Northshore Focus
Biweekly
The Northshore Focus is an ongoing feature series produced by WWNO looking at issues and the people and organizations making a difference across the Northshore region.
Northshore Focus is made possible with the support from the Northshore Community Foundation.
Latest Episodes
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With thousands of acres of wildlife refuges along Lake Pontchartrain and the BogueChitto River, the Northshore is known for its natural beauty. The… -
A nonprofit organization in Hammond called OPTIONS aims to help people with disabilities find meaningful work, and to also facilitate meaningful community… -
Rafael and Beth Salcedo have a mission — to help underage victims of human trafficking. They started a shelter to help young girls across the south.… -
The Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge is between Slidell and Mandeville. Founded in the 1990s, it protects endangered birds and combats coastal land… -
Homelessness is a big issue in the New Orleans region, one that extends to the Northshore. Winter is particularly hard — shelters fill up, it is cold, and… -
Anointed Hands Boxing Gym on Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell is a modest facility, filled with loud music and kids. It is kind of like a community center —… -
The National Alliance on Mental Illness in St. Tammany Parish is trying something a little new: training people who have mental illnesses to help people… -
It turns out Louisiana's climate is a lot like Sub-Saharan Africa's. So it makes some sense you’d see animals usually spotted on safari at Global Wildlife… -
When a child witnesses or is the victim of a crime their testimony is often necessary in order to find out the truth and press charges. But getting them… -
On a quiet little cul-de-sac in Hammond, there is a special place where people go to die. The Richard Murphy Hospice House offers an alternative to the…
