Covington, LA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
313.3 mi
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Quickest Drive
5h 15m
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Covington, LA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
11,568
Median Income
$73,809
Median Home Value
$292,500
Median Age
39.1
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Covington, LA at a Glance
Founded
1813
Elevation
26 ft
Area
3 mi²
Notable People from Covington, LA
A sampling of people born in Covington, LA.
Ian Somerhalder
1978
American actor (born 1978)
Katherine Brooks
1976
film director
Ryan Schimpf
1988
American professional baseball infielder
E. John Ellis
1840–1889
American politician and lawyer (1840-1889)
Peyton Ernst
1997
American artistic gymnast
City data from Wikidata (Q1014171), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Covington, LA
Covington is a city in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. The seat of St. Tammany Parish, it's about an hour's drive north of New Orleans.
The old town section on and around Columbia Street. The south end of Columbia has "Columbia Street Landing", a park at the riverfront. 1 H J Smith & Sons General Store, 308 N Columbia St, ☏ +1 985-892-0460. Old style general store not only has an interesting variety of goods for sale, they also have a large room housing a free museum.
1 Bear's, 128 West 21st Ave. New Orleans style po-boy sandwiches. 2 The English Tea Room, 734 Rutland Street, ☏ +1 985-898-3988. Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM. English teas and lunch. 3 El Portal, 1200 US-190 Bus, ☏ +1 985-867-5367. Mexican Favorites. 4 Del Porto Ristorante, 501 E Boston St, ☏ +1 985-875-1006. Upscale Italian Restaurant. 5 St. John's Coffee House, 535 E. Boston St (at the corner of Columbia Street), ☏ +1 985-888-1270.
1 Columbia St. Tap Room, 434 N. Columbia St, ☏ +1 985-898-0899. Great Food, Live Music, Large Beer Selection.
1 Best Western Northpark Inn, 625 N. Highway 190, ☏ +1 985-892-2681, toll-free: +1-877-766-6700. 2 Blue Willow Bed and Breakfast, 505 E. Rutland St., Covington, ☏ +1 985-892-0011, [email protected]. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. $125-250.
Driving from New Orleans, take I-10 west to Causeway Boulevard in Metairie; then take Causeway north, keep going across the lake, then follow Highway 190 and the signs straight to Covington. From elsewhere, from I-12 to either Highway 21 or Highway 190 and go north, and you'll be in the heart of Covington.
Mostly by car; the small old town section is pleasant for walking.
Travel tips adapted from Covington (Louisiana) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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