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The City of Covington took this land into its boundary on 20 November 1997
The government's number for this: Parish resolution 97-8458
What is happening?
The City of Covington took this land into its boundary on 20 November 1997. Land inside a town follows the town’s rules and pays the town’s taxes, not the parish’s. The parish had it zoned SA; the city zoned it A-2. The paperwork is city ordinance 97-68 and parish resolution 97-8458.
Where is it happening?
Sewer & water annexation.
Why does it matter to me?
An ordinance is a city law. Once it passes it applies to everyone in the city until the council changes it again.
What could change?
It passed, so it is city law now. It stays that way until the council changes it.
When will a decision or vote happen?
The decision was made on November 20, 1997.
What was the final decision?
Passed on November 20, 1997.
Can I speak about it?
The record does not say where this gets heard, so we cannot tell you where to speak about it.
The government's exact words
We put the plain English first. This is the wording the government itself published, copied exactly, in case you need it.
Land taken into Covington
Notes: Sewer & water annexation Parish zoning: SA City zoning: A-2 City ordinance: 97-68
Words used in this record
- Ordinance
- A city law. Once the council passes one, it stays in force until the council changes it.
- Zoning
- The rules that say what can be built on a piece of land, and what it can be used for.
- Annexation
- Adding land into the city, so city rules and city services apply to it.
How The Rabbit Hole got this
- Retrieved
- 6 September 2026, 5:56pm
- Method
- Read directly from the government’s own mapping server
- Note
- St. Tammany Parish annexation layer: land taken into a town, with the town ordinance and the parish resolution.