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St. Tammany Parish launching rental assistance program Share Updated: 4:16 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 4:16 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021 WDSU Digital Team St. Tammany Parish is launching a rental assistance program for people hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic.St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper and Jeanne Marino, St. Tammany Parish Director of Grants, made the announcement Monday in a news conference.The St. Tammany Rental Assistance Program (STRAP) which will utilize $7.7 million in CARES Act funding from the Department of Treasury, is fully underway, according to Parish President Mike Cooper. This program is available to assist households that are unable to pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Tammany Parish Government has opened two locations, one on Koop Drive in Mandeville, and one in Slidell at the Towers building, for in-person applications. Officials are asking th ....
St. Tammany offices re-open under Phase 3 St. Tammany Parish eases COVID-19 restrictions By Rob Masson | March 10, 2021 at 3:58 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 5:40 PM ST. TAMMANY PARISH (WVUE) - Dozens of St. Tammany Parish employees will return to work under a new parish order. The days of working at home due to Covid appear to be phasing out. There are new signs of life at the St. Tammany Parish office building in Mandeville. “We asked our clients and staff to come back to Koop Drive offices and at other locations and Slidell and Covington,” said parish president Mike Cooper. The Parish never shut down operations due to Covid, but things have been limited with many employees working from home. ....
St. Tammany public schools to close virtual learning Share Updated: 9:44 PM CST Mar 7, 2021 Share Updated: 9:44 PM CST Mar 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CLASS. I WAS JUST SURPRISED TO GET THE CALL THIS MORNING BECAUSE WE WERE CONSIDERING DOING IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR PARENT LAUREL CHENIER LIKES VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR HER SON A FIRST GRADE STUDENT AT MANDEVILLE ELEMENTARY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD OPTION FOR PARENTS TO HAVE SO I’M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT FRANK JABIA SENT A STATEMENT THAT SAYS THEY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR SOME STUDENTS TO CONTINUE VIRTUAL LEARNING BUT IN A STATEMENT, HE SAID QUOTE BUT THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY RECEIVE FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT AND QUOTE PARENT RACHEL MYERS AGREES. SHE SAYS HER FIVE YEAR OLD THRIVES WHEN HE IS IN THE CLASSROOM. THAT’S HEALTHY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH OTHER KIDS SAINT TAMMANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAD BEEN WORK ....