Relatively speaking, the City of Covington is rather small: 8.2 square miles located between the Bogue Falaya and Tchefuncte rivers and bounded to the north by Ronald Reagan Bypass and River Road.

The northern section includes Covington High School, Oak Alley, The Savannahs and Covington Point, but not Oak Alley Meadows, River Road, River Glen, Ashley Lumber nor the Post Office on Columbia Street.

These northern boundaries resemble a jigsaw puzzle with pieces missing. The most recent census places our population at slightly over 11,500 people.

By comparison, St. Tammany Parish covers over 1,000 square miles with a population of over 260,000 people.

The "Community of Covington"



The Covington Post Office serves the 70433 and 70435 zip codes. This covers an area of 150 square miles and a population of about 60,000. Hence, about 50,000 people have "Covington" addresses that do not live in the City of Covington. This often leads to confusion among residents that have a Covington address but do not actually live within the city limits. These residents live in "unincorporated St. Tammany" just as those in Metairie live in unincorporated Jefferson Parish. That said, they are an important part of the Community of Covington. I learned early on that not only am I mayor of the City of Covington, but I am also mayor of the Community of Covington : )

Big Thanks to Haven Coffee and Cocktails for treating our City to a free music festival at the Covington Trailhead this Saturday, November 23rd, from 1:00pm to 10:00pm.

Good Stuff : )

Athletes start their Thanksgiving run next to the Justice Center on Jefferson Avenue in downtown Covington. Both 5K and 5 mile runners will make their way through downtown and into the splendor of moss-covered trees that line the historic district and the residential streets. Last year, a 1 Mile Walk/Run was added that starts at 7:30 am, just before the 5K & 5 Mile.

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The Knights of Columbus are still collecting coats at their collection box at Acquistapace's Covington Supermarket. They have already executed one quite successful giveaway with Sister Teresa at the Little Blue House (110 coats distributed). A second giveaway is scheduled just before Christmas at Greater Starlight Baptist Church. Now, go get the coat out of the closet and put it in your car (so it will be there the next time you're at Acquistapace's). Most towns have a grocery store with a wine department. We have a wine store with a grocery department ; ).

2023's Officer of the Year, Andrew Llewellyn, has been a dedicated member of the Covington PD for five years. He was seriously injured while pursuing a suspect and suffered multiple tendon ruptures in both of his legs. His injuries will require 12 to 18 months for recovery and will prevent him from working during that time.

This will significantly impact his

family's finances. A benefit has been established to help support Officer Llewellyn, a highly respected Field Training Officer and a devoted family man, during this challenging period.

Donations may be made payable to Dana Calhoun, and maiedl to Dana Calhoun, 22307 Dixie Rue Ln, Robert, LA 70455.

This year, Thanksgiving will fall on a Thursday. As such, Thanksgiving week trash pick-up will be on Wednesday, just like always.

However, recycling pick-up will be on Friday instead of Thursday.

Recycling reminder: No glass, no plastic trash / grocery bags.

John's two sons, H.J. (Henry James) and Hardy eventually took over the business. Like brothers often do when in business together, there was a dispute. Hardy and his descendants continued to run Smith Hardware (eventually Smith True Value Hardware) for over 100 years. In 1876, H.J. walked down Columbia St. and opened a new store which his descendants continue to run to this day: H.J. Smith's Son General Merchandise.

Deed Smith's home was located directly behind his store. Below is a photo of the home taken in the 1930s. The home is still there, hidden behind the store but visible from the ox lot.

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