In the early 1940's the students at St. Scholastica Academy in Covington held a popularity contest to held raise funds for the student newspaper "The Shadow." Here are the winners from that contest. Click on the image to make it larger.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Monday, March 17, 2025
The Kaufmann Home
In the mid-1930's George Kauffman and his daughter Olga built a new home on Jahncke Avenue in Covington. Here is a newspaper article telling about the house and its owners. It's a story telling about how people came to St. Tammany to visit, but wound up wanting to live here.
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Sunday, March 16, 2025
ChefSoiree 2025
The 41st annual Chefsoiree was held by the Youth Service Bureau in Bogue Falaya Park in Covington Sunday afternoon, with thousands of people entering through the historic gates into the 13 acre park on the river. Scores of food and beverage booths served the crowds under a blue sky with breezy winds. Music from two bands provided the background, while dozens of restaurants offered their specialty dishes.
Here are some photographs. Click on the images to make them larger.
Attendees waiting for the gates to open were able to look over a collection of posters from past Chefsoirees.
Banner Ford was raffling off either a Bronco or a Mustang
Here's a video of the crowds at the 2025 Chefsoiree. Click on the "Play Triangle" to view the video, then to enlarge it click on the YouTube logo at the bottom.
Links to other posts about past Chefsoirees...
St. Patrick's Parade 2025
The Covington St. Patrick's Day Parade was held Sunday, March 16, 2025, starting on Columbia Street and winding its way along Gibson street to Lee Lane and Rutland Streets. Hosted by the Covington Celtic Club and sponsored by several community supporters, the seventh annual Celtic Club celebration attracted hundreds of spectators and Irish enthusiasts.
Here are some photographs.
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Video
Here is a video of the parade. Click on the "Play Triangle" to watch the video. To make it larger, click on the YouTube logo in the lower right corner.
The advertising poster for this year
Links to previous parades:
St. Patrick's Day Parade 2023
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