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Community Leader | Shane Purvis

Community Leader | Shane Purvis

A Man with a Plan -Liesel Schmidt Reality looks a whole lot different for Shane Purvis than he imagined it would, back when he was in college at Southeastern. In fact, the young college student had no intention of a career in finance—the only reason he was pursuing...

SuperMoms | Charlotte Haynie and Emily Roy

SuperMoms | Charlotte Haynie and Emily Roy

-Liesel Schmidt Much like the sisters Brontë, Charlotte Haynie and Emily Roy have an extremely close relationship—so much so, in fact, that the pair live right next door to one another and co-own their very own business together. Working under the moniker Raney Co.,...

Bride | Sam + Courtney

Bride | Sam + Courtney

Love through the Years -Liesel Schmidt While the term “childhood sweethearts” may not be fully accurate as a descriptor for Courtney Butters and Sam Ybos, the two have known one another since the first grade, when they both attended Our Lady of Lourdes in Slidell....

PYSK | Kathy LeBlanc

PYSK | Kathy LeBlanc

Kathy LeBlanc, President of Cedarwood School founded one of the most successful and prestigious private schools in the region, and it became the first nationally accredited preschool in Mandeville, Louisiana in just the third year of its opening.  “I believe...

Bride | Travis + Chelsea

Bride | Travis + Chelsea

Both country fans, it seems that a meeting between Chelsea Loupe and Travis Hood at a Gretchen Wilson concert in 2018 was not chance, but written in the stars. “Neither of us were originally planning on attending, but nothing else was going on that night,” says...

SuperDad | Brandon Accardo

SuperDad | Brandon Accardo

Looking back at past generations, dads have come a long way from the “hands-off” types who left all the child-rearing to the mothers and the men who stood outside smoking cigars in the waiting rooms while their wives huffed it out alone in the delivery room. These...

Bride | Randy + Elizabeth

Bride | Randy + Elizabeth

Love and Marriage… -Liesel Schmidt There’s a certain order to things: Boy meets girl, they date, they fall in love, boy asks girl to marry him, girl says yes…and while Elizabeth Nader and Randy Tumminello may have followed said order for the most part, Randy may have...

Supermom | Megan Helwick

Supermom | Megan Helwick

With her slogan of “Your Realtor, Your Friend,” Megan Helwick obviously makes building lasting relationships with her clients a top priority in her work—and she has that same incredible dedication to being a mom. An agent since 2014, Helwick was determined to be...

Bride: Jordan + Jenna

Bride: Jordan + Jenna

Bumbling into Love -Liesel Schmidt It only took a few months on Bumble for Jenna Luteman to see Jordan Folse’s profile and swipe right, and when the two of them actually met, they both realized they were a great match. “He was so cute, and I loved his sense of humor,”...

Supermom | Ashley Cash

Supermom | Ashley Cash

After running her own business as a wedding planner and designer for almost a decade, Ashley Cash had to pivot in 2020 and meet the market where it was at. With events being at a standstill, Cash turned full-time to balloon artistry, creating beautiful balloon...