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Come enjoy food and festivities for a good cause in Slidell.
East St. Tammany Red Beans ‘n’ Rice Cook-Off
Slidell Municipal Auditorium
2056 Second St.
Slidell, LA 70460
August 2, 2021
11am – 2pm
Tickets: $5 – $2,500
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This event is presented by the Exchange Club of West St. Tammany in Covington.
Annual Ultimate Tailgate Party
Covington Trailhead
419 N. New Hampshire St.
Covington, LA 70433
August 28, 2021
7PM
Individual Tickets $75
Sponsor $500 – $10,000
Come see how this story turns out live and onstage in Mandeville.
Rent
30 by Ninety Theatre
880 Lafayette St.
Mandeville, LA 70448
August 28 – September 19, 2021
8pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30pm Sundays
Adult – $19; Senior (65+) $17; Student (13+) $14; and Child (12 and under) $11 (+online fees, all)
St. Tammany has seen a big growth spurt with the current housing market trends. The growth in the area has also brought many new
residents. Coquille Parks is expanding along with the community growth.
“This area has seen over 5% growth for the last five years,” Richard Bentley-Smith, executive director at Coquille Parks and Recreation said. “We really are just trying to keep up with the growth of this area off La. 22 and U.S. 190 as much as possible, so we can offer a place for every kid to play. And not just baseball or football or volleyball, but we want as many kids in the area to come to our splashpad or playgrounds and not be overcrowded.”
“The key to running a recreation department, no matter where you are, is listening to your community,” Bentley-Smith said. “What Madisonville, Goodbee, Covington and the District 14 area wants may not be what Baton Rouge or even Slidell wants. So you have to really listen to your taxpayers and build to suit their needs.”
This summer the center hosted a cheer camp for over 100 kids for the first time. In fact, organized program participation has grown 750% since 1999, when the recreation district was established. St. Tammany Recreation District 14 began with Little League ball fields in 1999 which consisted of 46 acres that were purchased by the Madisonville Youth Boosters. Currently, Coquille Park includes 130 acres fields, gyms, multipurpose facilities, tennis courts, playgrounds and outdoor exercise areas.
A bond that was passed at the beginning of 2021 will give the park the opportunity to focus on upgrades and maintenance. Bentley-Smith also hopes for additional funding in order to purchase additional land. The negotiations and funding are in the works for 35-acres of land next to the park.
A new baseball complex is slated to open next month. The park is also looking into purchasing outdoor fitness equipment and building a disk golf area as well as miniature golf courses. That’s not all on the list of what is to come. A dog park is planned to open in the early spring of 2022, new trails are to be built through the wetlands area, and a campground with an accessible ball field will also be added.
“We listened to the public requests,” Bentley-Smith said. “We build facilities based on what the public requests, and that includes the bond dollars. We heard the public, and we want to put those funds to the best use possible.”
The new park will be for all residents from toddlers to senior citizens. Bentley-Smith gives the credit to the town of Madisonville where the two fields started out on Pine Street. The citizens and St. Tammany have come together to help the park continue to grow to meet the needs of the community.
This year A Taste of Covington 2021 was a success. Each year, restaurants and drinking establishments in Covington take part in this annual food, wine, music and art festival.
Patrons were local and visitors to the area. The proceeds for this year’s A Taste of Covington went to the Covington Business Association which in turn helped to advance the interests of local businesses in the city’s historic district. The annual celebration took place the whole month of June.
A Taste of Covington began in 2012 and was mainly just for locals. As it expanded and became nationally known, it now brings visitors from all around to the event. In the past before COVID, the event took place over 5 days. In 2020 COVID pushed the event back to October 2020 and went to a month-long event.
The month-long event includes all-inclusive four-course or more dinners paired with wines. These vintner’s dinners are held at participating restaurants throughout Covington. Also, there is the “Festa Del Vino” which is a tasting with live music, the “Grand Tasting which is an evening with live music and wine and ends with the Sunday Champagne Jazz Brunch.
The Grand Tasting this year was the final big event on June 26th. It was at Bogue Falaya Park Pavilion and had over 150 patrons attend. The guest could taste wines and purchase those they loved. Déjà Vu Band ended the night with patrons dancing to their tunes as the day ended with a beautiful sunset over the Bogue Falaya River.
