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SuperMom | Janell Magenheimer
By Liesel Schmidt Do the math, and no one would ever be able to pay a stay-at-home mom what they’re worth. Housekeeper, cook, playmate, teacher, mentor, role model, chauffeur, nurse…they do it all, and there isn’t a timecard to punch that puts them on or off the...
Community Leader: The Hinton Family
Barbecue and Blessings Liesel Schmidt As the coastal states of the South watched Tropical Storm Ida strengthen into a hurricane and then gain both speed and intensity as she neared the U.S., we all wondered just how devastating she would be once she hit land. At a...
Bride: Megan + Eric
Eric & Megan By Liesel Schmidt While it may seem likely to Megan Atkinson and Eric Bertucci that they’d crossed paths before actually meeting in April of 2017, the pool party that precipitated their actual introduction is something they’ll never forget. After...
PYSK: Shane Venezia
A Voice to the VoicelessTaboo. The meaning of taboo according to Mariam-Webster’s dictionary is, “banned on grounds of morality.” Shane Venezia is working to start a conversation surrounding a subject that makes most people uncomfortable – child abuse and...
SuperMom: Tiffani Ducote
“Special needs.” It’s a term given to children who have just that: special needs due to a developmental delay or physical disability. While their needs are great, the effect they have on those around them is even greater, encouraging the growth and development of...
Community Leader: Mayor Panepinto
City politics are founded on the backs of people; and for the politics of cities to benefit the people they are supposed to serve, they must be in the hands of individuals who watch out for the good of all. For mayor of Hammond Peter Panepinto, that dedication to the...
Bride: Whitney + Brennan
Whitney Ward and Brennan Kent might have known each other since grammar school and played countless games of basketball against each other at their mutual friend’s house, but it wasn’t until adulthood—and, of course, the undeniably powerful force of two mothers...
Community Leader: Dr. Tim Riddell
As a physician, Tim Riddell knows the way the healthcare system works—or, as the case may be, doesn’t—and that makes him the perfect person to fill the chair behind the desk of the Northshore regional medical director at Ochsner Medical Center. Since taking the...
SuperDad : Dr. Corey Majors
While Corey Majors might admit to not having felt at all prepared for kids when he and his wife started having them, fatherhood has actually come naturally to him. An endocrinologist at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, Corey has a heavy workload to balance; and...
Real Estate Rockstar – Jeanine Damare
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Real Estate Rockstars – The Luther Team
There are those couples who share the same interests and work together to become “power couples.” Jon and Jodie Luther have become just that, parlaying their combined expertise and passion for the housing industry to create a reputation for themselves throughout the...
Real Estate Rockstars – Sadie Wilson & Katie Desselle
Lifelong friendship is hard to find, but for Katie Desselle and Sadie Wilson, the close relationship they’ve had since infancy is something they hold out as a standard, taking their loyalty and commitment to one another and putting that same effort into their...