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re: Tell me something I don't know about St Tammany Parish?
Posted on 3/31/17 at 3:41 am to TheFonz
Posted on 3/31/17 at 3:41 am to TheFonz
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I think CHS burned in '73 or '74
According to my dad, CHS students poured diesel fuel on the SPS field to burn a "CHS" on it during one of the previous couple of years. He likes to insinuate that the fire was a St. Paul's retaliation that they lost control of.
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Posted on 3/31/17 at 5:00 am to Mrs. Amaro
My grandfather was the first Veterinarian in the area. He would make house calls mostly in the Abita, Folsom, Covington area.. Went to a brick and mortar establishment and converted mostly to small animals after a donkey decided to dislodge a few of his ribs..
His family also were charter members and founders of the playmakers theater (I think down Lee Road).
I'll have to ask my dad about CHS burning down.. he graduated in '69.
His family also were charter members and founders of the playmakers theater (I think down Lee Road).
I'll have to ask my dad about CHS burning down.. he graduated in '69.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 6:31 am to vilma4prez
I lived across the street from CHS when it burned and it was either 73 or 74. In short, evidently squirrels eating the insulation around the wiring supposedly caused the fire. The schools back then used Linseed oil for the floors because it didn't make the wood shrink and it was cheap. Unfortunately, it is also flammable. The school lit up like a starter log once the fire spread from the attic. My aunt and her friends were all in school at the time and were all crying as it burned. It is a pretty strong memory for me.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 7:46 am to Mrs. Amaro
Here is one I remembered this morning. Lee Harvey Oswald lived in Covington briefly in his younger days. My uncle claimed he got in a fight with him once but I think he was full of shite on that one.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 7:55 am to Mrs. Amaro
The "middle class raise a family" parish, fricking sucks for people in their 20's except for chimes and the few other good bars that exist
Posted on 3/31/17 at 8:17 am to DVinBR
Hootenville was located between madisonville and mandeville.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 6:18 am to jimmy the leg
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A now deceased relative told me that after they clear cut the Pine trees that you could see the Lake from Red Bluff.
You also had free range cattle and sheep that used to keep down the underbrush. My dad tells me about walking all over the countryside simply cutting through the woods because there was no underbrush. Folks also used to burn the woods more often.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 6:30 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
There was some story written years ago about the ride through the woods on horseback between Covington and Franklinton. The guy wrote that due to the Pine straw and shade, that there was very little underbrush and very few birds or animals. The whole story was about how it creeped him out. This was before it was clear cut though.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 6:44 am to jimmy the leg
Red Bluff
You talking like way the hell up towards Angie?
You talking like way the hell up towards Angie?
Posted on 4/3/17 at 6:48 am to GREENHEAD22
The Red Bluff I'm referring to is between Covington and Folsom. I would say it is a good 8 miles from the Lake at a minimum.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 7:49 am to tigersownall
Dick Lesch was a Buick/Pontiac/GMC Dealership. Lesch's father was Governor. Family had a huge estate down in Three Rivers. Smith Chevrolet/Oldsmobile was on the opposite side of 190.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:18 am to OchoDedos
Did you know Walt Disney considered building Disney World in St Tammany... Around the Howze Beach area in Slidell..
The politicians wanted their cut and Disney told them to frick off... Probably the best thing politicians of La did...
The politicians wanted their cut and Disney told them to frick off... Probably the best thing politicians of La did...
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:20 am to Mrs. Amaro
Busters Place in Covington makes an awesome oyster poboy.
Babaganoush makes legit gyros after midnight outside the green room.
Babaganoush makes legit gyros after midnight outside the green room.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:24 am to BigDropper
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Jane Mansfield crashed and died there
WRONG, she crashed and died in New Orleans east by the rigolets.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:28 am to Mrs. Amaro
Jayne Mansfield (1950's era sex symbol and mother of Law & Order SVU star Mariska Hargitay) died in a car accident in Slidell near the Highway 90 Bridge after leaving Biloxi en route to New Orleans.
The author Walker Percy lived and worked in Covington, LA and is buried outside of town on the grounds of St. Joseph Abbey. His office was on the second floor of his daughter's bookshop at 228 Lee Ln (now a French furnishings store).
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The author Walker Percy lived and worked in Covington, LA and is buried outside of town on the grounds of St. Joseph Abbey. His office was on the second floor of his daughter's bookshop at 228 Lee Ln (now a French furnishings store).
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Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:42 am to TakingStock
Covington was named the "Most Healthiest Place to live in the US".... in 1891.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:57 am to bengalman
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Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:06 am to Hangover Haven
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Did you know Walt Disney considered building Disney World in St Tammany... Around the Howze Beach area in Slidell.. The politicians wanted their cut and Disney told them to frick off... Probably the best thing politicians of La did...
The versions I've heard had it placed either in the Global Wildlife area near Robert or in Livingston Parish.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:02 am to Havoc
I was told it was the property on the north side of I-12 between St. Tammany and Abita .
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:31 am to Hangover Haven
I've heard that about Disney, too. Thank God it didn't work out. It's okay to visit every now and then but I can't imagine living that close to all that shite.
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