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Local History: Historical Markers of St. Tammany – Part 3
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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.

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Mayor Mark Storm Update – Hurricane Zeta
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Mayor Mark Storm Update – Hurricane Zeta

Hurricane Zeta Prep Update from City of Covington Mayor Mark Johnson. Sign up for email updates at www.covla.com Covington’s own meteorologist Michael Efferson offers

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Covington History: the Train Depot
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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.

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Innovative Floodgate Design Installed in St. Tammany – First of its Kind in the State in a Residential Area
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Innovative Floodgate Design Installed in St. Tammany – First of its Kind in the State in a Residential Area

St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper announced today, the completion of the installation of a FloodBreak Automatic Floodgate Mitigation System — in the Fox

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Covington History: Historical Markers of St. Tammany – Part 1
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Covington History: Historical Markers of St. Tammany – Part 1

Covington History segment provided by local historical writer Ron Barthet. This article has been broken up into 4 parts for ease of reading. View

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Non-Profit Spotlight: Boys & Girls Club Continues Community Aid Programs
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Non-Profit Spotlight: Boys & Girls Club Continues Community Aid Programs

Since 1965, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana has been a leading provider of both after-school and summer enrichment programs focused on

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Christmas Tree Recycling Information
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Christmas Tree Recycling Information

Christmas trees for the recycling marsh restoration program will be picked up in the city of Covington on Saturday, January 19, 2019 by our contractor Coastal Environmental Services.

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Can Industrial Hemp Save Louisiana?
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Can Industrial Hemp Save Louisiana?

In the nola.com article “Toxic sites in Louisiana: 15 of the state’s most polluted places” (Feb. 2017), Scott Threlkeld details several areas of environmental

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Tammany Utilities Earns Criticism
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Tammany Utilities Earns Criticism

In a report from WWLTV, The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality confirmed that Tammany Utilities failed to properly report sewerage spills in St. Tammany

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Keep Covington Beautiful Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
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Keep Covington Beautiful Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Keep Covington Beautiful is looking for volunteers for the St. Tammany Parish Department of Environmental Services’ sponsored event, “Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day” on

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Citizen’s Group Calls For Baseline Water Test by Timothy Gates, Correspondent

Voices of St. Tammany, a local citizen’s advocacy group, sent out a press release last week calling for baseline water testing across St. Tammany

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Heritage Bank Celebrates 90th Birthday With BBQ Tailgate Bash

Heritage Bank of St. Tammany is ending out their month-long 90th Birthday celebration this Thursday, October 30th from 10:30 am – 3 pm with a tailgating bar-b-que party

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Public Input Invited For Planning Study: Culture, Recreation & Tourism In St. Tammany

A round of Community Meetings to gain public insights and opinions regarding culture, recreation and tourism planning in southern St. Tammany Parish will begin

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