Covington, Louisiana
city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Covington is a small city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish.
Covington, Louisiana | |
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City of Covington | |
Coordinates: 30°28′44″N 90°06′15″W / 30.47889°N 90.10417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Tammany |
Founded | 1813 |
Founded by | John Wharton Collins |
Named for | Leonard Wailes Covington |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mark R. Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 8.15 sq mi (21.12 km2) |
• Land | 8.02 sq mi (20.77 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,564 |
• Density | 1,441.90/sq mi (556.74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CD T) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 70433, 70434, 70435 |
Area code | 985 |
FIPS code | 22-18125 |
Website | http://www.covla.com |
Movies filmed in Covington
changeYear | Film |
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1995 | Dead Man Walking |
1995 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey Long |
1997 | Kasi Lemmons' Eve's Bayou |
2005 | Local Color |
2008 | The Yellow Handkerchief |
2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris |
2010 | The Pregnancy Pact |
2012 | The Lucky One |
2013 | Beautiful Creatures |
References
change- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Covington city, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Covington, Louisiana at Wikimedia Commons
- City of Covington official website
- Covington Business Association Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine