes New Orleans Magazine and Louisiana Life, and the producer and panelist for the public affairs program “Informed Sources” on WYES-TV in New Orleans; Franklinton general practice attorney Richard Watts, a former president of the Washington Parish Bar Association; Kim Hunter Reed, deputy commissioner for public affairs for the Louisiana Board of Regents; and Jennifer Lombardo, a Southeastern organizational communication graduate student and announcer for the campus radio station KSLU. Corporate sponsors for the forum include Charter Communications and North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. Return to News Releases |