PUBLISHER Sarah Cottrell
The big LSU game, and you know the one I am talking about, was going to start in an hour and a half. Chores were done for the day, but I had that niggling feeling that I had forgotten to do something. Then it dawned on me. A photo shoot in Slidell! EEEK!!! How was I going to drag my husband away? His response? “Let’s go!” Over the last two years I have used and sometimes abused my husband’s kindness and talent. He loves to take pictures for the EDGE and does a great job, and it is a perfect balance for him with his job in the Chemistry Department at Southeastern University. But he has given up many of his weekends and Friday afternoons off, and I don’t think he fully knows how much I appreciate all he does. So, thank you Jerry for all you do to help me make EDGE so successful. I love hearing what people like about the magazine, and time and time again I hear the same thing, “We love to read the stories.” It is such a pleasure to bring these stories from around the Northshore to our readers. So many magazines have followed a trend of selling stories, and we are proud of our editorial integrity. If you know of a story you think our readers would be interested in, please email us at edgepublisher@yahoo.com. Don’t forget to vote in our 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. Just go to edgeofthelake.com to vote, and the results will be announced in our next issue. Wishing readers, advertisers and all our team a happy and safe Christmas season. PUBLISHER
EDITOR Harry Lime ART DIRECTOR Erich Belk STYLE DIRECTOR Patty Beal BEAUTY EDITOR Caitlin Picou COPY EDITOR Mary-Brent Brown CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Sydney Bagby Charles Dowdy TC Elliott Ann Joyce Meredith Knight Elaine Millers Theo Mullen Liz Genest Smith Elizabeth Kenney Wells STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Jerry Cottrell CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Paul Chauvin Allison Elliott Joel Treadwell Pat Quigley SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVES Eloise Cottrell Rick Clasen ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Rebecca Blossman-Ferran Erin Bolton Debi Menasco Michelle Wallis-Croas
ON THE COVER Madisonville Photo Jerry Cottrell
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