Come enjoy all you can eat Crawfish in Kenner.
Big Easy Crawfish Cookoff
Rivertown’s Heritage Park
2020 Fourth St
Kenner, LA 70062
May 1, 2021
12 pm – 6 pm
Cost to enter is $25 in advance for adults, $10 for kids ages 12 to 2. $30 for adults at the gate.
Come celebrate Cinco De Mayo in Metairie.
5th Annual Cinco De Mayo
Fat City Park
3720 Hessmer Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002
May 5, 2021
1 pm – 10 pm
Ticket $10 – $344
Music Line Up:
DJ Emotion
DJ 2NYCE
Otra
Honey Island Swamp Band
La Tran-K Band
Enjoy beautiful pieces sculpted by glass sculptor Paulo Dufour in Covington.
Mental Universes and the Obscurations of Light
St. Tammany Art Association Art House
320 N. Columbia St.
Covington, LA 70433
May 1 – 22, 2021
Every Friday 10 am -4 pm
Every Saturday 11 am -4 pm
Free Event
Live music by Rockin’ Dopsie & Groovy 7 in Covington.
Derby at Desi’s
Desi Vega’s Steakhouse
1950 N. Highway 190
Covington, LA 70433
May 1, 2021
Admission: $10
Patrons will enjoy visual arts and crafts in Covington.
Covington Art Market
South side of Lee Lane
Covington, LA 70433
May 1, 2021
Free Event
The National Association of Home Builders Eye On Housing reports that January 2021 was a month to celebrate in the housing industry. Single-family permit gains saw a year-over-year 19.2% increase from January 2020. In January 2020 the level was reported at 70,386 and in January 2021 the level reached 83,921 year-to-date YTD.
All four regions saw increases. The Midwest saw an increase of 21.5%, right behind the Northeast with a 20.7% increase, the South 20.3% and the West came in last with a 15.1% increase. Sources feel that the Midwest saw the biggest increase due to the area’s more affordable housing.
Not all states saw a YTD increase from January 2020 to January 2021. The highest increase was in South Dakota going from 99 to 202 with a 104% increase. The biggest decline was seen in Montana from 171 in 2020 to 144 in 2021 making this a decline of 15.8%. The top 10 states with the highest numbers combined accounted for 64.1% of the total single-family permits issued.
Metropolitan Statistical Area Single-family Permits: Jan (Units #YTD, NSA)
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | Single-family Permits: Jan (Units #YTD, NSA) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,330 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 4,258 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,656 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 2,622 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,954 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,940 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1,506 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1,335 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,275 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 1,208 |
