Check it Out: The Anchor at Tchefuncte

Photographs taken by contributor Amanda Jones. After what feels like an eternity, the location that previously hosted Friends restaurant is starting to get a new lease on life. On the bottom floor is The Anchor at Tchefuncte. The Exterior The Interior The Anchor is an open-air experience which is perfect…



How to Homeschool in Louisiana

Being a parent during a global pandemic is really difficult. We are making sure everyone is safe, healthy, happy, semi entertained (has a mask!) and is fed. We are also making some pretty hard decisions with not a lot of information or guidance. One of those major decisions involves sending-or…



Louisiana Now Requiring Face Masks

Face masks are required in Louisiana in public indoor and outdoor settings beginning on Monday, July 13th, 2020. On Saturday, July 11th, the Govoernor ordered a statewide mandate requiring face masks. For parents worried their child can’t wear a mask or won’t leave it on, there is an exception for…


Mandeville, We Have a Flag Problem {One Mom’s Opinion}

Dear Mandeville,We need to talk. But not about COVID or masks or social distancing or football or school or teenagers recklessly driving golf carts in Beau Chene or the presidential election (which I suspect would not be much of a conversation here anyway). We need to talk about our city’s…


Dear President Cooper: {One Mom’s Opinion}

As a lifelong resident of St Tammany, my husband and I chose to raise our family here because of the quality of life. A big factor in that quality of life is the safety of our community. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic many residents, my family included, have felt increasingly…


Can We Kill End of the Year Awards Already?

When I was a senior in high school, the student body voted me  “Most Musical (Girl)”. This wasn’t because I could play or even read music. It’s because I had a sad, obvious, and very unreciprocated crush on an actual musician (drummer- what a thirst trap) and I maturely expressed…


Kayaking on the Northshore

I have never kayaked before.  I am not the best at nature nor am I very coordinated. I remember flipping over a canoe as a kid. I was quite nervous to take the plunge and go kayaking, but my daughter and I were pleasantly surprised at how easy it was…