Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish,

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, United States, located east of

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and northwest of

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. Its population was 20,019 in the

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, and 21,359 at the 2020

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. Hammond is home to Southeastern Louisiana University, is the principal city of the Hammond

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, which includes all of Tangipahoa Parish and is a part of the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond combined statistical area.

History

Ponchatoula Creek Southeastern footbridge

19th century

The city is named for Peter Hammond (1798–1870), the surname anglicized from Peter av

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(Peter of Hammerdal) — a

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immigrant who first settled the area around 1818. Peter, a sailor, had been briefly imprisoned by the British at

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during the

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. He escaped during a prison riot, made his way back to sea, and later on arrived in

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. Hammond used his savings to buy then-inexpensive land northwest of

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. There, he started a plantation to cultivate trees, which he made into masts, charcoal, and other products for the maritime industry in New Orleans. He transported the goods by oxcart to the

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on the Natalbany River at

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. He owned at least 30

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before the

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. Peter Hammond lost his wealth during the war, as Union soldiers raided his property. In 1854, the

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(later the

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, now

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) came through the area, launching the town's emergence as a commercial and transport center. The point where the railroad met the trail to Springfield was at first known as Hammond's Crossing. Peter Hammond's grave is near the center of town under the Hammond Oak, along with the graves of his wife Caroline Hammond (''née'' Tucker), three of their children, and a favorite slave boy. The Hammond Oak is a member tree of the Live Oak Society. During the Civil War, the city was a shoe-making center for the

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. The shoe-making industry was the work of

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, who bought land in the city in 1860 for a home, a shoe factory, a tannery, and a sawmill. Toward the end of the war, Cate laid out the town's grid, using the rail line as a guide and naming several of the streets after his sons. Also, Cate Street is named for him. After the Civil War, light industry and commercial activities were attracted to the town. By the end of the 19th century, Hammond had become a stopping point for northern rail passengers traveling south and for New Orleanians heading north to escape summer

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outbreaks. The city later became a shipping point for

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, so a plaque downtown gave it the title of "Strawberry Capital of America".

20th and 21st centuries

In the 1920s, David William Thomas edited a weekly newspaper in Hammond prior to moving to

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, the seat of Webster Parish. There, he was elected mayor in 1936. In 1932,

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founded the now-defunct ''Hammond Daily Courier'', which he left in 1939 to move to Greenville, Mississippi, later receiving a

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for his reporting on the

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. Since 1959, '' The Daily Star'' has been Hammond's locally published daily newspaper. During World War II, the Hammond Airport (now

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) served as a detention camp for

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from

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. Additionally, the U.S. Army established and used the Hammond Bombing and Gunnery Range east of the city. Today, Hammond is intersected by

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12 and 55. Its airport has a long runway which serves as a backup landing site for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and serves as a major training site for the

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, as well as the home base for the

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236th Combat Communications Squadron The United States Air Force's 236th Combat Communications Squadron (236 CBCS) is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Hammond, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana Air National Guard. In late 2011, approximately 30 member ...

. About south of the city, on both the railroad and I–55, lies Port

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, which provides egress via

with the

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. The combination of highway-rail-air-sea transportation has transformed modern Hammond from a strawberry capital to a transportation capital. The city hosts numerous warehouses and is a distribution point for

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and other businesses, and Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond offers the state's only academic degree in

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. In 1953,

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opened the first architectural firm in Hammond. He was chief architect of the Tangipahoa Parish School Board for some two decades before he relocated to

. Among the city's cultural resources is the

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. This is one of the destinations on the

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. Southeastern's Columbia Theatre in the Hammond Historic District, constructed in 1928 and renovated in the 1990s for $5.6 million, is a downtown cultural venue. The city was the home base for production of the first season of the NBC

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'' In the Heat of the Night'', starring Carroll O'Connor. On August 29, 2021, Hammond suffered a direct strike by the eastern eyewall of

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which resulted in over of rain, severe flash flooding, and significant wind damage.

Geography

Hammond is located at (30.504446, -90.465616) and has an elevation of . According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.08% is water.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Hammond has a

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, ''Cfa'' on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 19,584 people, 6,871 households, and 3,972 families residing in the city.

Education

Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU), based in Hammond, is one of the state's regional universities and one of the city's largest employers. It was established in 1925 through the efforts of the educator

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, then principal of Hammond High School. The city is also home to Northshore Technical Community College. The city's public schools are part of the

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and include Hammond High Magnet School, Hammond Junior High, Eastside Elementary, Westside Elementary, SLU Laboratory School, and Crystal Academy (an alternative school). The

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operates two schools in Hammond: Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, which is just north of the city, and Holy Ghost Catholic School (pre-kindergarten through 8th grades). In addition, Trafton Academy (pre-K through 8th) and Oaks Montessori School (pre-K through 8th) are private schools serving area students. In 2018, press reports indicated that only 74% of the local population held high school diplomas. In this respect, Hammond ranks among the bottom 25 cities nationally and is comparable to

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, and

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. With only 20% of people having a college degree, the city was in the bottom quarter nationwide in this ranking too.

Sports and recreation

The

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sports teams use multiple venues in Hammond. Chappapeela Sports Park hosts American football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball and volleyball.

Media

Hammond is overlapped by most of the

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in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, although over-the-air television reception is available. The city has these news and entertainment media of its own: * Action News 17 area Charter Communications Channel 197: virtual television internet streaming freely available at the Action News 17 site * ''Daily Star'' newspaper *

KSLU KSLU (90.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative (AAA) format. Licensed to Hammond, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Lake Pontchartrain area. The station is currently owned by Southeastern Louisiana Uni ...

FM 90.9 ( Southeastern Louisiana University) * WZEN-LP FM 107.9 *

WFPR WFPR is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station. The station is licensed to Hammond, Louisiana and serves Tangipahoa Parish, and Greater New Orleans in Louisiana. WFPR is owned by Northshore Media Group and operated under their Nor ...

AM 1400 *

WHMD WHMD (107.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hammond, Louisiana, United States, the station serves Tangipahoa Parish and surrounding areas. The station is currently owned by North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc ...

FM 107.1 radio (also known as "Kajun Radio") *

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FM 96.5

Government and infrastructure

The

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operates the Hammond Office in Hammond. The

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operates the Hammond Post Office.

Law enforcement and crime

Hammond is served by five police agencies: * Hammond Police Department (HPD) – the main municipal police department of the city * Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office (TPSO) – the parish level police agency * Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department (SLUPD) – the police force responsible for all property owned by SLU * 7th Ward City Court Marshal's Office * Louisiana State Police (LSP) The Hammond Police Department is headquartered at 120 S Oak St. The city's uniform crime reporting statistics are available on the FBI UCR website. Hammond has suffered from exceptionally high crime rates for many years. Not only has Louisiana been ranked #1 most violent state in the United States, but Hammond is ranked the most violent city in all Louisiana per capita. ''Crime Rates US Average v Hammond Louisiana''

Health care

Hammond and its immediate environs have a number of hospitals, including North Oaks Medical Center on

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between Hammond and Ponchatoula. North Oaks is one of the largest hospitals in Louisiana and helps serve the teaching needs of Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Nursing & Health Sciences.

Transportation

Hammond has railways, highways (including the intersection of two

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), and air travel/transport.

Passenger rail

Both the southbound and northbound daily '' City of New Orleans'' schedules have afternoon stops in Hammond, so Amtrak Superliner trains are a common sight. About 15,000 passengers use the station every year. Many are coming from or going to Baton Rouge, some west. The Queen Anne-style station (1912), situated at the center of town, was renovated in 2008, with an ADA-compliant platform added soon after that.

Highways

Part of Hammond's success is due to its location at the junction of two heavily traveled interstate highways: * I-12

Interstate 12, from Baton Rouge to Slidell, is a shortcut for

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drivers to avoid congestion in New Orleans. * I-55

Interstate 55, from

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(west of New Orleans) to Chicago, also passes through

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, Memphis, and St. Louis. Hammond is from Baton Rouge, from New Orleans, from Gulfport, Mississippi, and from Jackson, Mississippi. Two U.S. highways serve the city: * US 51

(

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Boulevard) splits from I-55 between Hammond and Ponchatoula and parallels I-55 northward through the city's western side. U.S. 51 Business, which follows the original route of U.S. 51, leaves the parent 51 south of Ponchatoula and rejoins it after meeting US 190 in downtown Hammond and forming a concurrency with 190 until it meets US 51. * US 190

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(Thomas Street / Morris Avenue) parallels I-12 and goes east–west through the city's commercial and historic downtown areas. State highways serving the area include: * Louisiana 443

LA 443 (Morris Road) * Louisiana 1040

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(Chauvin Drive and Old Baton Rouge Highway) * Louisiana 1064

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(Natalbany Road, River Road) * Louisiana 1065

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(North Cherry Street) * Louisiana 1067

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(Old Covington Highway) * Louisiana 1249

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(Pumpkin Center Road) * Louisiana 3158

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(Airport Road) * Louisiana 3234

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(University Avenue, continuation of Wardline Road, serving Southeastern Louisiana University) * Louisiana 3260

LA 3260 (West Church Street Extension)

Airport

The

has a runway long enough to land the

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(1976–2003) and to serve as back-up for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The largest unit of the

is stationed at Hammond, adjacent to the site. The airport is also the home base for the

of the

. The airport has no regularly scheduled passenger service but is convenient for charter flights and corporate aviation purposes.

Notable people

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, cornerback for

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Kayla Ard Kayla Laine Ard (born February 10, 1984) is an American college basketball coach who is currently women's basketball head coach at Utah State. Early life and education Born in Hammond, Louisiana, Ard grew up in nearby Loranger and graduated fro ...

, Head Coach for

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Women's Basketball *

George W. Bond George William Bond (April 6, 1891 – May 14, 1974) was president of two public universities in Louisiana, Louisiana Tech in Ruston and Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, in the first half of the 20th century. Background, educat ...

, fourth acting president of Southeastern Louisiana University (1944–1945); former president of Louisiana Tech University (1928–1936) * George S. Bowman Jr., Major general, U.S. Marine Corps and veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam * Josh Brooks, athletic director for the University of Georgia * Alyssa Carson, space enthusiast and astronaut hopeful * Sally Clausen, president of Southeastern Louisiana University, 1995–2001 * Wade Miley, baseball pitcher for Cincinnati Reds * James H. Morrison, United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for Louisiana, 1943–1967 * Jimmy Noone, musician and bandleader * Cindy Robbins, actress * Robin Roberts (newscaster), Robin Roberts, host of ''Good Morning America'' * Dr. Charles Smith, artist * Jamie Lynn Spears, actress and country music singer * Todd O'Neill, singer

In popular media

* "Hammond Song", written by Maggie Roche of The Roches, documents moving to Hammond after becoming disillusioned with the music industry.

Gallery

File:2012-03-20 Hammond LA Amtrak station.JPG, Known locally as the Depot, the Amtrak station dates from 1912. Refurbished with a raised Railway platform, passenger platform, the station offers direct service to New Orleans and Chicago on routes owned by the Canadian National Railway. File:LA 1065 Hammond terminus Dantone.JPG, Intersection of

(North Cherry Street) and US 190 (East Thomas Street) in Hammond's Historic District: The building in the background is Dantone's Grocery, founded in 1912 by Italian immigrants. File:Hammond, Louisiana.jpg, Part of the original (1854) route of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern railway, still operational in the Canadian National Railway line at this railroad crossing in Hammond File:McgheeHallWM.jpg, Lucius McGehee Hall on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond is a sturdy example of Great Depression, Depression Gothic architecture. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

External links

City of Hammond

Hammond Chamber of Commerce

Hammond Historic District

''The Daily Star''

MyHammond–MyPonchatoula directory
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