I just finished doing a map for the Giddy Up Grounds in Folsom, a group of historic and community landmark buildings being re-purposed for a variety of new uses: a coffee shop, art gallery, overnight accommodations, library/museum and music concert venue.
New fire truck for Lee Road Volunteer Fire Department back in 1975...
Residents along Lee Road got excited in May of 1972 when talks of putting in a community water system were getting serious.
In May of 1972 both St. Paul's School and St. Scholastica Academy held their graduation ceremonies at St. Joseph Abbey north of Covington. Here are articles and pictures from the Covington Daily News. Click on the images to make them larger and more readable.
In May of 1972 Sgt. Mario Arthur with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Department was honored by the Kiwanis Club of St. Tammany for his outstanding work in law enforcement. Click on the image below to make it larger and more readable.
Mario Salvadore Arthur, Sr. was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Mandeville for most of his life. He was a graduate of LSU in Criminal Justice and retired from the Navy in 1968. He was the former Police Chief of Mandeville from 1967-1969, retired Chief of Detectives with the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office in 1980, retired from Mandeville Police Dept. as Assistant Chief of Police in 1985, and retired from the St. Tammany District Attorney’s Office in 2001 as Chief Investigator.
He was a member of the Germania Masonic Lodge No. 46, American Legion Post 415, Louisiana Sheriffs Assn., Louisiana Peace Officers Assn., Louisiana Municipal Police Officer Assn. and Louisiana District Attorney’s Assn.
He died on on Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, at 76 years of age.
Information source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc.
The Justices of the Peace and Constables serving throughout St. Tammany Parish have been an important part of the community for many years. Here are a few pictures of the group being sworn into office back in 1972. Click on the images to make them larger.
In 1989 the Class of 1959 from Covington High School held its 30th anniversary reunion at the Holiday Inn. Here are a couple of photographs from that event which took place 35 years ago. Click on the images to make them larger.
Fifty-two years ago the Covington Daily News would run a small photo and personality profile on a different Covington community citizen every day. It was called "Today's Personality," and it was placed in the bottom right corner of the front page.
Here are a few of those from June of 1972 newspapers. Click on the images to make them larger.
See also these links:
More Today's Personalities From 1972
Today's Personalities Back In 1972
In 1972 seven cheerleaders from Covington High attended "cheerleading school" at Northwestern State University. Here is a photo of the group.
In 1955 the old Pearl River Courthouse was moved to a Lions Club community playground to use for storing sports equipment.
In May of 1972 Howard and Jim Estes submitted this aerial photo of the mouth of the Tchefuncte River south of Madisonville to the Covington Daily News for publication. It tells about the new boat launch facility being built there. Click on the image and the caption to make them larger.
Fifty-two years ago the Covington Daily News would run a small photo and personality profile on a different Covington community citizen every day. It was called "Today's Personality," and it was placed in the bottom right corner of the front page.
Here are a few of those from August of 1972 newspapers. Click on the images to make them larger.
In 1972, the Covington Civitan Club sent 13 local teenagers to its Civitan Youth Seminar at Louisiana College. Here is a photo of that group. Click on the image to make it larger.
