Visitor Guide 4x9 2018 for web
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• Tangipahoa Parish has<br />
32 sites listed in the<br />
National Register of<br />
Historical Places.<br />
• Tangipahoa Parish was<br />
founded in 1869 Tangipahoa<br />
Parish has a total of 823<br />
square miles.<br />
• Collis Temple from<br />
Kentwood, LA.,<br />
was the first African<br />
American to play varsity<br />
basketball at LSU.<br />
• Pop singer<br />
Britney Spears<br />
was raised in<br />
Kentwood, LA.<br />
• Our 56th<br />
Louisiana<br />
Govenor,<br />
John Bel<br />
Edwards<br />
was born and<br />
raised in<br />
Amite, LA.<br />
• Tangipahoa comes<br />
from an Acolapissa<br />
word meaning “ear<br />
of corn” or those who<br />
gather corn.<br />
• MLB Pitcher<br />
Wade Miley<br />
grew up in<br />
Loranger, LA.<br />
• Fashion<br />
designer<br />
Billy Reid<br />
grew up in<br />
Amite, LA.<br />
• Bruce Mitchell,<br />
star of History<br />
Channel’s Swamp<br />
People lives in<br />
Hammond, LA.<br />
• Robin Roberts played<br />
basketball at SLU and<br />
graduated in 1983<br />
in communications.<br />
•Tangipahoa Parish<br />
is home to over<br />
3,000 animals at<br />
Global Wildlife in<br />
Folsom, Louisiana.<br />
• Irma Thomas<br />
was born in<br />
Ponchatoula, LA.<br />
• Tangipahoa<br />
Parish is home to<br />
Southeastern<br />
Louisiana<br />
University.<br />
Lion Up!<br />
• One of Tangipahoa’s<br />
oldest restaurants is Middendorf’s.<br />
They have been<br />
serving their world famous<br />
catfish <strong>for</strong> over 80+<br />
years!<br />
• Port Manchac has<br />
become a popular filming<br />
location because<br />
of its immense natural<br />
beauty.<br />
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