Small Town Podcast

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Abita Springs, Louisiana, a small town with no shortage of festivals and events throughout the year! Come with us to talk to Mayor Dan Curtis, who only ran for Alderman to help his town, but later found himself as Mayor, and now he is making positive changes in the face of some challenging times. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Ville Platte, Louisiana, a small town known for its great food! Come, go with us to talk with Mayor Jennifer Vidrine, who was born and raised in Ville Platte and called to serve her hometown in a very historical way. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a southern Louisiana town surrounded by water, making it an excellent spot for recreational fun (and a great boat festival!) but also troubling when hurricanes strike. Come, go with Mayor Matt to the small town of Madisonville, Louisiana, to speak with Mayor Jean Pelloat, who was born and raised in Madisonville and serves to keep his community a great place to live. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a small town in central Louisiana that made some hard decisions several years ago but has paid off with incredible growth. Come, go with Mayor Matt Seale to Woodworth, Louisiana, to talk with Mayor David Butler, a man who was born and raised in Woodworth and got involved in local government to help make his community a better place to live for years to come.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a small town in central Louisiana that is pretty young as far as towns go, but has plenty of festivities for you to enjoy. In this episode, go with Mayor Matt to Ball, Louisiana, to speak with Mayor Gail Wilking, a woman who wasn't too excited about living in Ball when she first settled in but has made it her home, and now she wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels back to Haralson County: our friends, and season sponsors, to visit the last small town of a four-episode series in the county. In this episode, Mayor Matt has an interesting conversation with a city manager who didn’t know what he would do anywhere else, so he chose to dedicate his career to managing and making his hometown the best place it could be. Come, go with #MayorMatt to talk with city manager Philip Eidson in the small town of Tallapoosa, Georgia. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a small town in Louisiana that is a growing community in the northwest region of the state, adding amenities even on the day of recording this podcast episode! Come, go with Mayor Matt Seale to Haughton, Louisiana, to speak with Mayor Kim Gaspard, a man who settled in Haughton with plans to retire and relax but has made public service in his growing community a high priority. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

In this episode, we take it back to Haralson County: our friends and season sponsors of Small Town Podcast. We visit Waco, the smallest of the small towns in Haralson County that is as relaxed as the porch swings that hang out in front of their City Hall. We get to speak with the City Clerk, Kimberly Edwards, who started life elsewhere in metro Atlanta but chose to settle in Waco for the peace and quiet that the small town life provides. Come go with #MayorMatt as he visits the small town of Waco, Georgia! For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a small town in Louisiana that is the Parish seat of a significant recreational region known as a sportsman paradise. Come, go with Mayor Matt Seale to the town of Many, Louisiana, to speak with Mayor Robert Hable, who is not only early in his leadership role in the town of Many but also not even born in Louisiana! In this episode, we learn about Mayor Hable's journey to the newly elected mayoral seat of Many, where he now calls the small town home. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale visits another small town in Haralson County, Georgia, the second small town out of a four-episode series sponsored by the Greater Haralson Chamber of Commerce. In this episode, Mayor Matt speaks with Bremen, Georgia, Mayor Sharon Sewell about the small town that was once the hub for textile manufacturing for the entire world. The two discuss the trials of a small town struggling with finding its identity and the triumph of coming out on the other side with a growing, thriving, beautiful community. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.