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Local History: Bogue Falaya Shopping Plaza
Back in the 1970’s Covington had its own shopping mall, the Bogue Falaya Plaza. It was a medium-sized all indoor shopping center with a number of shops…
Pic of the Week
This week’s pic “Moon Over Watertank” was submitted by Ron Barthet Submit your photo for “Pic of the Week” by emailing covweekly@gmail.com, posting on
Local History: Covington in the 1940s and 1950s by Phil Pfeffer
The memories of day-to-day life in Covington in the 1940’s and 1950’s were written down by Phil Pfeffer, a graduate of Covington High School in 1958. Here is what he shared about those times from 70 years ago.
Local History: Historical Markers of St. Tammany – Part 3
According to the Historical Marker Project website, there are 45 historical markers in St. Tammany Parish. They share a variety of historical highlights across the area, giving us an idea of the people and places that contributed to early St. Tammany. Here is their list, with links to the individual pages to the markers.
Local History: Major Fires in Covington 1898-1920
In the early years of the 20th century, the city scape of Covington underwent significant changes because of fires raging through the downtown area. Four fires between 1898 and 1911 changed the character of Covington’s central business district.
Local History: The Division of St. John Becomes a Historic District
In 1982, the City of Covington filed an application with the National Registry of Historic Places asking that the “Division of St. John,” Covington’s historic downtown area, be placed on the national register. It was granted that status in December of 1982.
Local History: Jackson’s Military Road
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet.View Ron’s blog Tammany Family here. Historian Powell Casey extensively researched the history of Military
Local History: Abadie Family Recognized In Naming Street
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. Early in 1992 the City of Covington renamed
Covington History: the Train Depot
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. Covington’s first train depot was located on N.
Covington History: The Money Hill Tung Oil Plantation Story
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. Tung Oil was an extremely important product in
Covington History: Alexius Brothers Hardware
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View Ron’s blog Tammany Family here. The Alexius Brothers Hardware store was located on
Covington History: Highlights of History by H.A. Mackie
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. H. A. Mackie of Covington wrote an interesting
Covington History: The History of the Star Theater
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. The Star Theater in Covington is legendary in
Covington History: Fate of Covington Founder Researched
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. The history books credit Jacques Dreux as the
Covington History: Cemetery No. 1
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. The Covington Cemetery No. 1 has been a
Covington History: 1988 Historical Walking Tour
Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. The City of Covington compiled a list of
Local History: Covington In The Early 1930’s by Philip E. Pfeffer
Introducing our new Local History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. View his blog Tammany Family here. We turn now to the
Shop Local, USA
The mission of Shop Local, USA is important because we need to re-focus attention on our local businesses who support the infrastructure of our