The People Project

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At Honeycomb Homes & Properties,
WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY

We are champions for our community and want to shine a spotlight on the people that make it so special! We want to take the opportunity to tell the stories of our great citizens and get to know them a little better, one person at a time.

We hope you enjoy taking a moment to learn more about your neighbors! If there is someone you think we should know, nominate them here:

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We love meeting, knowing, and working with our community, and we love working with homes and all types of properties. Helping our community achieve their goals through buying and selling property is something we consider ourselves very fortunate to get to do. Contact one of our REALTORS® if we can help!

The People Project: Samantha Spalitta

September 21, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Samantha is from Hammond, and grew up in Baton Rouge. She is the middle child between 2 sisters (with many nieces and nephews now!). She attended Southeastern Louisiana University, and has been working in her family's […]

The People Project: Leanne Miller

August 17, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Leanne was raised in Hammond, and is the middle of three children. She has an older and a younger brother. She graduated from Hammond High School in 2006.  She met Aaron, her husband, when they were 8 years old […]

The People Project:
Dr. William Wainwright

August 17, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Dr. William S. Wainwright is the 15th president of Southeastern Louisiana University, appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System on April 27, 2023. Prior to his time at Southeastern […]

The People Project: Michelle Gallo

June 8, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Michelle was born in Baton Rouge, as the oldest of three children. She graduated from Grace King High School in 1979. She then went to Southeastern Louisiana University, and graduated with a degree […]

The People Project: Robin Abrams

April 27, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Robin grew up in Independence, Louisiana. She graduated from Independence High School in 1985. Robin has worked at a variety of local companies throughout the years, such as Rolling, Perrilloux & Sledge […]

The People Project: Paula Zachary

March 23, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Paula is the daughter of a Preacher, and moved around every 2-3 years, but spent the most time in Zachary, Louisiana. She graduated from Zachary High School in 1972. She married and had two children […]

The People Project:
Robin and Bella Cervantes

March 2, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Robin grew up in Tickfaw, Louisiana. She went to St. Thomas Aquinas, then transferred and graduated from Loranger High School in 2011. She met her husband, Alex, in 2007, and they got married in 2013. Together they have Bella (11), Leo (9), Jacob (6) […]

The People Project: Rhonda Sheridan

February 24, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Rhonda is a native to Tangipahoa Parish, and a lifelong resident of Ponchatoula. She graduated from Ponchatoula High School in 1983. She then attended the Louisiana School of Court Reporting  and is a […]

The People Project: Wayne Cooper

January 13, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Wayne grew up in Robert, Louisiana with three younger brothers. He graduated from Ponchatoula High School in 1988, then attended Southeastern Louisiana University. He has five children, four boys (Keith, Kaleb, Bryce and Trey) and one girl […]

The People Project: Dr. Angela Wood

January 6, 2024
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Dr. Wood was born and raised in Rockford, IL. She has an older brother, and graduated from Guilford High School in 1987. She earned her bachelors in Social Work from Southern Illinois University in 1991. She then went on to earn[…]

The People Project: Kristi Moody

November 4, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Kristi was raised in Hammond, Louisiana. She graduated from Southwood Academy High School in 1986. She attended Southeastern Louisiana University and received her Bachelor's degree in Nursing in 1998. In […]

The People Project: Jared Lauderdale

October 14, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Jared was raised in Hammond and has one younger brother. He attended Holy Ghost Catholic School, and graduated from Hammond High School in 2007. He then earned his Bachelors in Accounting from Louisiana State University in […]

The People Project: Jeannine Louviere

September 30, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Jeannine grew up in Odessa, Texas, and is the youngest of four. She graduated from South Grand Prairie High School in 1999. She moved to the New Orleans area, graduated from Delgado Community College in 2006 in graphic […]

The People Project: Rev. Reuben Dykes

September 23, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Father Reuben was raised in Covington, Louisiana. He is the second of four children. He graduated from Covington High School in 2002, then earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Louisiana State University in 2006. […]

The People Project:
Melissa Martin Stilley

September 16, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Melissa grew up in Pumpkin Center with four siblings. She graduated from Ponchatoula High School, got married and had two children, Charlie and Misty. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1987 with her […]

The People Project: Bridget Bailey

September 10, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Bridget is the oldest of three, and lived in Eunice, Louisiana. She graduated from Loranger High School in 1991. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Northwestern State University in 1995, then received her Masters […]

The People Project: Candace Greer

September 2, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Candace was raised in Hammond with one older brother. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2004. Then she earned her Bachelor's in Marketing with a minor in Business from Southeastern Louisiana University […]

The People Project: Lisa Hughes

August 26, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Lisa was born in New Orleans and raised in Chalmette, Louisiana. She is the oldest of three children. She has two younger brothers. She graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in 1985. She served her funeral director […]

The People Project: Ana Rojas

August 12, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Ana was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and resided there with her family until she was 12 years old. She is the oldest of 4 children. Her family moved to Hammond, where she attended Mater Dolorosa Catholic School then Holy Ghost […]

The People Project: Myranda Triche

July 22, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Myranda grew up in LaPlace, with an older brother and and adopted younger brother. She graduated from East St. John High School in 2013. Then she earned her degree in General Studies from […]

The People Project:
Amiee Moser-Parham

July 1, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Amiee was born in Sacramento, California. She has two older siblings, a sister and a brother, and one younger brother. When she was around 11 years old, they moved to Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Flower Mound High School in […]

The People Project: Daniel Rittell

June 24, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Daniel grew up in Zachary in a blended family. He is the baby of seven children. He graduated from Zachary High School in 2014, then attended Williams Baptist University with a wrestling scholarship. He studied Biology, and decided to […]

The People Project: Chauncey Griffin

June 17, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Chauncey grew up in Kenner, Louisiana with his grandmother. He moved to St. John Parish and graduated from St. Augustine High School in 2003. He attended Delgado Community College, then transferred to Southeastern Louisiana University […]

The People Project: Samantha Ricau

June 10, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Samantha grew up in Amite and is the oldest of three children. She has a younger sister and brother. She graduated from Amite High School in 2010. After high school, she attended Southeastern Louisiana University. She is a member of […]

The People Project: Brittany Polezcek

May 29, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Brittany grew up in Hammond. She attended Holy Ghost Catholic School and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2002. She then attended Southeastern Louisiana University and graduated from […]

The People Project: Brooke Robertson

May 13, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Brooke grew up in Robert, Louisiana. She is the middle child of three. She has an older sister and younger brother. She graduated from Hammond High School in 2012, then graduated from […]

The People Project: Claudia Patterson

May 2, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Claudia grew up in Hammond, and is the oldest of 6. There are 3 boys and 3 girls in her family. She graduated from Hammond High School in 2001, then attended University of Louisiana Monroe. After Hurricane Katrina […]

The People Project: Krystle Long

April 24, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Krystle is from Hammond and is the youngest of two kids. She has one older brother. She attended Holy Ghost Catholic School and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2002, then graduated from […]

The People Project: Taylor Addison

April 11, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Taylor grew up in Amite, Louisiana. She was adopted, and has 7 sisters and 5 brothers. She graduated from Amite High School in 2013. She attended Southeastern Louisiana University, Southern New Hampshire University […]

The People Project: Leslie Wood

March 3, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Leslie grew up in Ponchatoula with an older sister. She went to St. Joseph Catholic School, then graduated from Ponchatoula High School in 2004. From there, she earned her Bachelors in Nursing from Southeastern Louisiana […]

The People Project: Hayley Dickens

February 25, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Hayley grew up in Hammond, then her family moved to Loranger when she was in middle school. She had a younger sister, Summer, who passed away in 2015. She graduated as the valedictorian and cheerleader captain from […]

The People Project:
Whitney Catalanatto

February 11, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Whitney is the youngest of three kids. She has a sister and brother. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and graduated in 2007. She then went to Louisiana State University for a few years until transferring to […]

The People Project: Leslie Settoon

February 4, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Leslie grew up in Ponchatoula, and has one younger sister. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School, and graduated from Ponchatoula High School in 2001. She attended Southeastern Louisiana University for a couple of years before starting […]

The People Project: Kevin Raiford

January 28, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Kevin grew up in Ponchatoula, and still lives there today. He attended and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School and Ponchatoula High School. While attending Southeastern Louisiana University, he also worked full time as […]

The People Project: Christie Barado

January 21, 2023
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Christie was born and raised in Ponchatoula (and still resides there!). She has one younger sister. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School, then graduated from Ponchatoula High School in 2002. She attended […]

The People Project: Neenah Thomas

December 10, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Neenah grew up in Robert, Louisiana. She has an older brother and a younger sister. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas in 2002, then received her General Studies degree from Southeastern Louisiana University. She met her husband, Vernon[…]

The People Project: Benton Thames

October 29, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Benton grew up in Denham Springs and has one older brother, Toby. He started his high school career at Denham Springs High School, but graduated from Springfield High School in 2005. Feeling compelled to […]

The People Project: Fallon Myers

October 22, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Fallon grew up in Houma with two younger brothers. She graduated from Terrebonne High School in 2006. She then attended Southeastern Louisiana University. She earned her Business Management degree in 2010. She met […]

The People Project: Jamie Holley

October 15, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Jamie grew up in St. Bernard and is the oldest child of three. She has two younger brothers. She graduated from Cabrini High School in 1996, then attended University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She then transferred to […]

The People Project: Kim Walker

October 8, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Kim was raised in Hammond and is the youngest of five siblings. She graduated from Hammond High School in 1991, then attended Southeastern Louisiana University. There she earned her Elementary Education degree in 1996, then went on to earn […]

The People Project: Jenna Fugarino

September 3, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Jenna was born in Hammond, Louisiana. She is the daughter of Ronnie and Bridget Fugarino and is the youngest of three children. She has two older brothers, Ryan and Bryce. She attended Holy Ghost Catholic School […]

The People Project: Bret Posner

August 27, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Bret grew up in Slidell and has one older sister. He attended Pope John Paul II High School. After high school, he attended University of Louisiana at Lafayette for one year before transferring to Louisiana State University. He graduated […]

The People Project: Taryn Arcement

August 20, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Taryn was born and raised in Chalmette, Louisiana but moved to the Northshore after Hurricane Katrina. She is the middle child of three. She has two brothers. She graduated from Loranger High School in 2016 […]

The People Project:
Lizzie Peyroux Brown

August 13, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Lizzie was born in New Orleans, but raised in Hammond. She was raised in a small business where she learned work ethic and how to provide great customer service. She was born into a lovely family as the oldest of three with an awesome sister […]

The People Project: Anna Foret

August 6, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Anna is the fourth born of eight sisters, and was raised in Ponchatoula. She attended St. Joseph School and graduated from Ponchatoula High School in 2006. She attended Southeastern Louisiana University and earned a Business […]

The People Project: Heather Vial

July 30, 2022
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Heather was born in South Carolina. She has a brother who is 8 years older than she is. She moved to Ponchatoula in 1998 due to her father accepting a position.  She attended Trafton Academy, then Ponchatoula High School. She then received […]