Karen said, "You Did What?"

I Said: "Uh, I volunteered our home for Covington Heritage Foundation's annual History and Holly Home Tour." (long, silent pause) "Should I have checked with you first?"

This Year's Homes

Buffy & Sam Conzonere 616 W 22nd Ave Karen & Mayor Mark Johnson 604 W 22nd Ave Patricia Leitz 602 W 23rd Ave Pam & Patrick Fulton 322 W 23rd Ave Kristen & Brad Pediscalso 125 W 22nd Ave

A perfect outing to enjoy with friends and family as you walk the pedestrian-friendly route, touring the festively adorned homes, sipping wine (provided) and enjoying the sounds of the season from the strolling carolers. Proceeds allow the CHF to offer those wonderful free heritage events year round. Details and Tickets ($20)

Knights of Columbus Coat Give-Away Dates

Date - Thursday, November 18th Place - The Blue Stand - Corner of W. Van Buren and W. 31st Ave Time - 1PM-4PM Date - Saturday, November 20th Place - ETOP Apostolic Ministry - 802 W. 30th Ave. Time - 10AM-2PM  On behalf of the community of Covington, Thank You Knights : )

Changing Climate, Changing Landscape, and Evolving Thought: Flood Mitigation in a Changing World

On November 18th at 2:00pm, a panel of experts will discuss how traditional approaches to flood risk and storm water management may no longer be appropriate, how New Orleans is innovating storm water management practices and technologies, the reimagining of flood risk policy, practices, and implementation in Houston and how to mitigate flood risk at the parcel and neighborhood level.

This discussion will be held online and is free. Upon inquiring, I learned the event is open to the public. Hence, I invite anyone interested in flood mitigation to sit in on this two hour panel discussion on flood mitigation. Click Here to Register

CLECO and Streetlights

Per CLECO, 40 replacement light heads and arm brackets came to Covington last week. This is nowhere near the total number of lights needed to be replaced, but supply chain issues have them constrained.  We have submitted a list of outages compiled by our Fire Department. CLECO's linemen are working extra hours and weekends when they do get replacement lights. Personal observation: It will be quite some time before all lights are repaired.

Tree Board and Trees

Much of our tree canopy is aging. As we knew and confirmed with Ida, water oaks and lone pine trees can be hazardous. With this in mind, earlier this year I asked our Tree Board (yes, we have a tree board) to compile a list of trees suitable for planting. The overall arching idea is "what do we wish out tree canopy to look like in 50 years?" Below are recommendations for both large and small trees.

Large Trees American Beech, Fagus grandifolia  Black Gum, Nyssa silvatica  Cypress – Bald, Taxodium distichum  Pond, Taxodium ascendens  Elm – American, Ulmus americana  Winged, Ulmus alata  Holly – American, Ilex opaca  Magnolia – Cucumber, Magnolia acuminata  Southern, Magnolia grandiflora  Maple - Southern Sugar, Acer saccharum floridanum  Swamp Red, Acer rubrum ‘Drummondii’  Oaks – Cow, Quercus michauxii, Nuttall, Q. nuttallii, Shumard, Q. shumardii,  Southern Live, Q. virginiana, White, Q. alba, Willow, Q. phellos  Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua  Tulip Tree, Liriodendron tulipifera SMALL TREES   Cherry Laurel, Prunus caroliniana  Crabapple, Southern, Malus angustifolia  Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus  Hawthorn, Parsley, Crataegus marshallii  Holly – Dahoon, Ilex cassine,  Fosters & Savannah, I. ‘attenuata’ cultivars  Yaupon, I. vomitoria  Ironwood, Carpinus caroliniana  Magnolia, Sweetbay, Magnolia virginiana  Sparkleberry, Vaccinium arboreum  Titi, Cyrilla racemiflora  Vitex, Vitex agnus-castus

Harvey's House Right Next to the Majestic Theater

In 1926 Sid Fuhrmann opened the Majestic Theater. The show featured those new-fangled "talkie" movies. One gentleman shared with me that as a child he and his friends would block the blades to the large box fan on the back of the building. Once the movie started, they would crawl through the blades and "save that nickel." We knew that gentleman as the late, great Coach Jack Salter.

Tucked away next to the Majestic was a roller rink and concession stand called Harvey's House. One lady shared with me that Mr. Harvey was always very nice. She also said she frequented Harvey's House for the purpose of meeting boys. She is now my mother-in-law.

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