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ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La – A ribbon cutting usually means a business is now open.

For business.

But across St. Tammany Parish, businesses are cutting ribbons during an eight-hour ribbon-cutting marathon.

More than 50 businesses from Slidell to Mandeville.

WGNO’s Bill Wood says the message is “we’re open”.

From auto repair shops to restaurants to veterinary clinics, they’re open for business.

When you buy local, you invest in the local economy.