The People Project

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:

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:
Emily McKneely Matise

August 11, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Emily was born in Hammond, and resides in Ponchatoula. She has been a Tangipahoa resident her whole life. She has two older sisters who treated her like a real life baby doll when they were growing up. She graduated from […]

The People Project:
Angel Lester

August 4, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Angel is originally from New Orleans and moved to Tickfaw in 1986. She is the middle child and has two brothers. She attended and graduated from Independence High School in 1993. She has two sons, Dalton (26) and […]

The People Project: Annette Baldwin

July 28, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Annette is from Slidell, and is the second of 4 daughters. She attended Slidell High School (class of 1990!) before attending University of Louisiana Monroe. She received her Bachelors in Sociology and her Masters in Substance […]

The People Project: Kimberly Melancon

July 21, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Kimberly is originally from Boothville, Louisiana in Plaquemines parish. She is the second of 7 children. She married a military man and moved many times during her marriage. They had 3 children (Shaun, Michelle, and Rebecca), […]

The People Project: Billie Jo Laird

July 14, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Billie Jo is originally from Tennessee, but has lived in Ponchatoula for nearly 47 years. She has been married to Ronnie for 45 years and they have 2 daughters, Jessica and Katie. She has 6 grandchildren that she […]

The People Project: Rene Roussel

July 7, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Rene is from Lutcher, LA where he attended Lutcher High School then Southeastern Louisiana University. He graduated in Business Administration with a minor in Economics in 2016. He took over Roussel's of Ponchatoula […]

The People Project:
Amy Brumfield

August 7, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Amy is the baby of 7 children, and was raised in Baton Rouge. They moved to Hammond when she was in high school and she attended Hammond High School. She received her degree from Southeastern Louisiana University[…]

The People Project:
Caitlynn McReynolds

July 31, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Caitlynn was born in Hammond and grew up in Ponchatoula and Greensburg. She was home-schooled and later became a police officer for the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Office in Amite. She served for 3 years until she […]

The People Project: Brandon Webber

July 24, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Brandon is from Hammond and is the oldest of 4 children. He attended Hammond High School, then Louisiana State University and Southeastern Louisiana University. He has a 6 week old daughter named Ava […]

The People Project: Tara Wilkinson

July 17, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Tara was raised in Port Allen by her grandparents. She graduated from Port Allen High School and started working in the restaurant industry years ago. She now works at Hamilton Sales in Baton Rouge and lives in Hammond with […]

The People Project: Trevor Shurtz

July 10, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Trevor has lived in the Ponchatoula/Hammond area since he was 8 years old. He has been married to his wife, Katie, for 14 years. They have two children together, Ian(10) and Tegan (4). Trevor went to Ponchatoula High School […]

The People Project: Megan Ruffino

July 3, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Megan is a lifelong resident of Albany, LA. She is married to Blake and together they have a son, Benjamin (2). She attended Holy Ghost Catholic School and St. Thomas Aquinas. After high school, she attended The Aveda Institute for esthetics. She has […]

The People Project:
Casey Robert

June 30, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Casey is a lifelong Ponchatoula resident. She is married to husband, Garrick, and mother to Lauren (12), Grant (9), and Dominic (1). Casey attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School and Ponchatoula High School. She earned her […]

The People Project:
Courtlin Donner-Noggerath

June 26, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Courtlin was raised in Algiers, but her family moved to Mandeville when she was a child. She graduated from St. Scholastica Academy and attended LSU, where she earned two degrees: Fashion Merchandising and Marketing […]

The People Project: Victoria James

June 19, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Victoria grew up in Independence and Ponchatoula. She is married to husband, Michael, and together they have a son, Porter (3). Victoria graduated from Ponchatoula High School, then got a degree in Social Work from […]

The People Project: Ashley Jernigan

June 12, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Ashley is from New Orleans, and moved to Ponchatoula in 2000. She graduated from Ponchatoula High School, and is the proud mother of Paris (15) and Charles (9). She is a Health, Life & Retirement Planner with Physicians[…]

The People Project: Cody Favre

June 5, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Cody is from Slidell and has three brothers. He attended Pope John Paul II Catholic High School, then got his Business Administration degree from The University of Southern Mississippi. Cody has been married to his wife, Mollee, […]

The People Project: Chance Wooton

May 26, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Chance is married to wife, Miranda. Together they have a daughter, Violet, who is 6 months old. Chance earned his Bachelor of Science degree from University of New Orleans. He enjoys bird-watching state as a […]

The People Project: Ashley Richardson

May 19, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Ashley attended Ponchatoula High School and is married to her high school sweetheart, Ben. They have three lovely little ladies: Abigail (age 12), Penny (age 9) and Eleanor (age 2 - almost 3!). They live in Hammond with […]

The People Project: Parker Layrisson

May 12, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Parker is a Ponchatoula native and the proud husband to Brandie and father to two young sons. He is an attorney (LSU Law School) and is the owner of Parker Layrisson Law Firm. Parker also keeps his Ponchatoula community […]

The People Project: Paige Maurin

May 5, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Paige is 27 years old, grew up in Laplace, and is the oldest of three kids. She attended University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she went to nursing school. She lived in Lafayette and worked there after she graduated […]

The People Project: Tanya Nel

June 16, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Tanya has lived in Ponchatoula since the 1990s. She has been married to husband, Dirkie, for 7 years and together they have a daughter, Ruby (6). Tanya graduated from SLU with a degree in Business Management. She is an […]

The People Project: Kasse Whatley

June 9, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Kasse is originally from Oklahoma! She met her husband, Joel, in the Army in 2008 while deployed. They got married in 2009 and she moved to Ponchatoula. Together they have two daughters, Lyla (11) and Nadia (8)[…]

The People Project: Natalie Lemoine

May 29, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Natalie was born and raised in Metairie, LA. She met her husband, Brent, there and they have three daughters together: Brenna (17), Brookelyn (11), and Brielle (8)...and a dog named Boomer. They moved to Ponchatoula in 2013. Natalie is the […]

The People Project: Amber Travis

May 22, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Amber has been married to husband, Mitchell, for almost 10 years. Together they have three kids: Adelyn (7), Matthew (4), and Ada Grace (2). They reside in Greensburg. She is a notary and also is a self taught bread baker with […]

The People Project: Brittany Prieur

May 15, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Brittany was raised in Harahan, and graduated from nursing school in May 2020. She works at Ochsner Baptist in the Mother/Baby unit where she takes great care […]

The People Project: Danny Williams

May 8, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Danny was born and raised in Ponchatoula. He graduated from Ponchatoula High School and also from Southeastern Louisiana University three times, most notably with a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership […]

The People Project: Gabbie Davis

May 1, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Gabbie is a career and development coach. She is originally from Covington. She has been married to her husband, Mike, for 7 years and they share 3 children, Grace (5), Ruth (3) and Noah (1). They reside in Husser, LA[…]

The People Project: Mark Verbois

April 28, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Mark is a graduate of Ponchatoula High School and Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism. He has been married to his wife, Brandy, for 10 years[…]

The People Project: Shanna Morrow

April 24, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Shanna was raised in Ponchatoula and loves her hometown! She currently lives in Walker, LA with her family. Her husband of 9 years, Jeff, is a weatherman at WAFB in Baton Rouge. They have a son, Logan (6), and […]

The People Project:
Erin Rode-Fiorello

April 21, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Erin has lived in Tangipahoa parish her whole life. She has been married to her husband, Jesse, for 13 years and together they have 2 sons, Sawyer (6) and Parker (3). She is an instructor at Southeastern Louisiana University […]

The People Project:
Amanda Hammonds

April 17, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Amanda is from Covington. She got her undergraduate degree and Masters from Southeastern and has lived in Hammond ever since. She has been married to her husband, Luke, for 10 years, and they have […]

The People Project: Jeff LeSaicherre

April 14, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Meet Jeff LeSaicherre! Jeff was born and raised in Ponchatoula. He has been married to Martha for 20 years and is the proud father of Ella (16), Noah (12), and Adyn (10). Jeff is the Founder and CEO of Fleur De Lis […]

The People Project:
Matthew Barattini

April 7, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Meet Matthew Barattini! Matthew is the owner of Ponchatoula's newest experience, The Escape Warehouse! Matthew is 21 years old and got his degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Business […]

The People Project:
Stephanie Daussat

April 3, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Meet Stephanie Daussat! Stephanie is originally from Chalmette, and attended Holy Angels Academy. She went to Southeastern for undergrad, then got a Masters Degree in Sports Medicine [...]

The People Project: Faith Allen

April 10, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Meet Faith Allen! Faith is from Ponchatoula and attended St. Joseph's Catholic School, Ponchatoula High School and Southeastern Louisiana University. She earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Dance[…]

The People Project:
Kristy Richards

March 31, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Meet Kristy Richards! Kristy is from Prairieville and has been married to her husband, Aaron, for 23 years. She is the proud mom of a daughter who is graduating from LSU in May and a son [...]

The People Project:
Dane F. and Caitlyn T.

March 27, 2021
Interview by Ashley & Andrew LeSaicherre

Meet Dane F. and Caitlyn T.! Dane was born and raised in Pennsylvania and Caitlyn is from New Orleans. They met at University of New Orleans and have been married for 6 years [...]