SFCC 03/05/09

Greetings

Greetings! The following article is very timely for you and your business and I encourage you to read it today. The article is timely because now is the best time to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season - which begins June 1. Hurricane Gustav tested many of us in the local business community to the extreme. Please use this article as a tool to "self-check" your response to Gustav. Hopefully it will help you to determine what went right and what went wrong in your organization. Through this effort, we can all be better prepared when and if the need arises. Our friends at LWCC have granted our Chamber permission to reprint this information and we thank th em. This article was contained in a recent LWCC newsletter. We hope you find it as helpful as we did.

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Latest News

Reprinted With Permission From LWCC With thousands of Louisiana businesses affected by the damaging impact of last year's hurricanes, business owners or managers should take time to consider how well or poorly they prepared for the storms. The following questions may help evaluate how well organized and equipped you were to withstand the potential impact on your business and workforce, and it may assist you in preparing for future emergencies.

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New Chamber Member Newest Member of the Chamber is - The Victorian of the Felicianas- The owners are Dr. Prem Menon, M.D. and Dr. Vilma Menon, M.D.. They own a beautiful facility on Carah Drive off Highway 10 that accommodates events from meetings, and family reunions to weddings and receptions with a "Southern Flair". You may visit their website at www.thevictorian.info . The Chamber welcomes you to the community!

Area Events

Baton Rouge Career Center Job Fair The Baton Rouge Career Center is have a Veterans and general public combined Job Fair on April 7, 2009. There will be 70 or more of our regions largest employers participating. These Corporations will be interviewing, collecting resumes and hiring. The hours are 9:00am until 1:00pm at Crown Plaza Baton Rouge (4728 Constitution Ave.) Baton Rouge, LA. The first two hours are reserved for Veterans. From 11:00 am until 1:00pm are open to the general public. For further information, contact Bob Hartman- 225-922-1320 or email at rhartman@ldol.state.la.usThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Light Up The Night

"Light Up The Night" during the Pilgrimage The West Feliciana Historical Society invites you to "Light Up The Night" on Prosperity Street in St. Francisville for the 4th Annual Saturday Soiree. The soiree will be held during the Audubon Pilgrimage on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 7:00pm. Ticket prices are $40/person and includes dinner catered by V Catering and Chef Scott Varnedoe, live music and complimentary beer and wine. A cash bar will also be available. To purchase tickets, please contact the West Feliciana Historical Society at 225-635-6330.

"Main Street" Workshop

"Main Street" Workshop St. Francisville Main Street hosting Workshop Representatives from the LA Office of Historic Preservation, Valerie Gaumont and Alison Saunders, will be presenting a workshop on Commercial and Residential Historic Tax Credits and Main Street Basics on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 6:00 pm at Town Hall in St. Francisville. Ms. Saunders will be available for site visits with pre-arrangements before and after the workshop. This is a wonderful one on one opportunity to learn about the advantages of historic tax credits. Ms. Gaumont will talk about how Main Street functions. They are always looking for volunteers or people interested in the board functions of Main Street. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a site visit, please call Laurie Walsh, St. Francisville Main Street at 225-635-3873 or email at lauriemainst@bellsouth.netThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Chamber Features

Relocation Packages

Calling All New Folks! Relocation Packets are now Available If you know of anyone who is moving to St. Francisville, they can call the Chamber office at 635-6717 and request a re-location packet. Information about the parish and parish facilities along with phone numbers they will need and some brochures from Chamber businesses and maps of the town and parish are enclosed in the packets. Contact Information Linda Osterberger; Executive Secretary phone: 635-6717 Join our mailing list!