Events

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is holding a new home Open House on January 16, 2009, at Autumn Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features new homes for sale in Autumn Creek Subdivision. These new houses for sale are open to the public and there is an open house for realtors and real estate agents at Autumn Creek featuring new homes for sale by Ron Lee.

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on January 16, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, January 16, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is holding a new home Open House on January 16, 2009, at Autumn Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features new homes for sale in Autumn Creek Subdivision. These new houses for sale are open to the public and there is an open house for realtors and real estate agents at Autumn Creek featuring new homes for sale by Ron Lee.

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on January 16, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, January 16, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on February 6, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, February 6, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Saturday, February 7, 2009, from 2PM to 4PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Sunday, February 8, 2009, from 1PM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Sunday, February 8, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on February 13, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday, February 13, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, February 13, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Saturday, February 14, 2009, from 2PM to 4PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Saturday, February 14, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Sunday, February 14, 2009, from 10:30AM to 2PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Sunday, February 15, 2009, from 1PM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Sunday, February 15, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on February 20, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday, February 20, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, February 20, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Willow Bend, Friday, February 20, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Madisonville, Louisiana in Willow Bend Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Sunday, February 22, 2009, from 10:30AM to 2:30PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on February 27, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, February 27, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Covington, LA 70433 at Natchez Trace Subdivision, Friday, March 6, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday, March 6, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, March 6, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Sunday, March 8, 2009, from 10:30AM to 2:30PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday, March 13, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday, March 13, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, March 13, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Sunday, March 15, 2009, from 10:30AM to 2:30PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday, March 20, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, March 20, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Sunday, March 22, 2009, from 10:30AM to 2:30PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee and Ron Lee Homes present their Slip Into Spring Progressive Home Tour. New home buyers can visit 4 model homes that were built by Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee and Ron Lee Homes in Madisonville, Louisiana, Covington, LA, and Mandeville, Louisiana. If home buyers visit all 4 these model homes, they will be entered into a competition to win a gift card for $100 to Keith Young's Steakhouse. If custom home buyers are interested in designing a new custom home or having a home builder build a new custom home for them, they can bring their home plans or their home lot location to the model homes to discuss with Ron Lee Homes and Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee. The builder will be onsite at the Progressive Home Tour to discuss their custom home plans.

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday, March 27, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Natchez Trace, Friday, March 27, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Sunday, March 29, 2009, from 10:30AM to 2:30PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday, April 17, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday, April 17, 2009, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday, April 17, 2009, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Sunday, April 19, 2009, from 10:30AM to 2:30PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce announces its member orientation breakfast being held at the Chamber Office at 610 Hollycrest Blvd., Covington, LA 70433. Member Orientation is a chance for members to learn something new and find out what Chamber membership and programs are about. Business cards are a must as attendees get an opportunity to introduce their businesses to audience members.

Come See Our Street Festival and Classic Car Display!

Please attend the monthly luncheon for the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce being held on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Tchefuncta Country Club.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday, May 1, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Saturday, May 2, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Sunday, May 3, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Saturday, May 9, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Sunday, May 10, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Saturday, May 16, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Sunday, May 17, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday's, each week, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday's, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday's, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Willow Bend, Friday, February 20, 2009, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Madisonville, Louisiana in Willow Bend Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday's, each week, from 9AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday's, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday's, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Saturday & Sunday, May 30th and May 31st, from 10AM to 2PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and May 31 from 10am - 2pm, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00AM to 2:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Saturday & Sunday, May 30th and May 31st, from 10AM to 2PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and May 31 from 10am - 2pm, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00AM to 2:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association Lunch is being held at Benedicts Plantation, a catering hall in Mandeville, LA, on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, from 11:45am - 1pm. The president of the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association (ST/WHBA) will speak and scholarships will be presented to charities from the proceeds of the Spring Gold Tournament held at Beau Chene Golf Course. Awards will also be given out to the winners of the Realtors' Choice Awards from the 2009 Parade of Homes, which was held in St. Tammany Parish

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday's, each week, from 10AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday's, from 10:00am - 3:00pm, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale. The open house is open to Realtors and new home buyers interested in finding out more about a new builder in St. Tammany Parish

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday's, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers that are interested in buying a new home by a new home builder in St. Tammany Parish

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held the first Saturday of every month from 10am - 4pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Saturday's, each week, from 12PM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Saturday's, from 12:00pm - 3:00pm, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale. The open house is open to Realtors and new home buyers interested in finding out more about a new builder in St. Tammany Parish

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) is holding its monthly membership meeting, Monday, June 8, 2009, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Kickstand Cafe in Mandeville, Louisiana. Networking begins at 5:30pm. The events of the meeting include the election of the officers for NAWIC for 2009 - 2010 and a presentation by new member Michele Miller with Ener Systems.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday's, each week, from 10AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday's, from 10:00am - 3:00pm, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale. The open house is open to Realtors and new home buyers interested in finding out more about a new builder in St. Tammany Parish

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday's, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers that are interested in buying a new home by a new home builder in St. Tammany Parish

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday's, each week, from 10AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday's, from 10:00am - 3:00pm, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale. The open house is open to Realtors and new home buyers interested in finding out more about a new builder in St. Tammany Parish

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday's, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers that are interested in buying a new home by a new home builder in St. Tammany Parish

Open every Saturday, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at 112 Kanawha Court, Natchez Trace, Friday's, each week, from 10AM to 3PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Covington, Louisiana in Natchez Trace Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers

Ron Lee Homes is holding a new home Open House on Friday's, from 10:00am - 3:00pm, at 413 South Fairway Drive in Bedico Creek Subdivision in Madisonville, LA. This open house features a home in Bedico Creek Subdivision that is for sale. The open house is open to Realtors and new home buyers interested in finding out more about a new builder in St. Tammany Parish

Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee will be holding an Open House for a brand new home at Grande Maison, Friday's, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM in the afternoon. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee features new homes for sale in Mandeville, Louisiana in Grande Maison Subdivision. Open House is open to Realtors and potential home buyers and new home buyers that are interested in buying a new home by a new home builder in St. Tammany Parish

Open every Saturday, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held the first Saturday of every month from 10am - 4pm and every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) is holding its monthly membership meeting, Monday, July 13, 2009, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Terra Bella, a Traditional Neighborhood Development in Covington, Louisiana. Networking begins at 5:30pm. The events of the meeting include a presentation by Jeff Sonnenberg the Marketing Director of Terra Bella.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

The Sales & Marketing Council (SMC) for the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding it's monthly meeting, Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 12pm at Omni Bank in Mandeville. The chair of the Sales & Marketing Council, David Gaspard, will be discussing the education programs both for national builder designations as well as a local seminar for the SMC. Nancy Lee is handling the seminar for the SMC.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

The leadership of the home builders associations in Louisiana will be meeting at their annual meeting for the Louisiana Home Builders Association in Sandestin, FL, July 29 - July 31, 2009. Ron Lee and Nancy Lee will be attending this event in order to discuss the progress of the local St. Tammany Parish and Washington Parish builders.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held the first Saturday of every month from 10am - 4pm and every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association Lunch is being held at Benedicts Plantation, a catering hall in Mandeville, LA, on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, from 11:45am - 1pm. The president of the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association (ST/WHBA) will speak.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) is holding its monthly membership meeting, Monday, August 10, 2009, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Kickstand Cafe in Mandeville, Louisiana. Networking begins at 5:30pm. The events of the meeting include a presentation about website technology and Internet networking by Rebekah Collins with Louisiana Market Pro. The meeting will also feature a presentation by Jenny Goodrow with NOLA Lending - the featured member of NAWIC for August, 2009.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The Art Market is an opportunity for local artists to offer their work directly to the public in a beautifully inviting and heavily trafficked outdoor location for a small flat fee - no commissions or other sales related costs. The Art Market promotes the fine arts, including but not limited to: Drawing and painting in oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Water Color, Pastel, Graphite & Mixed Media, Sculpture & Ceramics, Photography, Etching, Stained Glass, and Jewelry. The art market is being held, Saturday, August 15, from 10am - 4pm on the Tchefuncte Riverfront in Madisonville, Louisiana.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

The Sales & Marketing Council (SMC) for the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding it's monthly meeting, Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 12pm at Omni Bank in Mandeville. The chair of the Sales & Marketing Council, David Gaspard, will be discussing the education programs both for national builder designations as well as a local seminar for the SMC. Nancy Lee is handling the seminar for the SMC.

This market is held every Saturday at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The Art Market is an opportunity for local artists to offer their work directly to the public in a beautifully inviting and heavily trafficked outdoor location for a small flat fee - no commissions or other sales related costs. The Art Market promotes the fine arts, including but not limited to: Drawing and painting in oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Water Color, Pastel, Graphite & Mixed Media, Sculpture & Ceramics, Photography, Etching, Stained Glass, and Jewelry. The art market is being held, Saturday, September 19, 2009, from 10am - 4pm on the Tchefuncte Riverfront in Madisonville, Louisiana.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Alligator fest making debut in September. If you were thinking about scheduling an event the weekend of Sept. 26 and 27, you might want to think again. That is the weekend already established for the inaugural Louisiana Alligator Festival, an event organizers predict will be the next great state festival. Hosted by and benefiting the Tammany Trace Foundation, Mental Health Association of St. Tammany and Truth 180 , the festival will be held Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sept. 27 from noon to 6 p.m. at the trailhead adjacent to the St. Tammany Parish government complex at 21490 Koop Drive, just north of Interstate 12, in old Mandeville. --- Gobs of gator fun in store --- "We're not thinking small," said David Kiviaho, director of development for Truth 180 , who explained that this parishwide effort promises to attract tourism dollars to St. Tammany and provide an unforgettable weekend of fun for the residents of the north shore. The event will include outstanding alligator recipes prepared by regional chefs, delicious libations, a Mini as well as a Miss and St. Tammany Alligator Festival Queen beauty pageant (which will be a Miss America preliminary competition), carnival rides, old-fashioned sack races and other activities for the young and old, an eating contest, artisans with their latest wares and, of course, fabulous musical entertainers. OK, I cannot tell a lie. They had me with the gator recipes. --- Get in on the act --- As with all festivals, those that already are established and new ventures such as the Louisiana Alligator Festival, sponsorships are crucial to the event's success. Sponsorships ranging from $250 gator donors to $3,500 signature sponsors are available by contacting Kiviaho at 985.639.8040; Lisa Pratt-Maddox, executive director of the Tammany Trace Foundation, 985.867.9490; or Cheri Carter, executive director of the Mental Health Association of St. Tammany, 985.641.0619. Members of the boards of both the Mental Health Association of St. Tammany and Truth 180 also are serving on the festival committee and can be reached to discuss sponsorship or volunteer opportunities. They are Robert deBrandt, MHAST board chairman; Al Lively, MHAST board resource director; Christopher Russell, Truth 180 executive director; and Sharon Sandifer, Truth 180 development chairwoman. Also serving on the committee is Lisa Abshire, legislative assistant to state Rep. Greg Cromer. All are working to ensure the Louisiana Alligator Festival's debut is an unforgettable experience. "This is going to grow into something this parish is going to be proud of," Kiviaho said. A parish festival that supports organizations serving the entire parish . . . I'm already proud. Carol Wolfram can be reached at cwolfram@timespicayune.com or 985.645.2857. Published on NOLA.com Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:01 p.m. Published in The Times-Picayune Thursday, June 25, 2009

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

Every Saturday of the month from 9:00am - 1:00, you will find much at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market like music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

The markets will be held the first Saturday of every month from 10am - 4pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association Lunch is being held at Benedicts Plantation, a catering hall in Mandeville, LA, on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, from 11:45am - 1pm. The president of the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association (ST/WHBA) will speak.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

Visit Terra Bella in Covington, Louisiana for the Terra Bella Twilight Open House. The event will be held at the furnished model home of Ron Lee Homes in Mandeville, Louisiana, on Thursday, October 8, 2009, 4pm - 7pm. All visitors are welcome. For a private showing call 985-966-0086.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

Every Saturday of the month from 9:00am - 1:00, you will find much at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market like music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) is holding its monthly membership meeting, Monday, October 12, 2009, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Kickstand Cafe in Mandeville, Louisiana. Networking begins at 5:30pm. The events of the meeting include a presentation from Lee Cosgrove with Edward Jones.

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association will be doing the best and most successful membership drive October 13 - 15, 2009. The kick-off party for the membership drive will start on Tuesday, October 13th, the membership drive will be held October 14th and 15th from 8:30am - 5:30pm each day. The final celebration party will be held from 5:30pm - 8:00pm on Thursday, October 15th.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

The Sales & Marketing Council (SMC) for the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding it's monthly meeting, Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 12pm at St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association in Lacombe, LA. The chair of the Sales & Marketing Council, David Gaspard, will be discussing the education programs both for national builder designations as well as a local seminar for the SMC. Nancy Lee is handling the seminar for the SMC.

The Art Market is an opportunity for local artists to offer their work directly to the public in a beautifully inviting and heavily trafficked outdoor location for a small flat fee - no commissions or other sales related costs. The Art Market promotes the fine arts, including but not limited to: Drawing and painting in oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Water Color, Pastel, Graphite & Mixed Media, Sculpture & Ceramics, Photography, Etching, Stained Glass, and Jewelry. The art market is being held, Saturday, October 17, from 10am - 4pm on the Tchefuncte Riverfront in Madisonville, Louisiana.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

Every Saturday of the month from 9:00am - 1:00, you will find much at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market like music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

You're invited to the biggest party on the Northsore! N'Tini's is transforming the dining room into a 60's-style disco for you to shake your tail feather! The DJ will be groovin' you through the decades to your favorite hits from Motown to Today! Make it a late night...at N'Tinis! Come to N'Tinis on Friday, October 23, 2009, from 10pm - 2am and jam!

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

Every Saturday of the month from 9:00am - 1:00, you will find much at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market like music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The markets will be held every Sunday from noon - 5pm at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. A variety of craft items and foods will be offered for sale, such as jewelry, breads and jellies, spun glass, planters, hand sewn items, toys, soaps and lotions, bird cages and feeders. Music will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Abita Trailhead Plaza. Vendor booths are $10 and can be obtained by contacting Kathy Brener at (985) 373-4328 or Lynette Soules at (985)893-2418. The Abita Trailhead Markets are sponsored by the Abita Springs Trailhead Museum.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

Every Saturday of the month from 9:00am - 1:00, you will find much at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market like music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Saturday on the side lawn of Covington City Hall.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association Lunch is being held at Benedicts Plantation, a catering hall in Mandeville, LA, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, from 11:45am - 1pm. The president of the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association (ST/WHBA), Ron Lee will speak.

You're invited to the biggest party on the Northsore! N'Tini's is transforming the dining room into a 60's-style disco for you to shake your tail feather! The DJ will be groovin' you through the decades to your favorite hits from Motown to Today! Make it a late night...at N'Tinis! Come to N'Tinis on Friday, November 4, 2009, from 10pm - 2am and jam!

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in November, 2009 at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in Novemer, 2009, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

This time there's a difference. When Les Miles took an LSU football team into Tuscaloosa to play Alabama two years ago, his Tigers were ranked No. 3 in the country on their way to play Nick Saban's No. 17 Crimson Tide. Miles knew what kind of team he had, one that proved its mettle in a tough 28-24 victory over No. 9 Florida, an LSU team that would have been unbeaten at the time had a field-goal attempt not gone wide right near the end of regulation in a 43-37 triple-overtime loss at Kentucky. In his first season at Alabama, Saban also knew what kind of team he had, an overachieving ballclub that had surprised pundits with a 6-2 record. And now? Well, two years later, , I don't think either coach has any idea how good his team is with more than half a season in the rear-view mirror. And it mainly comes down to the quarterbacks. LSU sophomore Jordan Jefferson will be facing a defense that is tied for the lead in the Southeastern Conference with 23 sacks, and the Tigers -- horror of horrors -- have allowed 23 sacks. With Alabama junior Greg McElroy, the problem has not been sacks for a quarterback who has thrown only three interceptions. It's more of a matter of completing eight of 31 passes in the red zone. Horror of horrors. All this suggests what is obvious in a showdown between teams whose strength has been on the defensive side of the ball. Alabama (8-0, 5-0) is unbeaten for two reasons: tackle-breaking running back Mark Ingram, good enough to be a Heisman Trophy candidate, but, even more important, a defense that has allowed an average of 64 rushing yards and made life miserable for the guy in the pocket, this to the tune of those 23 sacks, 30 quarterback hurries and 10 interceptions. Here's an ironic footnote going into Saturday's game. Mention quarterback rush to Saban and I'm guessing it would trigger the memory of what took place in the LSU game of '07, the moment after Tigers defensive coordinator Bo Pelini sent in the call "whistle," code name for a five-man blitz. With the Crimson Tide facing a third-and-12 at its 30-yard line, there came freshman Chad Jones -- untouched -- making a beeline right into the torso of quarterback John Parker Wilson. Out came the football, into the arms of safety Curtis Taylor at the 3. Two plays later, with 90 seconds remaining, running back Jacob Hester punched it in for the winning points in a 41-34 victory, leaving a crowd of 92,000 with a feeling of disbelief. For Miles and the Tigers, it was as big a turning point as any in a surreal march to a national championship. The irony: The blitz had beaten a Saban team that usually had used the blitz to win. On Saturday, you can bet Saban will not change the script against LSU (7-1, 4-1). He'll be doing the same thing against Jefferson. "I have to be aware at all times," Jefferson said. "Saban likes to blitz on every play, from different areas. It means we have to find our rhythm very quickly." And what is Saban saying? When it comes to quarterbacks, Saban is more concerned about the recent play of McElroy, whose performance has fallen off following an impressive start. It's essentially because of McElroy, you have Alabama fans talking about how a team with a perfect record "has a fan base teetering with high anxiety." "In case anyone has noticed, Alabama's biggest wins have suddenly evaporated," said one. "The résumé looks skimpy." Victories over Virginia Tech (34-24), at Ole Miss (22-3), Arkansas (35-7) and South Carolina (20-6), they suggest, have lost some of the shine in view of later results. All four, they point out, have taken their lumps and are not as good as they appeared early on. As for Tennessee, they say, it took a couple of blocked field-goal attempts to preserve a 12-10 victory in Tuscaloosa. What's wrong with the Alabama offense? It's amusing listening to the "other guys" talk. In the red zone, they want touchdowns, not field goals. Have you heard this before? Listen to the head coach. "I want the offense to be more aggressive, more guns-a-blazing, throwing the ball downfield, " Saban said. Sounds like Saban is quoting Les Miles. I'm convinced these are two coaches who really don't know how good their teams are. In losing to No. 1 Florida 13-3 at Tiger Stadium, Miles learned LSU was not good enough -- at that time -- to compete for a conference championship. After winning five conference games, Saban still is wondering whether Alabama is good enough to play for a national championship, let alone a conference championship. On Saturday, they'll open the envelope.

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) is holding its monthly membership meeting, Monday, November 9, 2009, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Marchand Creative Kitchens at 2180 N. Causeway Blvd. in Mandeville, Louisiana. Networking begins at 5:30pm. The events of the meeting include a presentation from Danielle Wilczynski with Marchand Creative Kitchens.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in November, 2009 at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in Novemer, 2009, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

This time there's a difference. When Les Miles took an LSU football team into Tuscaloosa to play Alabama two years ago, his Tigers were ranked No. 3 in the country on their way to play Nick Saban's No. 17 Crimson Tide. Miles knew what kind of team he had, one that proved its mettle in a tough 28-24 victory over No. 9 Florida, an LSU team that would have been unbeaten at the time had a field-goal attempt not gone wide right near the end of regulation in a 43-37 triple-overtime loss at Kentucky. In his first season at Alabama, Saban also knew what kind of team he had, an overachieving ballclub that had surprised pundits with a 6-2 record. And now? Well, two years later, , I don't think either coach has any idea how good his team is with more than half a season in the rear-view mirror. And it mainly comes down to the quarterbacks. LSU sophomore Jordan Jefferson will be facing a defense that is tied for the lead in the Southeastern Conference with 23 sacks, and the Tigers -- horror of horrors -- have allowed 23 sacks. With Alabama junior Greg McElroy, the problem has not been sacks for a quarterback who has thrown only three interceptions. It's more of a matter of completing eight of 31 passes in the red zone. Horror of horrors. All this suggests what is obvious in a showdown between teams whose strength has been on the defensive side of the ball. Alabama (8-0, 5-0) is unbeaten for two reasons: tackle-breaking running back Mark Ingram, good enough to be a Heisman Trophy candidate, but, even more important, a defense that has allowed an average of 64 rushing yards and made life miserable for the guy in the pocket, this to the tune of those 23 sacks, 30 quarterback hurries and 10 interceptions. Here's an ironic footnote going into Saturday's game. Mention quarterback rush to Saban and I'm guessing it would trigger the memory of what took place in the LSU game of '07, the moment after Tigers defensive coordinator Bo Pelini sent in the call "whistle," code name for a five-man blitz. With the Crimson Tide facing a third-and-12 at its 30-yard line, there came freshman Chad Jones -- untouched -- making a beeline right into the torso of quarterback John Parker Wilson. Out came the football, into the arms of safety Curtis Taylor at the 3. Two plays later, with 90 seconds remaining, running back Jacob Hester punched it in for the winning points in a 41-34 victory, leaving a crowd of 92,000 with a feeling of disbelief. For Miles and the Tigers, it was as big a turning point as any in a surreal march to a national championship. The irony: The blitz had beaten a Saban team that usually had used the blitz to win. On Saturday, you can bet Saban will not change the script against LSU (7-1, 4-1). He'll be doing the same thing against Jefferson. "I have to be aware at all times," Jefferson said. "Saban likes to blitz on every play, from different areas. It means we have to find our rhythm very quickly." And what is Saban saying? When it comes to quarterbacks, Saban is more concerned about the recent play of McElroy, whose performance has fallen off following an impressive start. It's essentially because of McElroy, you have Alabama fans talking about how a team with a perfect record "has a fan base teetering with high anxiety." "In case anyone has noticed, Alabama's biggest wins have suddenly evaporated," said one. "The résumé looks skimpy." Victories over Virginia Tech (34-24), at Ole Miss (22-3), Arkansas (35-7) and South Carolina (20-6), they suggest, have lost some of the shine in view of later results. All four, they point out, have taken their lumps and are not as good as they appeared early on. As for Tennessee, they say, it took a couple of blocked field-goal attempts to preserve a 12-10 victory in Tuscaloosa. What's wrong with the Alabama offense? It's amusing listening to the "other guys" talk. In the red zone, they want touchdowns, not field goals. Have you heard this before? Listen to the head coach. "I want the offense to be more aggressive, more guns-a-blazing, throwing the ball downfield, " Saban said. Sounds like Saban is quoting Les Miles. I'm convinced these are two coaches who really don't know how good their teams are. In losing to No. 1 Florida 13-3 at Tiger Stadium, Miles learned LSU was not good enough -- at that time -- to compete for a conference championship. After winning five conference games, Saban still is wondering whether Alabama is good enough to play for a national championship, let alone a conference championship. On Saturday, they'll open the envelope.

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

The Sales & Marketing Council (SMC) for the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding it's monthly meeting, Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 12pm at Omni Bank in Mandeville, LA. The chair of the Sales & Marketing Council, Kenny Elliott, will be discussing the education programs both for national builder designations as well as a local seminar for the SMC. Nancy Lee is handling the seminar for the SMC.

The Art Market is an opportunity for local artists to offer their work directly to the public in a beautifully inviting and heavily trafficked outdoor location for a small flat fee - no commissions or other sales related costs. The Art Market promotes the fine arts, including but not limited to: Drawing and painting in oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Water Color, Pastel, Graphite & Mixed Media, Sculpture & Ceramics, Photography, Etching, Stained Glass, and Jewelry. The art market is being held, Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 10am - 4pm on the Tchefuncte Riverfront in Madisonville, Louisiana.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in November, 2009 at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in Novemer, 2009, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

This time there's a difference. When Les Miles took an LSU football team into Tuscaloosa to play Alabama two years ago, his Tigers were ranked No. 3 in the country on their way to play Nick Saban's No. 17 Crimson Tide. Miles knew what kind of team he had, one that proved its mettle in a tough 28-24 victory over No. 9 Florida, an LSU team that would have been unbeaten at the time had a field-goal attempt not gone wide right near the end of regulation in a 43-37 triple-overtime loss at Kentucky. In his first season at Alabama, Saban also knew what kind of team he had, an overachieving ballclub that had surprised pundits with a 6-2 record. And now? Well, two years later, , I don't think either coach has any idea how good his team is with more than half a season in the rear-view mirror. And it mainly comes down to the quarterbacks. LSU sophomore Jordan Jefferson will be facing a defense that is tied for the lead in the Southeastern Conference with 23 sacks, and the Tigers -- horror of horrors -- have allowed 23 sacks. With Alabama junior Greg McElroy, the problem has not been sacks for a quarterback who has thrown only three interceptions. It's more of a matter of completing eight of 31 passes in the red zone. Horror of horrors. All this suggests what is obvious in a showdown between teams whose strength has been on the defensive side of the ball. Alabama (8-0, 5-0) is unbeaten for two reasons: tackle-breaking running back Mark Ingram, good enough to be a Heisman Trophy candidate, but, even more important, a defense that has allowed an average of 64 rushing yards and made life miserable for the guy in the pocket, this to the tune of those 23 sacks, 30 quarterback hurries and 10 interceptions. Here's an ironic footnote going into Saturday's game. Mention quarterback rush to Saban and I'm guessing it would trigger the memory of what took place in the LSU game of '07, the moment after Tigers defensive coordinator Bo Pelini sent in the call "whistle," code name for a five-man blitz. With the Crimson Tide facing a third-and-12 at its 30-yard line, there came freshman Chad Jones -- untouched -- making a beeline right into the torso of quarterback John Parker Wilson. Out came the football, into the arms of safety Curtis Taylor at the 3. Two plays later, with 90 seconds remaining, running back Jacob Hester punched it in for the winning points in a 41-34 victory, leaving a crowd of 92,000 with a feeling of disbelief. For Miles and the Tigers, it was as big a turning point as any in a surreal march to a national championship. The irony: The blitz had beaten a Saban team that usually had used the blitz to win. On Saturday, you can bet Saban will not change the script against LSU (7-1, 4-1). He'll be doing the same thing against Jefferson. "I have to be aware at all times," Jefferson said. "Saban likes to blitz on every play, from different areas. It means we have to find our rhythm very quickly." And what is Saban saying? When it comes to quarterbacks, Saban is more concerned about the recent play of McElroy, whose performance has fallen off following an impressive start. It's essentially because of McElroy, you have Alabama fans talking about how a team with a perfect record "has a fan base teetering with high anxiety." "In case anyone has noticed, Alabama's biggest wins have suddenly evaporated," said one. "The résumé looks skimpy." Victories over Virginia Tech (34-24), at Ole Miss (22-3), Arkansas (35-7) and South Carolina (20-6), they suggest, have lost some of the shine in view of later results. All four, they point out, have taken their lumps and are not as good as they appeared early on. As for Tennessee, they say, it took a couple of blocked field-goal attempts to preserve a 12-10 victory in Tuscaloosa. What's wrong with the Alabama offense? It's amusing listening to the "other guys" talk. In the red zone, they want touchdowns, not field goals. Have you heard this before? Listen to the head coach. "I want the offense to be more aggressive, more guns-a-blazing, throwing the ball downfield, " Saban said. Sounds like Saban is quoting Les Miles. I'm convinced these are two coaches who really don't know how good their teams are. In losing to No. 1 Florida 13-3 at Tiger Stadium, Miles learned LSU was not good enough -- at that time -- to compete for a conference championship. After winning five conference games, Saban still is wondering whether Alabama is good enough to play for a national championship, let alone a conference championship. On Saturday, they'll open the envelope.

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in November, 2009 at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in Novemer, 2009, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

This time there's a difference. When Les Miles took an LSU football team into Tuscaloosa to play Alabama two years ago, his Tigers were ranked No. 3 in the country on their way to play Nick Saban's No. 17 Crimson Tide. Miles knew what kind of team he had, one that proved its mettle in a tough 28-24 victory over No. 9 Florida, an LSU team that would have been unbeaten at the time had a field-goal attempt not gone wide right near the end of regulation in a 43-37 triple-overtime loss at Kentucky. In his first season at Alabama, Saban also knew what kind of team he had, an overachieving ballclub that had surprised pundits with a 6-2 record. And now? Well, two years later, , I don't think either coach has any idea how good his team is with more than half a season in the rear-view mirror. And it mainly comes down to the quarterbacks. LSU sophomore Jordan Jefferson will be facing a defense that is tied for the lead in the Southeastern Conference with 23 sacks, and the Tigers -- horror of horrors -- have allowed 23 sacks. With Alabama junior Greg McElroy, the problem has not been sacks for a quarterback who has thrown only three interceptions. It's more of a matter of completing eight of 31 passes in the red zone. Horror of horrors. All this suggests what is obvious in a showdown between teams whose strength has been on the defensive side of the ball. Alabama (8-0, 5-0) is unbeaten for two reasons: tackle-breaking running back Mark Ingram, good enough to be a Heisman Trophy candidate, but, even more important, a defense that has allowed an average of 64 rushing yards and made life miserable for the guy in the pocket, this to the tune of those 23 sacks, 30 quarterback hurries and 10 interceptions. Here's an ironic footnote going into Saturday's game. Mention quarterback rush to Saban and I'm guessing it would trigger the memory of what took place in the LSU game of '07, the moment after Tigers defensive coordinator Bo Pelini sent in the call "whistle," code name for a five-man blitz. With the Crimson Tide facing a third-and-12 at its 30-yard line, there came freshman Chad Jones -- untouched -- making a beeline right into the torso of quarterback John Parker Wilson. Out came the football, into the arms of safety Curtis Taylor at the 3. Two plays later, with 90 seconds remaining, running back Jacob Hester punched it in for the winning points in a 41-34 victory, leaving a crowd of 92,000 with a feeling of disbelief. For Miles and the Tigers, it was as big a turning point as any in a surreal march to a national championship. The irony: The blitz had beaten a Saban team that usually had used the blitz to win. On Saturday, you can bet Saban will not change the script against LSU (7-1, 4-1). He'll be doing the same thing against Jefferson. "I have to be aware at all times," Jefferson said. "Saban likes to blitz on every play, from different areas. It means we have to find our rhythm very quickly." And what is Saban saying? When it comes to quarterbacks, Saban is more concerned about the recent play of McElroy, whose performance has fallen off following an impressive start. It's essentially because of McElroy, you have Alabama fans talking about how a team with a perfect record "has a fan base teetering with high anxiety." "In case anyone has noticed, Alabama's biggest wins have suddenly evaporated," said one. "The résumé looks skimpy." Victories over Virginia Tech (34-24), at Ole Miss (22-3), Arkansas (35-7) and South Carolina (20-6), they suggest, have lost some of the shine in view of later results. All four, they point out, have taken their lumps and are not as good as they appeared early on. As for Tennessee, they say, it took a couple of blocked field-goal attempts to preserve a 12-10 victory in Tuscaloosa. What's wrong with the Alabama offense? It's amusing listening to the "other guys" talk. In the red zone, they want touchdowns, not field goals. Have you heard this before? Listen to the head coach. "I want the offense to be more aggressive, more guns-a-blazing, throwing the ball downfield, " Saban said. Sounds like Saban is quoting Les Miles. I'm convinced these are two coaches who really don't know how good their teams are. In losing to No. 1 Florida 13-3 at Tiger Stadium, Miles learned LSU was not good enough -- at that time -- to compete for a conference championship. After winning five conference games, Saban still is wondering whether Alabama is good enough to play for a national championship, let alone a conference championship. On Saturday, they'll open the envelope.

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

The Sales & Marketing Council (SMC) for the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding it's holiday party, Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 7pm at Terra Bella in Covington, LA.

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

THUMBS UP! So, looking back I feel my guys did a good job on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This year, 2009, we set our goals really high. That being said, we all have been challenged to take our game to a higher level to do something we’ve never done before: Win an NFL championship. Although we did do a lot of good things on offense, defense and special teams, we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. For starters, let’s talk about the good things: · The running game looked great. Mike Bell ran for 143 yards due mostly to the offensive line and fullback Heath Evans. Although Mike will get most of the credit, players like Jahri Evans had many dominating blocks to open the holes for Mike to run through. This was one of the major emphasis this off season that this team needed to improve on. · Drew Brees: Need I say more? Ok, I’ll elaborate. My man threw for 358 yards and 6 touchdowns! These yards came from eight different receivers, which means everybody’s getting involved. In watching film on Monday, Drew had great pocket presence stepping up to avoid rushers and making huge throws down field. The entire offense did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game. · A healthy Jeremy Shockey: Last year Jeremy struggling with injuries, but he was able to step up and contribute in a major way at the tight end position. I hope the questions of “if” Sean Payton should’ve traded for him is over. Jeremy showed the kind of weapon he is and is a player defenses have to account for one every snap. And even when they do think they have him, he can and will make plays. Although we undoubtedly lost our best looking tight end, I was glad to see the success he had on Sunday. · New Look Defense: In 2009 our defense needs to create more turnovers, and they did just that. Darren Sharper had two interceptions, and the most underrated linebacker in the league, Scott Shanle, had the first pick of his career. The secondary did a great job shutting down a premier wide receiver due largely to the efforts of Jabari Greer. We really stopped their run game all day and I would like to thank Minnesota for some weird law that allowed Charles Grant and Will Smith to play! · Young Punter/Kick Off Man Thomas Morstead: So we drafted the kid as a punter but he handled the kickoff duties for us on Sunday and he did a great job while also punting the crap out of the ball. Throw in “Old Reliable” and I do mean OLD, John Carney and Thomas Morstead had a great day! IMPROVEMENTS · TURNOVERS! To win the Championship, we can’t turn the ball over. · Giving up special team big plays: Coach Mac (Greg McMahon) is a great coach who spends a lot of time helping the special teams players be successful. We have to continue to take that coaching and implement it onto the field. · The last thing I saw that we need to improve on is our celebrations! The ever-creative Lance Moore looked rusty. The defense needs to improve their celebrations, as well. And Jeremy Shockey was very indecisive, even with two opportunities. We’ve got to get our swagger better in our celebration game to win a ring! Every week something new: Next week I will tell you about a funny play that happened in the game that you can only get from me!

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Come visit this unique, new custom home by Ron Lee Homes at Terra Bella in Covington, Louisiana. The home featured is 921 Tezcucco Court, homesite 52. This 4BR, 3BA Northshore cottage style home features 2,489 living square footage with custom wood floors in dining and family, beautiful kitchen with granite countertops, unique tile backsplash, walk-in pantry, GE stainless steel appliances, computer nook, secluded master suite, granite countertops in all baths, huge, covered, bricked back patio, large front porch, open floorplan, detached garage, 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, and is located in Flood Zone "C". This is just another quality, must-see home by Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee! Terra Bella is a uniquely designed community, specifically a Traditional Neighborhood Development, with parks, sidewalks, rear-entry garages. The community offers commercial business space, shopping and dining for a live/work relationship. The designer house in Terra Bella is located off of Hwy. 1085. Participating vendors in this home include Lagniappe Home Accents and American Factory Direct.

Come visit this unique, new custom home by Ron Lee Homes at Terra Bella in Covington, Louisiana. The home featured is 921 Tezcucco Court, homesite 52. This 4BR, 3BA Northshore cottage style home features 2,489 living square footage with custom wood floors in dining and family, beautiful kitchen with granite countertops, unique tile backsplash, walk-in pantry, GE stainless steel appliances, computer nook, secluded master suite, granite countertops in all baths, huge, covered, bricked back patio, large front porch, open floorplan, detached garage, 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, and is located in Flood Zone "C". This is just another quality, must-see home by Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee! Terra Bella is a uniquely designed community, specifically a Traditional Neighborhood Development, with parks, sidewalks, rear-entry garages. The community offers commercial business space, shopping and dining for a live/work relationship. The designer house in Terra Bella is located off of Hwy. 1085. Participating vendors in this home include Lagniappe Home Accents and American Factory Direct.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, each Wednesday at The Covington Trailhead.

St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association Lunch is being held at Benedicts Plantation, a catering hall in Mandeville, LA, on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, from 11:45am - 1pm. The president of the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association (ST/WHBA) will speak.

St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association Annual Crawfish Boil is being held at John Davis Park Gymnasium & Community Center, 61096 St. Mary Street, Lacombe, LA 70445, on Friday, April 9, 2010, from 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Tickets are only $35 for all-you-can-eat and drink!! Kids 12 and under are FREE. All you can eat - Crawfish, fried fish, hush puppies, and dessert! All you can drink - liquor included!!!! We'll have a DJ....so, dancing is encouraged. Centrally located in Lacombe for both sides of St. Tammany Parish... The party is both inside and outside. Air conditioned.... Bring the family! There's an outside playground, too.

The GET MOTIVATED Seminar is world famous for its energizing, action-packed, star-studded, fun-filled, spectacular stage show. CNN, 60 Minutes, USA Today, TIME, PEOPLE, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal all rave about it! This motivational mega-show packs more inspirational firepower than a stick of dynamite! For more than 25 years, corporate leaders, Fortune 500 companies, educators, business owners, salespeople, medical professionals and more have made Peter and Tamara Lowe's GET MOTIVATED! America's #1 Business Seminar. Husband-wife team Peter and Tamara Lowe, are the dynamic duo who create and produce The GET MOTIVATED! Seminar, and have been happily married for 20 years. Together they have built numerous successful companies, travelled to more than 100 countries, served as advisors to the world's most influential leaders and are the proud parents of two terrific sons. Peter and Tamara make their home in South Florida.

Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade…and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born. This spontaneous, momentous scene—this meeting of jazz and heritage—has stood for decades since as a stirring symbol of the authenticity of the celebration that was destined to become a cultural force. From the very beginning, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was envisioned as an important event that would have great cultural significance and popular appeal. The Festival was the culmination of years of discussions and efforts by city leaders who wanted to create an event worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of jazz. A couple of other festivals were held in the years leading up to the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but those events, different in format, did not take hold as the Jazz & Heritage Festival would. In 1970, George Wein, jazz impresario behind the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival (begun respectively in 1954 and 1959) was hired to design and produce a unique festival for New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to oversee the Festival. Wein’s concept of the Louisiana Heritage Fair—a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts and crafts booths, along with an evening concert series—formed a construct that would prove vastly appealing and enduring. In addition to Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington, the first Festival lineup included Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Preservation Hall Band, parades every day with The Olympia Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indians, and many others. In announcing the first Festival, scheduled for April 22 – 26, Wein said, “The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival represents a new and exciting idea in festival presentation. This festival could only be held in New Orleans because here and here alone is the richest musical heritage in America.” He also noted, with great prescience, “New Orleans, in the long run, should become bigger than Newport in jazz festivals. Newport was manufactured, but New Orleans is the real thing.” Wein hired Quint Davis and Allison Miner, two young, knowledgeable New Orleans music enthusiasts, to work on the event. Davis would quickly become the main creative force behind the Festival, establishing the event as a dynamic annual showcase of Louisiana music with a bold blend of national and international flavors. Davis remains producer and director of the Festival, guiding the event through its fourth decade of existence. Miner, who passed away in 1995, would make numerous contributions to the Festival’s evolution, including the creation of the Music Heritage Stage, which has been renamed in her honor. In 1970, only about 350 people attended the Festival, about half the number of musicians and other participants in the event. But the Festival, which became known as “Jazz Fest” almost immediately, was a great artistic success. When Jazz Fest was held the next year, it was clear that the event had already outgrown Congo Square. For the 1972 Festival, the event moved to the infield of the Fair Grounds Race Course, the third-oldest racetrack in America (open since 1872). Jazz Fest would grow quickly over the next few years, constantly expanding its use of the 145-acre site. In 1975, the Festival, still just a five-day event with only three days of the Louisiana Heritage Fair, had an anticipated attendance of 80,000. This was also the first year of the Festival’s popular, limited-edition silkscreen poster, now recognized as the most popular poster series in the world. From 1976 to 1978, Jazz Fest expanded to two full weekends of the Heritage Fair, and in 1979, for the 10th anniversary, the Festival scheduled three weekends, though one entire weekend was cancelled due to rain. In the 1980s, Jazz Fest continued to experience a tremendous growth in popularity and began to gain wide acclaim as one of the world’s greatest cultural celebrations. By the end of the decade, more than 300,000 people attended the Heritage Fair, evening concerts, and workshops. The 1989 Festival marked the 20th annual event, which was commemorated with a classic poster featuring Fats Domino, ushering in an era during which the poster would celebrate many of Louisiana’s music legends with iconic portraits. The decade of the 1990s saw the appeal of Jazz Fest and the Festival’s significance as a cultural symbol soar. The New York Times would note that the Jazz Festival had “become inseparable from the culture it presents.” The Festival added features like the Thursday that kicks off the second weekend (1991); an International Pavilion that celebrates other cultures (Haiti, Mali, Panama, Brazil, Martinique, and in 2004, South Africa); and the Native American stage and area. In 2001, the Festival celebrated Louis Armstrong’s centennial, and the total attendance eclipsed 650,000, shattering records for virtually every day of the Heritage Fair, including the all-time single-day attendance record of 160,000. Wein’s prediction that New Orleans would become the first city of jazz festivals had clearly come true. With 12 stages of soul-stirring music—jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more—the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a singular celebration. The event has showcased most of the great artists of New Orleans and Louisiana of the last half century: Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis, The Radiators, Irma Thomas, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Better Than Ezra, Ernie K-Doe, Vernel Bagneris, The Zion Harmonizers, Beausoleil and many others. The Festival has always blended in a wide mix of internationally renowned guests, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Max Roach, B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, the Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Kravitz, Sonny Rollins, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hugh Masekela, Cassandra Wilson, Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Burning Spear,Van Morrison, LL Cool J, Abbey Lincoln, Erykah Badu, Dave Brubeck, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour and many, many others. Over the years Jazz Fest has received many honors, including being named the Festival of the Year four times by Pollstar magazine. The 2004 event marks the 35th anniversary of Jazz Fest, which the Wall Street Journal says “showcases a wider, deeper lineup of essential American musical styles than any festival in the nation…” and which Life magazine has called “the country’s very best music festival.’’ Inspired by the spirit of Mahalia Jackson and the Eureka Brass Band back in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the culture of Louisiana with the combined fervor of a gospel hymn and the joy of a jazz parade.

Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade…and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born. This spontaneous, momentous scene—this meeting of jazz and heritage—has stood for decades since as a stirring symbol of the authenticity of the celebration that was destined to become a cultural force. From the very beginning, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was envisioned as an important event that would have great cultural significance and popular appeal. The Festival was the culmination of years of discussions and efforts by city leaders who wanted to create an event worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of jazz. A couple of other festivals were held in the years leading up to the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but those events, different in format, did not take hold as the Jazz & Heritage Festival would. In 1970, George Wein, jazz impresario behind the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival (begun respectively in 1954 and 1959) was hired to design and produce a unique festival for New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to oversee the Festival. Wein’s concept of the Louisiana Heritage Fair—a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts and crafts booths, along with an evening concert series—formed a construct that would prove vastly appealing and enduring. In addition to Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington, the first Festival lineup included Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Preservation Hall Band, parades every day with The Olympia Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indians, and many others. In announcing the first Festival, scheduled for April 22 – 26, Wein said, “The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival represents a new and exciting idea in festival presentation. This festival could only be held in New Orleans because here and here alone is the richest musical heritage in America.” He also noted, with great prescience, “New Orleans, in the long run, should become bigger than Newport in jazz festivals. Newport was manufactured, but New Orleans is the real thing.” Wein hired Quint Davis and Allison Miner, two young, knowledgeable New Orleans music enthusiasts, to work on the event. Davis would quickly become the main creative force behind the Festival, establishing the event as a dynamic annual showcase of Louisiana music with a bold blend of national and international flavors. Davis remains producer and director of the Festival, guiding the event through its fourth decade of existence. Miner, who passed away in 1995, would make numerous contributions to the Festival’s evolution, including the creation of the Music Heritage Stage, which has been renamed in her honor. In 1970, only about 350 people attended the Festival, about half the number of musicians and other participants in the event. But the Festival, which became known as “Jazz Fest” almost immediately, was a great artistic success. When Jazz Fest was held the next year, it was clear that the event had already outgrown Congo Square. For the 1972 Festival, the event moved to the infield of the Fair Grounds Race Course, the third-oldest racetrack in America (open since 1872). Jazz Fest would grow quickly over the next few years, constantly expanding its use of the 145-acre site. In 1975, the Festival, still just a five-day event with only three days of the Louisiana Heritage Fair, had an anticipated attendance of 80,000. This was also the first year of the Festival’s popular, limited-edition silkscreen poster, now recognized as the most popular poster series in the world. From 1976 to 1978, Jazz Fest expanded to two full weekends of the Heritage Fair, and in 1979, for the 10th anniversary, the Festival scheduled three weekends, though one entire weekend was cancelled due to rain. In the 1980s, Jazz Fest continued to experience a tremendous growth in popularity and began to gain wide acclaim as one of the world’s greatest cultural celebrations. By the end of the decade, more than 300,000 people attended the Heritage Fair, evening concerts, and workshops. The 1989 Festival marked the 20th annual event, which was commemorated with a classic poster featuring Fats Domino, ushering in an era during which the poster would celebrate many of Louisiana’s music legends with iconic portraits. The decade of the 1990s saw the appeal of Jazz Fest and the Festival’s significance as a cultural symbol soar. The New York Times would note that the Jazz Festival had “become inseparable from the culture it presents.” The Festival added features like the Thursday that kicks off the second weekend (1991); an International Pavilion that celebrates other cultures (Haiti, Mali, Panama, Brazil, Martinique, and in 2004, South Africa); and the Native American stage and area. In 2001, the Festival celebrated Louis Armstrong’s centennial, and the total attendance eclipsed 650,000, shattering records for virtually every day of the Heritage Fair, including the all-time single-day attendance record of 160,000. Wein’s prediction that New Orleans would become the first city of jazz festivals had clearly come true. With 12 stages of soul-stirring music—jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more—the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a singular celebration. The event has showcased most of the great artists of New Orleans and Louisiana of the last half century: Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis, The Radiators, Irma Thomas, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Better Than Ezra, Ernie K-Doe, Vernel Bagneris, The Zion Harmonizers, Beausoleil and many others. The Festival has always blended in a wide mix of internationally renowned guests, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Max Roach, B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, the Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Kravitz, Sonny Rollins, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hugh Masekela, Cassandra Wilson, Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Burning Spear,Van Morrison, LL Cool J, Abbey Lincoln, Erykah Badu, Dave Brubeck, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour and many, many others. Over the years Jazz Fest has received many honors, including being named the Festival of the Year four times by Pollstar magazine. The 2004 event marks the 35th anniversary of Jazz Fest, which the Wall Street Journal says “showcases a wider, deeper lineup of essential American musical styles than any festival in the nation…” and which Life magazine has called “the country’s very best music festival.’’ Inspired by the spirit of Mahalia Jackson and the Eureka Brass Band back in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the culture of Louisiana with the combined fervor of a gospel hymn and the joy of a jazz parade.

Come tour homes in St. Tammany Parish on Saturday, April 24, 2010. You will find new homes for sale of all sizes in all price ranges in Mandeville, Louisiana, Madisonville, Louisiana, Covington, Louisiana, Slidell, Louisiana, and Abita Springs, Louisiana. Looking for a house to buy, or are you a home buyer looking to live or buy a new home in St. Tammany Parish. Come attend the 31st annual Parade of Homes in St. Tammany Parish, sponsored by the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association, located in Lacombe, LA.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, Ron Lee Homes and Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee are selling tickets to the St. Tammany HBA Home Builder Association "Raising The Roof for Charity". Win a house Help a Hero. In coquille Subdivision in Madisonville built through the charitable contributions of members and sponsors of the St. Tammany Home Builders Assoication. Benefiting: Support our war heroes, american red cross, dream factory, mental health assn. of st. tammany, northshore families helping families, starc, st. tammany humane society, st. tammany parish sheriff's reserves, st. tammany deputies assn. and tammany trace foundations Cornerstone sponsors: Cowuille Subdivision, souther trace investments, velvet pines developers, 84 lumber, cleco resource bank Ticket prices:$100

Come See Our Street Festival and Classic Car Display!

Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade…and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born. This spontaneous, momentous scene—this meeting of jazz and heritage—has stood for decades since as a stirring symbol of the authenticity of the celebration that was destined to become a cultural force. From the very beginning, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was envisioned as an important event that would have great cultural significance and popular appeal. The Festival was the culmination of years of discussions and efforts by city leaders who wanted to create an event worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of jazz. A couple of other festivals were held in the years leading up to the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but those events, different in format, did not take hold as the Jazz & Heritage Festival would. In 1970, George Wein, jazz impresario behind the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival (begun respectively in 1954 and 1959) was hired to design and produce a unique festival for New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to oversee the Festival. Wein’s concept of the Louisiana Heritage Fair—a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts and crafts booths, along with an evening concert series—formed a construct that would prove vastly appealing and enduring. In addition to Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington, the first Festival lineup included Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Preservation Hall Band, parades every day with The Olympia Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indians, and many others. In announcing the first Festival, scheduled for April 22 – 26, Wein said, “The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival represents a new and exciting idea in festival presentation. This festival could only be held in New Orleans because here and here alone is the richest musical heritage in America.” He also noted, with great prescience, “New Orleans, in the long run, should become bigger than Newport in jazz festivals. Newport was manufactured, but New Orleans is the real thing.” Wein hired Quint Davis and Allison Miner, two young, knowledgeable New Orleans music enthusiasts, to work on the event. Davis would quickly become the main creative force behind the Festival, establishing the event as a dynamic annual showcase of Louisiana music with a bold blend of national and international flavors. Davis remains producer and director of the Festival, guiding the event through its fourth decade of existence. Miner, who passed away in 1995, would make numerous contributions to the Festival’s evolution, including the creation of the Music Heritage Stage, which has been renamed in her honor. In 1970, only about 350 people attended the Festival, about half the number of musicians and other participants in the event. But the Festival, which became known as “Jazz Fest” almost immediately, was a great artistic success. When Jazz Fest was held the next year, it was clear that the event had already outgrown Congo Square. For the 1972 Festival, the event moved to the infield of the Fair Grounds Race Course, the third-oldest racetrack in America (open since 1872). Jazz Fest would grow quickly over the next few years, constantly expanding its use of the 145-acre site. In 1975, the Festival, still just a five-day event with only three days of the Louisiana Heritage Fair, had an anticipated attendance of 80,000. This was also the first year of the Festival’s popular, limited-edition silkscreen poster, now recognized as the most popular poster series in the world. From 1976 to 1978, Jazz Fest expanded to two full weekends of the Heritage Fair, and in 1979, for the 10th anniversary, the Festival scheduled three weekends, though one entire weekend was cancelled due to rain. In the 1980s, Jazz Fest continued to experience a tremendous growth in popularity and began to gain wide acclaim as one of the world’s greatest cultural celebrations. By the end of the decade, more than 300,000 people attended the Heritage Fair, evening concerts, and workshops. The 1989 Festival marked the 20th annual event, which was commemorated with a classic poster featuring Fats Domino, ushering in an era during which the poster would celebrate many of Louisiana’s music legends with iconic portraits. The decade of the 1990s saw the appeal of Jazz Fest and the Festival’s significance as a cultural symbol soar. The New York Times would note that the Jazz Festival had “become inseparable from the culture it presents.” The Festival added features like the Thursday that kicks off the second weekend (1991); an International Pavilion that celebrates other cultures (Haiti, Mali, Panama, Brazil, Martinique, and in 2004, South Africa); and the Native American stage and area. In 2001, the Festival celebrated Louis Armstrong’s centennial, and the total attendance eclipsed 650,000, shattering records for virtually every day of the Heritage Fair, including the all-time single-day attendance record of 160,000. Wein’s prediction that New Orleans would become the first city of jazz festivals had clearly come true. With 12 stages of soul-stirring music—jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more—the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a singular celebration. The event has showcased most of the great artists of New Orleans and Louisiana of the last half century: Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis, The Radiators, Irma Thomas, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Better Than Ezra, Ernie K-Doe, Vernel Bagneris, The Zion Harmonizers, Beausoleil and many others. The Festival has always blended in a wide mix of internationally renowned guests, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Max Roach, B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, the Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Kravitz, Sonny Rollins, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hugh Masekela, Cassandra Wilson, Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Burning Spear,Van Morrison, LL Cool J, Abbey Lincoln, Erykah Badu, Dave Brubeck, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour and many, many others. Over the years Jazz Fest has received many honors, including being named the Festival of the Year four times by Pollstar magazine. The 2004 event marks the 35th anniversary of Jazz Fest, which the Wall Street Journal says “showcases a wider, deeper lineup of essential American musical styles than any festival in the nation…” and which Life magazine has called “the country’s very best music festival.’’ Inspired by the spirit of Mahalia Jackson and the Eureka Brass Band back in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the culture of Louisiana with the combined fervor of a gospel hymn and the joy of a jazz parade.

Come tour homes in St. Tammany Parish on Sunday, April 25, 2010. You will find new homes for sale of all sizes in all price ranges in Mandeville, Louisiana, Madisonville, Louisiana, Covington, Louisiana, Slidell, Louisiana, and Abita Springs, Louisiana. Looking for a house to buy, or are you a home buyer looking to live or buy a new home in St. Tammany Parish. Come attend the 31st annual Parade of Homes in St. Tammany Parish, sponsored by the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association, located in Lacombe, LA.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, Ron Lee Homes and Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee are selling tickets to the St. Tammany HBA Home Builder Association "Raising The Roof for Charity". Win a house Help a Hero. In coquille Subdivision in Madisonville built through the charitable contributions of members and sponsors of the St. Tammany Home Builders Assoication. Benefiting: Support our war heroes, american red cross, dream factory, mental health assn. of st. tammany, northshore families helping families, starc, st. tammany humane society, st. tammany parish sheriff's reserves, st. tammany deputies assn. and tammany trace foundations Cornerstone sponsors: Cowuille Subdivision, souther trace investments, velvet pines developers, 84 lumber, cleco resource bank Ticket prices:$100

Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade…and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born. This spontaneous, momentous scene—this meeting of jazz and heritage—has stood for decades since as a stirring symbol of the authenticity of the celebration that was destined to become a cultural force. From the very beginning, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was envisioned as an important event that would have great cultural significance and popular appeal. The Festival was the culmination of years of discussions and efforts by city leaders who wanted to create an event worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of jazz. A couple of other festivals were held in the years leading up to the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but those events, different in format, did not take hold as the Jazz & Heritage Festival would. In 1970, George Wein, jazz impresario behind the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival (begun respectively in 1954 and 1959) was hired to design and produce a unique festival for New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to oversee the Festival. Wein’s concept of the Louisiana Heritage Fair—a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts and crafts booths, along with an evening concert series—formed a construct that would prove vastly appealing and enduring. In addition to Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington, the first Festival lineup included Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Preservation Hall Band, parades every day with The Olympia Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indians, and many others. In announcing the first Festival, scheduled for April 22 – 26, Wein said, “The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival represents a new and exciting idea in festival presentation. This festival could only be held in New Orleans because here and here alone is the richest musical heritage in America.” He also noted, with great prescience, “New Orleans, in the long run, should become bigger than Newport in jazz festivals. Newport was manufactured, but New Orleans is the real thing.” Wein hired Quint Davis and Allison Miner, two young, knowledgeable New Orleans music enthusiasts, to work on the event. Davis would quickly become the main creative force behind the Festival, establishing the event as a dynamic annual showcase of Louisiana music with a bold blend of national and international flavors. Davis remains producer and director of the Festival, guiding the event through its fourth decade of existence. Miner, who passed away in 1995, would make numerous contributions to the Festival’s evolution, including the creation of the Music Heritage Stage, which has been renamed in her honor. In 1970, only about 350 people attended the Festival, about half the number of musicians and other participants in the event. But the Festival, which became known as “Jazz Fest” almost immediately, was a great artistic success. When Jazz Fest was held the next year, it was clear that the event had already outgrown Congo Square. For the 1972 Festival, the event moved to the infield of the Fair Grounds Race Course, the third-oldest racetrack in America (open since 1872). Jazz Fest would grow quickly over the next few years, constantly expanding its use of the 145-acre site. In 1975, the Festival, still just a five-day event with only three days of the Louisiana Heritage Fair, had an anticipated attendance of 80,000. This was also the first year of the Festival’s popular, limited-edition silkscreen poster, now recognized as the most popular poster series in the world. From 1976 to 1978, Jazz Fest expanded to two full weekends of the Heritage Fair, and in 1979, for the 10th anniversary, the Festival scheduled three weekends, though one entire weekend was cancelled due to rain. In the 1980s, Jazz Fest continued to experience a tremendous growth in popularity and began to gain wide acclaim as one of the world’s greatest cultural celebrations. By the end of the decade, more than 300,000 people attended the Heritage Fair, evening concerts, and workshops. The 1989 Festival marked the 20th annual event, which was commemorated with a classic poster featuring Fats Domino, ushering in an era during which the poster would celebrate many of Louisiana’s music legends with iconic portraits. The decade of the 1990s saw the appeal of Jazz Fest and the Festival’s significance as a cultural symbol soar. The New York Times would note that the Jazz Festival had “become inseparable from the culture it presents.” The Festival added features like the Thursday that kicks off the second weekend (1991); an International Pavilion that celebrates other cultures (Haiti, Mali, Panama, Brazil, Martinique, and in 2004, South Africa); and the Native American stage and area. In 2001, the Festival celebrated Louis Armstrong’s centennial, and the total attendance eclipsed 650,000, shattering records for virtually every day of the Heritage Fair, including the all-time single-day attendance record of 160,000. Wein’s prediction that New Orleans would become the first city of jazz festivals had clearly come true. With 12 stages of soul-stirring music—jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more—the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a singular celebration. The event has showcased most of the great artists of New Orleans and Louisiana of the last half century: Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis, The Radiators, Irma Thomas, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Better Than Ezra, Ernie K-Doe, Vernel Bagneris, The Zion Harmonizers, Beausoleil and many others. The Festival has always blended in a wide mix of internationally renowned guests, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Max Roach, B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, the Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Kravitz, Sonny Rollins, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hugh Masekela, Cassandra Wilson, Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Burning Spear,Van Morrison, LL Cool J, Abbey Lincoln, Erykah Badu, Dave Brubeck, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour and many, many others. Over the years Jazz Fest has received many honors, including being named the Festival of the Year four times by Pollstar magazine. The 2004 event marks the 35th anniversary of Jazz Fest, which the Wall Street Journal says “showcases a wider, deeper lineup of essential American musical styles than any festival in the nation…” and which Life magazine has called “the country’s very best music festival.’’ Inspired by the spirit of Mahalia Jackson and the Eureka Brass Band back in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the culture of Louisiana with the combined fervor of a gospel hymn and the joy of a jazz parade.

Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade…and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born. This spontaneous, momentous scene—this meeting of jazz and heritage—has stood for decades since as a stirring symbol of the authenticity of the celebration that was destined to become a cultural force. From the very beginning, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was envisioned as an important event that would have great cultural significance and popular appeal. The Festival was the culmination of years of discussions and efforts by city leaders who wanted to create an event worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of jazz. A couple of other festivals were held in the years leading up to the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but those events, different in format, did not take hold as the Jazz & Heritage Festival would. In 1970, George Wein, jazz impresario behind the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival (begun respectively in 1954 and 1959) was hired to design and produce a unique festival for New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to oversee the Festival. Wein’s concept of the Louisiana Heritage Fair—a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts and crafts booths, along with an evening concert series—formed a construct that would prove vastly appealing and enduring. In addition to Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington, the first Festival lineup included Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Preservation Hall Band, parades every day with The Olympia Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indians, and many others. In announcing the first Festival, scheduled for April 22 – 26, Wein said, “The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival represents a new and exciting idea in festival presentation. This festival could only be held in New Orleans because here and here alone is the richest musical heritage in America.” He also noted, with great prescience, “New Orleans, in the long run, should become bigger than Newport in jazz festivals. Newport was manufactured, but New Orleans is the real thing.” Wein hired Quint Davis and Allison Miner, two young, knowledgeable New Orleans music enthusiasts, to work on the event. Davis would quickly become the main creative force behind the Festival, establishing the event as a dynamic annual showcase of Louisiana music with a bold blend of national and international flavors. Davis remains producer and director of the Festival, guiding the event through its fourth decade of existence. Miner, who passed away in 1995, would make numerous contributions to the Festival’s evolution, including the creation of the Music Heritage Stage, which has been renamed in her honor. In 1970, only about 350 people attended the Festival, about half the number of musicians and other participants in the event. But the Festival, which became known as “Jazz Fest” almost immediately, was a great artistic success. When Jazz Fest was held the next year, it was clear that the event had already outgrown Congo Square. For the 1972 Festival, the event moved to the infield of the Fair Grounds Race Course, the third-oldest racetrack in America (open since 1872). Jazz Fest would grow quickly over the next few years, constantly expanding its use of the 145-acre site. In 1975, the Festival, still just a five-day event with only three days of the Louisiana Heritage Fair, had an anticipated attendance of 80,000. This was also the first year of the Festival’s popular, limited-edition silkscreen poster, now recognized as the most popular poster series in the world. From 1976 to 1978, Jazz Fest expanded to two full weekends of the Heritage Fair, and in 1979, for the 10th anniversary, the Festival scheduled three weekends, though one entire weekend was cancelled due to rain. In the 1980s, Jazz Fest continued to experience a tremendous growth in popularity and began to gain wide acclaim as one of the world’s greatest cultural celebrations. By the end of the decade, more than 300,000 people attended the Heritage Fair, evening concerts, and workshops. The 1989 Festival marked the 20th annual event, which was commemorated with a classic poster featuring Fats Domino, ushering in an era during which the poster would celebrate many of Louisiana’s music legends with iconic portraits. The decade of the 1990s saw the appeal of Jazz Fest and the Festival’s significance as a cultural symbol soar. The New York Times would note that the Jazz Festival had “become inseparable from the culture it presents.” The Festival added features like the Thursday that kicks off the second weekend (1991); an International Pavilion that celebrates other cultures (Haiti, Mali, Panama, Brazil, Martinique, and in 2004, South Africa); and the Native American stage and area. In 2001, the Festival celebrated Louis Armstrong’s centennial, and the total attendance eclipsed 650,000, shattering records for virtually every day of the Heritage Fair, including the all-time single-day attendance record of 160,000. Wein’s prediction that New Orleans would become the first city of jazz festivals had clearly come true. With 12 stages of soul-stirring music—jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more—the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a singular celebration. The event has showcased most of the great artists of New Orleans and Louisiana of the last half century: Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis, The Radiators, Irma Thomas, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Better Than Ezra, Ernie K-Doe, Vernel Bagneris, The Zion Harmonizers, Beausoleil and many others. The Festival has always blended in a wide mix of internationally renowned guests, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Max Roach, B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, the Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Kravitz, Sonny Rollins, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hugh Masekela, Cassandra Wilson, Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Burning Spear,Van Morrison, LL Cool J, Abbey Lincoln, Erykah Badu, Dave Brubeck, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour and many, many others. Over the years Jazz Fest has received many honors, including being named the Festival of the Year four times by Pollstar magazine. The 2004 event marks the 35th anniversary of Jazz Fest, which the Wall Street Journal says “showcases a wider, deeper lineup of essential American musical styles than any festival in the nation…” and which Life magazine has called “the country’s very best music festival.’’ Inspired by the spirit of Mahalia Jackson and the Eureka Brass Band back in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the culture of Louisiana with the combined fervor of a gospel hymn and the joy of a jazz parade.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in May, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 1, 2010.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in May, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 1, 2010.

Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade…and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born. This spontaneous, momentous scene—this meeting of jazz and heritage—has stood for decades since as a stirring symbol of the authenticity of the celebration that was destined to become a cultural force. From the very beginning, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was envisioned as an important event that would have great cultural significance and popular appeal. The Festival was the culmination of years of discussions and efforts by city leaders who wanted to create an event worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of jazz. A couple of other festivals were held in the years leading up to the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but those events, different in format, did not take hold as the Jazz & Heritage Festival would. In 1970, George Wein, jazz impresario behind the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival (begun respectively in 1954 and 1959) was hired to design and produce a unique festival for New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to oversee the Festival. Wein’s concept of the Louisiana Heritage Fair—a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts and crafts booths, along with an evening concert series—formed a construct that would prove vastly appealing and enduring. In addition to Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington, the first Festival lineup included Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Preservation Hall Band, parades every day with The Olympia Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indians, and many others. In announcing the first Festival, scheduled for April 22 – 26, Wein said, “The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival represents a new and exciting idea in festival presentation. This festival could only be held in New Orleans because here and here alone is the richest musical heritage in America.” He also noted, with great prescience, “New Orleans, in the long run, should become bigger than Newport in jazz festivals. Newport was manufactured, but New Orleans is the real thing.” Wein hired Quint Davis and Allison Miner, two young, knowledgeable New Orleans music enthusiasts, to work on the event. Davis would quickly become the main creative force behind the Festival, establishing the event as a dynamic annual showcase of Louisiana music with a bold blend of national and international flavors. Davis remains producer and director of the Festival, guiding the event through its fourth decade of existence. Miner, who passed away in 1995, would make numerous contributions to the Festival’s evolution, including the creation of the Music Heritage Stage, which has been renamed in her honor. In 1970, only about 350 people attended the Festival, about half the number of musicians and other participants in the event. But the Festival, which became known as “Jazz Fest” almost immediately, was a great artistic success. When Jazz Fest was held the next year, it was clear that the event had already outgrown Congo Square. For the 1972 Festival, the event moved to the infield of the Fair Grounds Race Course, the third-oldest racetrack in America (open since 1872). Jazz Fest would grow quickly over the next few years, constantly expanding its use of the 145-acre site. In 1975, the Festival, still just a five-day event with only three days of the Louisiana Heritage Fair, had an anticipated attendance of 80,000. This was also the first year of the Festival’s popular, limited-edition silkscreen poster, now recognized as the most popular poster series in the world. From 1976 to 1978, Jazz Fest expanded to two full weekends of the Heritage Fair, and in 1979, for the 10th anniversary, the Festival scheduled three weekends, though one entire weekend was cancelled due to rain. In the 1980s, Jazz Fest continued to experience a tremendous growth in popularity and began to gain wide acclaim as one of the world’s greatest cultural celebrations. By the end of the decade, more than 300,000 people attended the Heritage Fair, evening concerts, and workshops. The 1989 Festival marked the 20th annual event, which was commemorated with a classic poster featuring Fats Domino, ushering in an era during which the poster would celebrate many of Louisiana’s music legends with iconic portraits. The decade of the 1990s saw the appeal of Jazz Fest and the Festival’s significance as a cultural symbol soar. The New York Times would note that the Jazz Festival had “become inseparable from the culture it presents.” The Festival added features like the Thursday that kicks off the second weekend (1991); an International Pavilion that celebrates other cultures (Haiti, Mali, Panama, Brazil, Martinique, and in 2004, South Africa); and the Native American stage and area. In 2001, the Festival celebrated Louis Armstrong’s centennial, and the total attendance eclipsed 650,000, shattering records for virtually every day of the Heritage Fair, including the all-time single-day attendance record of 160,000. Wein’s prediction that New Orleans would become the first city of jazz festivals had clearly come true. With 12 stages of soul-stirring music—jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more—the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a singular celebration. The event has showcased most of the great artists of New Orleans and Louisiana of the last half century: Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis, The Radiators, Irma Thomas, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Better Than Ezra, Ernie K-Doe, Vernel Bagneris, The Zion Harmonizers, Beausoleil and many others. The Festival has always blended in a wide mix of internationally renowned guests, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Max Roach, B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, the Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Kravitz, Sonny Rollins, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hugh Masekela, Cassandra Wilson, Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Burning Spear,Van Morrison, LL Cool J, Abbey Lincoln, Erykah Badu, Dave Brubeck, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour and many, many others. Over the years Jazz Fest has received many honors, including being named the Festival of the Year four times by Pollstar magazine. The 2004 event marks the 35th anniversary of Jazz Fest, which the Wall Street Journal says “showcases a wider, deeper lineup of essential American musical styles than any festival in the nation…” and which Life magazine has called “the country’s very best music festival.’’ Inspired by the spirit of Mahalia Jackson and the Eureka Brass Band back in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the culture of Louisiana with the combined fervor of a gospel hymn and the joy of a jazz parade.

Come tour homes in St. Tammany Parish on Saturday, May 1, 2010. You will find new homes for sale of all sizes in all price ranges in Mandeville, Louisiana, Madisonville, Louisiana, Covington, Louisiana, Slidell, Louisiana, and Abita Springs, Louisiana. Looking for a house to buy, or are you a home buyer looking to live or buy a new home in St. Tammany Parish. Come attend the 31st annual Parade of Homes in St. Tammany Parish, sponsored by the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association, located in Lacombe, LA.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, May 1, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Saturday, May 2, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade…and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born. This spontaneous, momentous scene—this meeting of jazz and heritage—has stood for decades since as a stirring symbol of the authenticity of the celebration that was destined to become a cultural force. From the very beginning, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was envisioned as an important event that would have great cultural significance and popular appeal. The Festival was the culmination of years of discussions and efforts by city leaders who wanted to create an event worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of jazz. A couple of other festivals were held in the years leading up to the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but those events, different in format, did not take hold as the Jazz & Heritage Festival would. In 1970, George Wein, jazz impresario behind the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival (begun respectively in 1954 and 1959) was hired to design and produce a unique festival for New Orleans. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established to oversee the Festival. Wein’s concept of the Louisiana Heritage Fair—a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts and crafts booths, along with an evening concert series—formed a construct that would prove vastly appealing and enduring. In addition to Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington, the first Festival lineup included Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Clifton Chenier, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Preservation Hall Band, parades every day with The Olympia Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indians, and many others. In announcing the first Festival, scheduled for April 22 – 26, Wein said, “The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival represents a new and exciting idea in festival presentation. This festival could only be held in New Orleans because here and here alone is the richest musical heritage in America.” He also noted, with great prescience, “New Orleans, in the long run, should become bigger than Newport in jazz festivals. Newport was manufactured, but New Orleans is the real thing.” Wein hired Quint Davis and Allison Miner, two young, knowledgeable New Orleans music enthusiasts, to work on the event. Davis would quickly become the main creative force behind the Festival, establishing the event as a dynamic annual showcase of Louisiana music with a bold blend of national and international flavors. Davis remains producer and director of the Festival, guiding the event through its fourth decade of existence. Miner, who passed away in 1995, would make numerous contributions to the Festival’s evolution, including the creation of the Music Heritage Stage, which has been renamed in her honor. In 1970, only about 350 people attended the Festival, about half the number of musicians and other participants in the event. But the Festival, which became known as “Jazz Fest” almost immediately, was a great artistic success. When Jazz Fest was held the next year, it was clear that the event had already outgrown Congo Square. For the 1972 Festival, the event moved to the infield of the Fair Grounds Race Course, the third-oldest racetrack in America (open since 1872). Jazz Fest would grow quickly over the next few years, constantly expanding its use of the 145-acre site. In 1975, the Festival, still just a five-day event with only three days of the Louisiana Heritage Fair, had an anticipated attendance of 80,000. This was also the first year of the Festival’s popular, limited-edition silkscreen poster, now recognized as the most popular poster series in the world. From 1976 to 1978, Jazz Fest expanded to two full weekends of the Heritage Fair, and in 1979, for the 10th anniversary, the Festival scheduled three weekends, though one entire weekend was cancelled due to rain. In the 1980s, Jazz Fest continued to experience a tremendous growth in popularity and began to gain wide acclaim as one of the world’s greatest cultural celebrations. By the end of the decade, more than 300,000 people attended the Heritage Fair, evening concerts, and workshops. The 1989 Festival marked the 20th annual event, which was commemorated with a classic poster featuring Fats Domino, ushering in an era during which the poster would celebrate many of Louisiana’s music legends with iconic portraits. The decade of the 1990s saw the appeal of Jazz Fest and the Festival’s significance as a cultural symbol soar. The New York Times would note that the Jazz Festival had “become inseparable from the culture it presents.” The Festival added features like the Thursday that kicks off the second weekend (1991); an International Pavilion that celebrates other cultures (Haiti, Mali, Panama, Brazil, Martinique, and in 2004, South Africa); and the Native American stage and area. In 2001, the Festival celebrated Louis Armstrong’s centennial, and the total attendance eclipsed 650,000, shattering records for virtually every day of the Heritage Fair, including the all-time single-day attendance record of 160,000. Wein’s prediction that New Orleans would become the first city of jazz festivals had clearly come true. With 12 stages of soul-stirring music—jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more—the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a singular celebration. The event has showcased most of the great artists of New Orleans and Louisiana of the last half century: Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis, The Radiators, Irma Thomas, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Better Than Ezra, Ernie K-Doe, Vernel Bagneris, The Zion Harmonizers, Beausoleil and many others. The Festival has always blended in a wide mix of internationally renowned guests, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Max Roach, B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, the Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Kravitz, Sonny Rollins, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hugh Masekela, Cassandra Wilson, Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Burning Spear,Van Morrison, LL Cool J, Abbey Lincoln, Erykah Badu, Dave Brubeck, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour and many, many others. Over the years Jazz Fest has received many honors, including being named the Festival of the Year four times by Pollstar magazine. The 2004 event marks the 35th anniversary of Jazz Fest, which the Wall Street Journal says “showcases a wider, deeper lineup of essential American musical styles than any festival in the nation…” and which Life magazine has called “the country’s very best music festival.’’ Inspired by the spirit of Mahalia Jackson and the Eureka Brass Band back in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the culture of Louisiana with the combined fervor of a gospel hymn and the joy of a jazz parade.

Come tour homes in St. Tammany Parish on Sunday, May 2, 2010. You will find new homes for sale of all sizes in all price ranges in Mandeville, Louisiana, Madisonville, Louisiana, Covington, Louisiana, Slidell, Louisiana, and Abita Springs, Louisiana. Looking for a house to buy, or are you a home buyer looking to live or buy a new home in St. Tammany Parish. Come attend the 31st annual Parade of Homes in St. Tammany Parish, sponsored by the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association, located in Lacombe, LA.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, May 2, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Sunday, May 3, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 8, 2010.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 8, 2010.

Bring a pair of new, or slightly worn, shoes to donate to Soles 4 Souls. Together we can help those who have no shoes. Sports and activities, such as soccer events, inflatable bouncers, face painting, for all ages sponsored by our neighbor, Playmakers Indoor Sports. Food and drinks provided. Sponsored by TerraBella's Homeowners Association, Inc.

Come tour homes in St. Tammany Parish on Saturday, May 8, 2010. You will find new homes for sale of all sizes in all price ranges in Mandeville, Louisiana, Madisonville, Louisiana, Covington, Louisiana, Slidell, Louisiana, and Abita Springs, Louisiana. Looking for a house to buy, or are you a home buyer looking to live or buy a new home in St. Tammany Parish. Come attend the 31st annual Parade of Homes in St. Tammany Parish, sponsored by the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association, located in Lacombe, LA.

Saturday, May 8, 2010, Ron Lee Homes and Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee are selling tickets to the St. Tammany HBA Home Builder Association "Raising The Roof for Charity". Win a house Help a Hero. In coquille Subdivision in Madisonville built through the charitable contributions of members and sponsors of the St. Tammany Home Builders Assoication. Benefiting: Support our war heroes, american red cross, dream factory, mental health assn. of st. tammany, northshore families helping families, starc, st. tammany humane society, st. tammany parish sheriff's reserves, st. tammany deputies assn. and tammany trace foundations Cornerstone sponsors: Cowuille Subdivision, souther trace investments, velvet pines developers, 84 lumber, cleco resource bank Ticket prices:$100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, May 8, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, May 9, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Come tour homes in St. Tammany Parish on Sunday, May 9, 2010. You will find new homes for sale of all sizes in all price ranges in Mandeville, Louisiana, Madisonville, Louisiana, Covington, Louisiana, Slidell, Louisiana, and Abita Springs, Louisiana. Looking for a house to buy, or are you a home buyer looking to live or buy a new home in St. Tammany Parish. Come attend the 31st annual Parade of Homes in St. Tammany Parish, sponsored by the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association, located in Lacombe, LA.

Sunday, May 9, 2010, Ron Lee Homes and Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee are selling tickets to the St. Tammany HBA Home Builder Association "Raising The Roof for Charity". Win a house Help a Hero. In coquille Subdivision in Madisonville built through the charitable contributions of members and sponsors of the St. Tammany Home Builders Assoication. Benefiting: Support our war heroes, american red cross, dream factory, mental health assn. of st. tammany, northshore families helping families, starc, st. tammany humane society, st. tammany parish sheriff's reserves, st. tammany deputies assn. and tammany trace foundations Cornerstone sponsors: Cowuille Subdivision, souther trace investments, velvet pines developers, 84 lumber, cleco resource bank Ticket prices:$100

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Saturday, May 9, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

Attend the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association's Sales & Marketing Council Meeting being held, Monday, May 10, 2010, at RE/MAX Real Estate Partners in Mandeville, Louisiana.

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Sunday, May 10, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 15, 2010.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in May, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 15, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, May 15, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Saturday, May 15, 2010, Ron Lee Homes and Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee are selling tickets to the St. Tammany HBA Home Builder Association "Raising The Roof for Charity". Win a house Help a Hero. In coquille Subdivision in Madisonville built through the charitable contributions of members and sponsors of the St. Tammany Home Builders Assoication. Benefiting: Support our war heroes, american red cross, dream factory, mental health assn. of st. tammany, northshore families helping families, starc, st. tammany humane society, st. tammany parish sheriff's reserves, st. tammany deputies assn. and tammany trace foundations Cornerstone sponsors: Cowuille Subdivision, souther trace investments, velvet pines developers, 84 lumber, cleco resource bank Ticket prices:$100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, May 16, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Sunday, May 16, 2010, Ron Lee Homes and Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee are selling tickets to the St. Tammany HBA Home Builder Association "Raising The Roof for Charity". Win a house Help a Hero. In coquille Subdivision in Madisonville built through the charitable contributions of members and sponsors of the St. Tammany Home Builders Assoication. Benefiting: Support our war heroes, american red cross, dream factory, mental health assn. of st. tammany, northshore families helping families, starc, st. tammany humane society, st. tammany parish sheriff's reserves, st. tammany deputies assn. and tammany trace foundations Cornerstone sponsors: Cowuille Subdivision, souther trace investments, velvet pines developers, 84 lumber, cleco resource bank Ticket prices:$100

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Saturday, May 16, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

The St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association is holding the 2009 Parade of Homes on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish near New Orleans, LA. Hearthstone Homes by Ron Lee is featuring its new homes for sale at this Parade of Homes. Homes will be open, available for touring beginning Sunday, May 17, 2009 and will be held for 3 weekends in a row. For more information about the Parade of Homes, contact Nancy Lee at Ron Lee Homes - 985-626-7619 or info@ronleehomes.com.

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in May, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 22, 2010.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 22, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, May 22, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, May 23, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

Open every Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm in May, 2010, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market provides an authentic taste of Louisiana in this friendly blending of culture and ideas. Designed to both boost Downtown business and provide a safe, lively place for both tourists and locals to get to know one another, this Market is a great place for all interests. Provided here is a food court with a variety of flavors, both local and abroad, and a great variety of local artisans displaying and selling their crafts. Open regardless of the weather, Mandeville Trailhead Community Market operates each Saturday from 9am - 1pm. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 29, 2010.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in March, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Come Visit Us on Saturday, May 29, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, May 29, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, May 30, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association Lunch is being held at Benedicts Plantation, a catering hall in Mandeville, LA, on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, from 11:45am - 1pm. The president of the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association (ST/WHBA) will speak and scholarships will be presented to charities from the proceeds of the Spring Gold Tournament held at Beau Chene Golf Course. Awards will also be given out to the winners of the Realtors' Choice Awards from the 2009 Parade of Homes, which was held in St. Tammany Parish

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100. Visit the Madisonville Museum on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain this Saturday, June 3, 2010.

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in June, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Visit the Covington Trace Community Market on Saturday, June 5, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100. Visit the Madisonville Museum on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain this Saturday, June 5, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, June 6, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in June, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Visit the Covington Trace Community Market on Saturday, June 12, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100. Visit the Madisonville Museum on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain this Saturday, June 12, 2010.

On Sunday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, June 13, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Attend the St. Tammany/Washington Parishes Home Builders Association's Sales & Marketing Council Meeting being held, Monday, June 14, 2010, at RE/MAX Real Estate Partners in Mandeville, Louisiana.

On Wedneday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

On Thursday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

On Friday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

On Saturday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in June, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Visit the Covington Trace Community Market on Saturday, June 19, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100. Visit the Madisonville Museum on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain this Saturday, June 19, 2010.

On Sunday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, June 20, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

On Saturday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in June, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Visit the Covington Trace Community Market on Saturday, June 26, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100. Visit the Madisonville Museum on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain this Saturday, June 26, 2010.

On Sunday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, June 27, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

On Saturday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in June, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Visit the Covington Trace Community Market on Saturday, July 3, 2010.

On Sunday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, July 4, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

On Saturday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in June, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Visit the Covington Trace Community Market on Saturday, July 10, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100. Visit the Madisonville Museum on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain this Saturday, July 10, 2010.

On Sunday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, July 4, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

On Saturday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in June, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Visit the Covington Trace Community Market on Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100. Visit the Madisonville Museum on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain this Saturday, June 17, 2010.

On Sunday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, July 4, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.

On Saturday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

This market is held every Saturday from 9:00am - 1:00pm in June, 2010, at the Covington Trace. Bikers, joggers, and walkers as well as visitors can enjoy the wares of many vendors of both food and crafts. Visit the Covington Trace Community Market on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100. Visit the Madisonville Museum on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain this Saturday, June 3, 2010.

Jewel of Madisonville - St. Anselm Gala event!, Saturday, July 24, 2010, 7:00 pm. Food, Fun, Live Entertainment! The countdown has begun for our 3rd Annual Gala and we are in need of help in all areas--sponsorships, donations for the auction, restaurants' participation and willing volunteers to assist in all phases. How can you help? Be a sponsor. Donate a new item or services for the auction. Ask retail outlets, stores, grocers, gyms, cleaners, restaurants, salons, golf establishments, dentists, physicians, nurseries and any establishment you frequent to donate an item and/or service for the auction. Donate your time and talent by helping with the hundreds of tasks that need to be done in conjunction with the gala--from stuffing envelopes to picking up donations, to making phone calls and serving food at the gala. This is your Gala. Be a part of it. Get involved. Fill out the donation and sponsorship forms in the bulletin. Sign up to volunteer after Mass or contact Metsy Hingle by email MetsyHingle@aol.com or call (985)-892-3138 or call the Parish office. GALA ITEMS NEEDED: We are especially in need of the following items for the Auction: Saints, Hornets and LSU tickets and sports packages. Tickets and packages for the big rival games. Sports memorabilia--especially anything signed by the coaches and players. Vacation getaways-- to the beach, mountains or just out anywhere. Airline tickets. Jewelry and Art. Wine and liquor to be used at the Gala. Contact Metsy Hingle at MetsyHingle@aol.com or (985) 892-3138.

On Sunday's between June 12th and September 12th, Terra Bella will have an open house for the 2010 Louisiana Idea House for Southern Living. Harkening back to quaint, coastal cottages that took root in the Deep South, our Bayou Bend Idea House, located in Covington, Louisiana, displays a pleasing mix of Creole and Craftsman details. Along it’s front, four tapered, stucco piers rise to support scroll-cut beams and an upper porch. Enhanced with exposed rafter tails and evenly spaced clusters of slender, square columns, the upper porch services the upstairs bedroom level. Bayou Bend also includes a detached garage with living space above, resembling a bygone carriage house. Open for public touring June 12, 2010 - September 12, 2010, Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and closed: Monday and Tuesday. Directions: From Baton Rouge/ Ponchatoula, take I-12 East to Exit #59. Turn left onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From Gulfport/ Biloxi, take I-10 West and merge onto I-12 West. Once on I-12 W, take Exit #59. Turn right onto Hwy 21, heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then, go 1 mile to Terrabella Village. Turn right onto Terrabella Blvd, and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. From New Orleans, take I-10 W toward Baton Rouge. Take exit 228, Causeway Blvd N exit. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N Causeway Blvd. Merge onto N Causeway Blvd and continue onto Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Proceed for 23.8 miles. After exiting the Causeway continue onto US Hwy 190 W for 4 miles. Merge onto I-12 W via the ramp to Hammond and proceed for 3.9 miles. Take exit 59 for Hwy 21 toward Madisonville/Covington. Turn right onto Hwy 21 heading north. Proceed 1.2 miles to the 3rd traffic light; turn left onto Bootlegger Road. Then go 1 mile to TerraBella Village. Turn right onto TerraBella Blvd and follow directional arrows to Southern Living Magazine 2010 Idea House. Development: TerraBella Village Developer: Terra Bella Group, LLC, www.terrabellavillage.com Builder: Miller Building Co., www.millerbuilding.net Architecture: Piazza Architecture Planning, www.piazza-aia.com Interiors: Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort, www.gwkdesigns.com Landscape Design: Daly.Sublette Landscape Architects Inc., Charity: The Children's Museum of St. Tammany, the signature project of the Junior League of Greater Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish

Madisonville Museum - Housed in the historic Madisonville Court House this museum has exhibits on the local wildlife, the Civil War, Native American culture and the town jail. Free, donations are allowed. Open Sunday, July 4, 2010, noon to 4 p.m. 201 Cedar St., Madisonville, 845-2100

Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 2:00pm is the Covington Farmer's Market. What you will find at the Covington, Louisiana Farmer's Market is music, cooking, vegetables, fruit, seafood, meat, dairy, honey, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, all natural dog treats, Homemade soaps and creams, fresh squeezed juices, popsicles, and fine blended teas. The Covington Farmers Market is open, rain or shine, Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at The Covington Trailhead.