Episode 42 Candace Higginbotham - ”Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home”

Candace Higginbotham, formerly with HUD and the Department of Community Development, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

 

0:27 1. Correct me if I’m mistaken. You worked for many years for the Department of Housing & Urban Development, or HUD as many people know it. Talk to me about some of the roles and responsibilities of HUD and the department’s connection and importance to this community.

 

11:59 2. I believe you were deeply involved in the Choice Neighborhoods project. Can you talk some about the process of securing the monies for the project, where Choice Neighborhoods is located and why it’s an important development for our community?

 

21:39 3. You spent a career in public service. For those listening to you who want to do more for the community and/or who are considering pursuing a career in public service, what words of wisdom can you share with them?

 

44:42 4. Can you talk to me about some of the people in the community who inspire you?

 

1:12:13 5. What makes you optimistic about the future of our community?