Covington Downtown

St. Patrick's Day Parade 2023

The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Covington, Louisiana, was held today, March 11, 2023. Hundreds of people lined the streets of the city, down Columbia Street, along Gibson St. and down Lee Lane, then along Rutland St. to New Hampshire.

Here are some photographs. Click on the images to make them larger.

The Covington Fire Department fire truck led the parade

Parish President Mike Cooper was on hand

Restaurant Opens Next To Star Theater

The Tavi Restaurant in the 300 block of North New Hampshire St. in Covington is open. It is located between the Star Theater and the old courthouse. An attorney's office and barber shop used to occupy the building, but it was recently extensively renovated.

According to their website: "Tavi is an Israeli restaurant serving made-to-order pita from a wood-fired oven, elaborately finished hummus plates, and small and large plates drawing from the same modern Israeli inspiration as its sister restaurant, Shaya. The name Tavi is inspired by the Hebrew word meaning “good or beloved” and that’s what Tavi aims to deliver to the Covington community. Executive Chef Fariz Choumali leads the kitchen and brings his Lebanese Roots to life through staples from the Shaya menu plus new dishes. The menu will highlight an array of small plates, hummus, sandwiches, and slow-roasted meats."

Here are some photographs and the menu.

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Covington Beer Garden

While downtown Covington has never experienced a shortage of places to buy and drink beer (liquor stores and bars were plentiful), there is a new kid in town, the Covington Beer Garden. It's a large, well-lit building with hightop tables facing a row of big windows, surrounded by landscaped grounds dotted with picnic tables.

And it's located on New Hampshire Street, in the location where Burns Furniture Store used to be for many years, and that's right across from the always active Covington Trailhead stage and covered pavilions.

Here are some pictures of its construction.