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The Hammond Downtown Development District, in partnership with the Tangipahoa Chamber, officially broke ground on Rail...

The Hammond Downtown Development District, in partnership with the Tangipahoa Chamber, officially broke ground on Railroad Park on Monda...

Two major construction projects are set to begin in Downtown Hammond in the coming weeks. The newly-named Railroad Pa...

The Hammond Downtown Development District has been designated as an accredited Main Street™ program for meeting rigorous...

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Current renderings for Railroad Park. These designs are subject to change. For the full blog, click here.

The old Feed & Seed is getting an upgrade!

Main Street America and Brother International announced the recipients of the At Your Side Small Business Grant Program. Grants of $5,00...

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Our strategy for 2020 changed as quickly as it started -- shifting our focus to business assistance, advocacy. and support. The challeng...

$7,882.00 Historic Preservation Fund for the creation of the Railroad Park History Exhibit

$3,000 to transform a vacant, overgrown lot into a community garden + green space.

$3,000 to purchase and install six bike racks throughout downtown.

$3,000 to put towards Hammond Farmers Market

$1,000