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The Ponchatoula Podcast with Parker Layrisson features local news and community interviews from the Ponchatoula Hammond area, located at the crossroads of I-12 and I-55, deep in the bayous of South Louisiana. Parker is a husband, father, personal injury attorney, author, and community volunteer who is on a mission to share the unique food, culture, events, and people of Ponchatoula with the world.
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Danny Williams - Developing Community Leaders By Providing Education and Guidance
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Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that the goal of education is intelligence plus character. If you agree that our community should teach young people to think creatively and act morally, then you will enjoy the story of Dr. Danny Williams. Danny is a retired educator who has molded Ponchatoula children in every capacity imaginable: teacher, princi…
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Kathleen Abels - Helping People with Disabilities Realize Their Full Potential
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“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” — Mahatma Gandhi If you agree that our community only does well when we take care of our disabled neighbors, then you will love this interview with TARC CEO Kathleen Abels. TARC is as local nonprofit dedicated to providing opportunities for children and adu…
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Eddie Layrisson - Enjoying Ponchatoula, Louisiana, In the 1940s and 1950s
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If you want to know what Ponchatoula was like in the 1950s, and you'd like to hear about it from a community icon, you're gonna love this episode! Eddie Layrisson is best known as the most successful and longest serving Sheriff in Tangipahoa Parish history. But before that he was a kid on his bike, a St. Joseph School student, and the starting quar…
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Chance Enmon - Creating Opportunities By Building a Bigger Business
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Business leaders lead lives of impact and influence. They create jobs, training, and other opportunities for our community. They help us pay our bills and provide for our families. Sometimes, they make our dreams come true. Most folks underestimate the work, vision, and financial risk it takes to build a business worth millions. Not Chance Enmon! A…
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Mary Beth Crovetto - Focusing on Faith and Family
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If you like church, family, and Ponchatoula schools, you're gonna love Mary Beth Crovetto. Mary Beth serves as Principal of Ponchatoula Jr. High School, but that's just a small part of who she is. (https://www.tangischools.org/domain/473) She is -- first and foremost -- a devoted Christian. Her faith defines her. She is also a supportive wife and a…
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Jonathan Rucker - Learning from Legendary Coaches at PHS and LSU
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Don't you just love fall weather? In Ponchatoula, that crisp autumn air means it's time for the "Friday Night Lights" of Ponchatoula High School football in "The Swamp." The only better time and place to watch a game is Saturday night in Death Valley! Jonathan Rucker excelled as a leader and linebacker at PHS and LSU. Now, as a husband, father, bus…
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Bryan McMahon - Why Moving 1,000 Miles to Ponchatoula Was Worth It
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Many people wonder whether moving to Ponchatoula will be worth it. Although each trip here reveals a Mayberry-esque magic, visitors are curious about whether that small town charm lasts long into residency. In this interview, Ponchatoula Times Publisher Bryan T. McMahon, a Michigan native who moved to Ponchatoula in the 1970s, solves the mystery. I…
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Welcome to the Ponchatoula Podcast! Local News and Community Interviews from the Ponchatoula Hammond Area
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The Ponchatoula Podcast with Parker Layrisson features local news and community interviews from the Ponchatoula Hammond area, located at the crossroads of I-12 and I-55, deep in the bayous of South Louisiana. Parker is a husband, father, personal injury attorney, author, and community volunteer who is on a mission to share the unique food, culture,…
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