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Jennifer Doucette jenidoucette@gmail.com
Norma Hass normahass01@gmail.com

PARISH FORMATION

St. Tammany Parish was established in 1810 and was named for Delaware Indian Chief Tamanend, who became popularly revered as an "American patron saint" in the post-Revolutionary period. (St. Tammany is not a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.) The original territory came from parts of Washington and Tangipahoa parishes.

The county seat is Covington. The largest city is Slidell.

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