Covington Weekly

07/05/2022

05/24/2022

School is out, friends, and what better to celebrate than a trip to the market? Abeer is planning a great menu for the day with quinoa salad, tabouli salad, Ouzi, delightful chicken rolls, and Baklava! Yes, she will have her fabulous hummus and grape leaves. So delicious, Diane’s cranberry pecan chicken salad croissant is back and Nancy Bakes is baking the croissants!...

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School is out, friends, and what better to celebrate than a trip to the market? Abeer is planning a great menu for the day with quinoa salad, tabouli salad, Ouzi, delightful chicken rolls, and Baklava! Yes, she will have her fabulous hummus and grape leaves. So delicious, Diane’s cranberry pecan c...

01/28/2022

TODAY is the final day to drop off your Christmas tree for marsh restoration!

Bare, unflocked trees can be brought during daylight hours to:

St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds
1515 North Florida Street
Covington

Old Levee Board Property
61134 Military Road
Slidell

Trees must be stripped of all decorations – ornaments, lights, tinsels, etc. – and the stands must be removed completely to be eligible for the program. Flocked trees cannot be used for restoration.

01/28/2022

2021 Crime Stats, from CPD:

Every year the Covington Police Department release the annual Uniform Crime Report Stats. Please see the graphic below for 2021’s stats for the City of Covington.

We are pleased to see that 2021’s report reflects there was a 31% decrease in overall crime in the City of Covington for 2021. We attribute this to the men and women of the Covington Police Department who worked tirelessly to ensure a good quality of life for the citizens of Covington, and to the citizens for your assistance, as we can’t do this alone.

Thank you.

Chief Michael Ferrell

01/26/2022

Do you have questions about what’s going on with our city? On January 27th you can spend a morning with Mayor Mark. Ask the questions or you could just come and enjoy great coffee and good conversation.

01/26/2022

We hope to see you this Thursday for our return to open mic night.

01/26/2022

Save the Date! St. Patrick's Day Concert at the Covington Trailhead>

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01/25/2022

Approaching its 10th anniversary, Covington Weekly is returning from an extended hiatus after Hurricane Ida. The website underwent some needed maintenance, and the e-newsletter will resume on February 8, 2022, with available ad positions. Businesses that would like to be represented on the print version, which will feature an ox lot parking map of the downtown area, along with the historic walking tour map insert, contact Covington Weekly by email: [email protected].

01/24/2022

01/24/2022

From CPD:

E. Kirkland Street from N. Columbia Street to N. Florida Street is closed due to water main break. Please use an alternate route.

01/22/2022

Save the Date

Weeee'rrrreeee back!! Our 4th Annual Covington Celtic Club St. Patrick's Day Parade will be on March 12th throughout downtown Covington starting at Noon- Erin Go Bragh!

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors from 2020 for waiting for our Grand Return:
Susan Mahony Kurzweg
Columbia Street Tap Room
The English Tea Room
EDGE of the Lake
Patrick McMath
Krewe Marketing
The Truitt Law Firm, LLC
Grieshaber Dermatology
OffenderWatch
Sweet Daddy's BBQ - Covington
City of Covington

For more details, visit our website: http://www.covingtoncelticclub.com/

09/17/2021

Location change to the Covington Trailhead!

09/11/2021

Sunday, September 12th at 12pm. No need to register. Hope to see you there !

09/11/2021

Join us on September 11th at 8am at the Courthouse (701 N Columbia St) as we remember those who sacrificed their lives on 9/11/2001. All are welcome.

09/08/2021

Post updated for clarification: FEMA representatives will not be on site at these pop-ups. Individuals needing FEMA application/denial legal assistance can request follow-up support from Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - SLLS.

Hot Meals, Supplies, and FEMA Application Assistance Available This Week

United Way SELA is hosting hurricane relief pop-ups this week in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes.

Hot meals from local restaurants, supplies, and FEMA/other disaster application assistance will be available while supplies last.

See the full schedule below and learn more at UnitedWaySELA.org/IdaReleaseSept7.

09/05/2021

Covington / Madisonville Folks, Relief Distribution starting tomorrow (Sunday), 9:00am - 12:00pm

Bags of Ice
Fresh Hot Meals (Covington Location)
Shelf Stable Meal Boxes (feeds 10)
Bottled Water

COVINGTON LOCATION:
Claiborne Hill Shopping Center (Near Harbor Freight)
1000 HWY 190 Business in Covington

MADISONVILLE LOCATION!!!
Madisonville Junior High
106 Cedar St. in Madisonville

Sponsored by Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) the developer of the proposed Camellia Bay Resort near Slidell.


Mayor Mark will be visiting with the Church of Latter Day Saints at their command center in Hammond tomorrow at 9:00am. Their focus will be on house clean up / sheetrock removal / tree removal.

09/03/2021

BURN BAN: There is a parish wide burn ban in effect. Fires spreading as the result of burning debris can easily spread endangering lives and property. Emergency services are already spread thin. Please refrain from burning until further notice.

09/03/2021

From CPD, curfew lifted:

The City of Covington curfew has been lifted. We want to remind citizens that even though the curfew has been lifted, many traffic lights are still not functioning properly. There are also several areas inside of the city that still do not have power and the streets are dark. For this reason, citizens will encounter intersections that are busy due to high traffic. When there is an intersection without traffic lights, you must treat that intersection as a four way stop.

Drive carefully and be nice to one another.

09/03/2021

STARTING TODAY ⚠️To anyone in need in St Tammany Parish⚠️ There will be 3 free meals per day provided at Cultivation Church from TODAY to Sunday (Sept. 3-5):
> Breakfast at 8am
> Lunch at 11am
> Dinner at 5pm

Please share this information, spread the word to those who need it, and stay safe 🙏🙏

09/03/2021

Tomorrow at Heritage Bank:

Saturday, September 4th Heritage Bank will have pulled pork bbq wraps to giveaway to our linemen and first responders. As a thank you to our relief workers, we will begin serving at 11:30am in the parking lot behind our downtown Covington location.

Grab a hot wrap from your local bank with heart ❤️

heritagebank.org | 985-892-4565

09/03/2021

09/03/2021

09/01/2021

Precautionary Boil Order Advisory effective 8/30/21: The City of Covington has issued a City-wide precautionary boil advisory until City crews have completed damage assessments in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

09/01/2021

CLECO Update ETA 10:00am: Power to PD, FD and CH now off. Supposition is CLECO is working transmission lines to hospital. Sidenote: PD, FD and City Hall are not priorities. They just happen to be en route to the Hospital.

Recap: Monday morning Pub Works and Fire teamed up to open main thoroughfares. Hence, when pre-arranged tree removal contractors arrived Monday afternoon, they could immediately begin making progress. By yesterday afternoon, many / most streets were open. Hence, when CLECO deployed this morning, we (Covington) were a prime target for repair. Today our City is being swarmed by CLECO trucks and their subcontractors like a kicked yellow jacket nest. It's a good thing.

Stay Safe, MMJ

09/01/2021

separating your debris:

Please share this graphic with your neighbors on how to properly place debris on curbside/roadside. Improper placement of debris could impede drainage and hinder progress our contractors and Public Works Crews are making.

Thank you!


FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

09/01/2021

From Parish Government:

PODS are not open at this time. We are expecting to have them open tomorrow by the National Guard at a location in eastern and western St. Tammany.

St. Tammany Parish submitted a request for the PODS on Monday. However, so did much of Southeast Louisiana. Please be patient, stay tuned for updates.

09/01/2021

***STAY AWAY FROM ALL POWER LINES***

Reports are coming in of power be restored in certain parts of the Parish. Downed lines could be live!

09/01/2021

***Utility companies are asking for our help***

Please yield in traffic to utility trucks. Allow them to pass in traffic situations and please drive carefully around them.

Please do not stop crews from working to ask them questions. It slows their production and could expose them to COVID. We need every crewmember in the field, a COVID outbreak among crewmembers would be a tremendous setback to progress.

Let's work together !

09/01/2021

Farmer's Market on Saturday:

Hello everyone! We sure hope all of our customers and vendors faired well in the storm. The devastation Ida has brought to our community and the surrounding area is just unfathomable. But we are Louisiana strong and we’ll come back better then ever! We wanted to reach out and let you all know that as of now we do plan to still hold our market on Saturday. We can’t guarantee we’ll have a lot of vendors out but we do have a couple that have already committed. We’ll do our very best to provide what we can. Please check back with us periodically in case there’s a last minute change to that. Wishing you all the best!

-The Covington Farmer’s Market Family