If you would like your tree recycled for wetlands restoration, the Parish offers a drop-off location at the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds (1505 N. Florida Street behind Lyon Elementary). Trees need be free of all ornaments, tinsel and decorations. No flocked trees.

Keep Covington Beautiful, Baldwin Subaru and the St. Paul's Environmental Club teamed up to add a second "floating boom" to Mile Branch.

These simple devices capture litter floating in the stream. The SPS boys regularly crawl down into the canal and collect the cans, trash and plastic bottles trapped by the boom.

Every piece of litter collected is one less piece making its way to the Tchefuncte River and/or Lake Pontchartrain. Big Thanks to Priscilla Floca with Keep Covington Beautiful, the crew from Baldwin Subaru and the SPS Volunteers.

*"Osprey" is the company that installs the boom.

If you're moving, you're doing it right.

The Knights of Columbus collected and distributed over 600 gently used and new coats for children and young adults this year. Congratulations to the Knights and to all of you who donated.

The coat giveaway was combined with a toy giveaway at Greater Starlight Baptist Church.

Good Stuff.

Peggy Caserta, 1957 CHS Homecoming Queen, inventor of bell bottom pants and partner to Janis Joplin.

Prior to the Big Change, the 900 block of a numbered avenue would be about 9 blocks from America Street and/or the Bogue Falaya River.

By counting the blocks (4+2+3) from America Street, one can locate the old address.

Today, the first digit of one's address equals the # of blocks one is from Jefferson Ave i.e. the 200 block of East 19th Ave would be 2 blocks east of Jefferson. The 500 block of West 22nd would be 5 blocks west of Jefferson. Even numbered houses are on the north side of the road, odd numbers are on the south side.

The streets named after presidents remain in chronological order of their terms: Washington, Adams, Jefferson … all the way to Lincoln and Johnson. Hidden away, off Menetre Drive, is Cleveland Street.

Numbered streets are "Avenues" and their right of way width is usually about 80'. President streets are "Streets" with a typical right of way width of 50-60'. Hence, Harrison Street is in Covington (between President Van Buren and President Tyler), but Harrison Avenue aka Dog Pound Road is not in the City of Covington.

Mayor Mark,

Thanks so much for your time in helping confirm or find where my grandparents real home was located. I have attached a Postal Telegram from Christmas day of 1938 sent by my Uncle Jimmy Seaman to S.A. Nelson. S is for Samuel.



My dad told me the property was located behind where Badeaux's used to be and is now CVS. I believe the creek behind CVS is known as Simpson Creek. Dad grew up with Nick Fitzsimons whose family was right around the east corner of CVS. Nick had his radio shop there servicing all the police and fire units back when we were kids (His son, Tim, still does). Nick was missing one arm due to a hunting accident when he and my dad were hunting in the area along the river as the story was told to me. Dr. Heintz fixed them both up from gunshot wounds. My dad's injury was to his foot. So if you can find where 1320 Nineteenth Ave. used to be, I would appreciate it. 

Well, Jimmy, let's take a crack at this:

Finally, a shout out to Mr. Jack Terry whose research provided much of what we know about the street name changes in Covington, led to the Andrew Jackson historical marker at Columbia and Rutland and has done historical research on scores of homes in Covington.



In November we honored Mr. Terry with a proclamation at a Council Meeting.

Replies to this e-mail go directly to Mayor Mark.

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