![]() ![]() Charles Parish literally picked up my family and carried us. “This community … when Brandon died … the community of St. “I continued to work here because I’m connected here … these are my people,” she said. James Parish because of her husband’s job, but said that her heart remains in St. When she remarried in 2016 she moved to St. Jenkins said she is thrilled to be able to serve Destrehan and the local community. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be here from there.” ![]() ![]() “I was like, ‘Oh geez, I was just wanting to come walk on the treadmill,’” Jenkins said laughing. Jenkins said when she walked into Anytime Fitness – the new gym in town that had just opened up – she was shocked when Oubre told her that she knew her story and wanted to gift her with a membership and a year of free personal training. “She got me over here (in Destrehan) and I was helping put furniture and equipment together here before they ever opened the door.” “I actually interviewed with her at the Anytime Fitness in Luling,” he said. Hebert has been employed by Oubre for a decade. We’re one big family, and I’m super excited that it’s staying in the family … I wouldn’t have had it any other way.” Brandon and Daniell are going to be a perfect fit as leaders. “It shows you how there are silver linings in everything. Oubre said she’ll still be at the gym weekly, but that she’s excited to have accepted a full-time, remote job with Silver Sneakers. Two longtime employees of the gym – Brandon Hebert and Daniell Nielsen Jenkins – signed papers this weekend to make the same final. The Oubres didn’t have to look far to find a perfect ownership fit. I told Richard the only way I’d agree to sell is if we found the right people to take it over.” Our plan was to sell it in about three years, but when something like Ida hit it caused us to slow down and reflect and we knew it was time to do it now. “My husband Richard and I decided after the storm that it was time to sell it. “We celebrated ten years on Jan 7,” Oubre said. Michelle Oubre was one of the owners who opened the fitness location a decade ago, and five years later she bought out the other co-owners. ![]()
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