As the New Year Begins...
As I was thinking about the coming year, my first thought was a prayer for an uneventful storm season in 2012.  As that is out of our hands, I want to assure you that parish government continues to train and improve emergency response in the hopes that it will never be used.

I also want to combine high expectations with hard work to bring more jobs to St. Tammany, to progress swiftly on parish projects, and to make the workings of this government more transparent to citizens.  We are here to serve you.

This cannot be done alone.  I look forward to working with the Parish Council and every city, town and village to move St. Tammany forward.  As the national economy turns upward, St. Tammany Parish is in a good position to bring economic development projects to our community and further expand our workforce.  As a team, we are formidable.

Speaking of teams, I also believe that 2012 is a great year for the Saints to once again bring home the Lombardi Trophy.  I’m sure you all agree.

Happy New Year,
Pat ( St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister )