Ponchatoula Creek Southeastern footbridge

Tangipahoa Parish () is a

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located on the southeastern border of the

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Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,157. The

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is Amite City, while the largest city is Hammond.

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is located in Hammond.

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borders the southeastern side of the parish. The name ''Tangipahoa'' comes from an Acolapissa word meaning "ear of

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" or "those who gather corn." The parish was organized in 1869 during the Reconstruction era. Tangipahoa Parish comprises the Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Baton Rouge–Hammond, LA Combined Statistical Area. It is one of what are called the

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, at one time part of

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History

Tangipahoa Parish was created by Louisiana Act 85 on March 6, 1869, during the

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. The parish was assembled from territories taken from Livingston Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. Tammany Parish, and Washington Parish. It was named after the Tangipahoa River and the historic Tangipahoa Native American people of this area. Tangipahoa is the youngest parish in the ''

'' region of southern Louisiana. Parts of this area had already been developed for sugar cane plantations when the parish was organized, and that industry depended on numerous African American laborers who were freedmen after the war. Mostly white yeomen farmers occupied areas in the piney woods and resisted planters' attempts at political dominance. African Americans comprised about one-quarter of the population overall in the Florida Parishes before the war but were prevalent in the plantation areas, where they had been enslaved laborers. The region developed rapidly during and after Reconstruction. Both physical and political conflicts arose in Tangipahoa Parish among interests related to construction of railroads, exploitation of timber, yeoman farmers in the piney woods keeping truck farms, and the beginning of manufacturing. Sugar cane had depended on the labor of large gangs of enslaved African Americans before the Civil War. After the war and emancipation, some

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stayed to work on the plantations as laborers. Others moved to New Orleans and other cities, seeking different work. This area had rapid development and received a high rate of immigrants and migrants from other areas of the country. Through the turn of the twentieth century, the eastern Florida Parishes had the most white mob violence and highest rate of lynchings (primarily of black men) in southern Louisiana. Especially after Reconstruction, whites helped black communities with flowers and food. Piney woods whites resisted the planters' efforts to restore their political power, but imposed their own brutal violence on freedmen. Tangipahoa Parish became more socially volatile by a "pronounced in-migration" of northerners (from the Midwest) and Sicilian immigrants, coupled with "industrial development along the

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, and crippling political factionalism." During the period of 1877–1950, a total of 24 blacks were

lynched Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged or convicted transgressor or to intimidate others. It can also be an extreme form of in ...

by whites in the parish as a means of racial terrorism and intimidation. This was the sixth highest total of any parish in Louisiana and the highest number of any parish in southern Louisiana.Michael James Pfeifer, ''Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947''
University of Illinois Press, 2004, pp. 83-84 Twenty-two of these murders took place from 1879 to 1919, a time of heightened violence in the state. Unlike some other parishes, Tangipahoa did not have a high rate of legal executions of blacks; the whites operated outside the justice system altogether. Among those lynched and hanged by a mob was Emma Hooper, a black woman who had shot and wounded a constable. In 1898 the Louisiana state legislature disenfranchised most blacks by raising barriers to voter registration. They effectively excluded blacks from politics for decades, until after passage and enforcement of federal civil rights legislation. In the first half of the 20th century, many African Americans left Tangipahoa Parish to escape the racial violence and oppression of

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, moving to industrial cities in the Great Migration. Especially during and after World War II, they moved to the West Coast, where the buildup of the defense industry opened up new jobs. In the 21st century, blacks constitute a minority in the parish. Timber, agriculture and industry are still important to the parish. It suffered flooding in 1932 and in the early 1980s. In 2016, Tangipahoa was one of many parishes declared a Federal

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due to historic flooding from rainfall and storms in both March and August.

Geography

According to the

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, the parish has a total area of , of which is land and (3.9%) is water.

lies on the southeast side of the parish. Most of the parish south of Ponchatoula consists of

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coastal swamp and marsh—gray-to-black clays of high organic content and thick peat beds underlying freshwater marsh and swamp.

Communities

Cities

* Hammond (largest municipality) * Ponchatoula

Towns

* Amite City (parish seat) *

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* Kentwood * Roseland

Villages

* Tangipahoa * Tickfaw

Census-designated place

* Natalbany

Other unincorporated places

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* Fluker * Husser * Loranger * Manchac (Akers) * Pumpkin Center *

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* Rosaryville * Wilmer

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 133,157 people, 46,526 households, and 31,420 families residing in the parish.

Government and politics

The parish is part of both Louisiana's 1st congressional district and Louisiana's 5th congressional district. Since the late 20th century most of the conservative, white-majority voters have left the Democratic Party and shifted to the Republican Party. African Americans have largely continued to support the Democratic Party and its candidates. The parish government is governed by the Louisiana State Constitution and the Tangipahoa Parish Home Rule Charter. The Parish Government of Tangipahoa is headed by a parish president and a parish council (president-council government). The council is the legislative body of the parish, with authority under Louisiana State Constitution, the Parish Home Rule Charter, and laws passed by the

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. The Parish

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is the chief law enforcement officer; other elected officers include the coroner, assessor, and clerk of court. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace for the parish's 8th

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( Robert, Louisiana), attracted attention in October 2009 for refusing to officiate the wedding of an

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. Bardwell, a justice of the peace for 34 years, had concluded that "most black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society". He said he does not perform weddings for

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s because "I don't want to put children in a situation they didn't bring on themselves." Bardwell said he had refused to perform the weddings of four couples during the 2½-year period before the news of his actions was publicized, resigned effective November 3, 2009. Governor

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said that the resignation was "long overdue." Despite the parish's Republican leanings, the parish is also the home of Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. Edwards won over 60% of the parish vote in

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and carried the parish again in

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, outperforming Democratic presidential candidates by over 30 points in both elections.

Parish Council

Tangipahoa Parish is governed by an elected ten-member Council, each representing a geographic district and roughly equal populations. As of October 2016 its chairman was Bobby Cortez. Kristen Pecararo is the clerk of the council.Council page on Parish website
accessed December 1, 2019.

President of Tangipahoa Parish

In 1986, the former governing body of Tangipahoa Parish, the Tangipahoa Police Jury, and the voters of the Parish approved a "home rule charter" style of government. The charter provided for the election of a parish president, essentially a parish-wide mayor. Democrat Gordon A. Burgess was elected to an initial one-year term and re-elected the following year for a four-year term. Burgess was repeatedly re-elected as parish president until he retired in 2015. In 2016, Republican businessman Robert "Robby" Miller succeeded Burgess. In April 2016, the Parish hired its first chief administrative officer, Shelby "Joe" Thomas, Jr. to handle operating functions.

Law enforcement

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is headquartered in Hammond. The Sheriff's office was excluded from a DEA task force in 2016 after the

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charged two deputies with stealing money and drugs seized in raids.

Education

The parish is served by the Tangipahoa Parish School System.

is located in Hammond. On seven occasions, the

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has sued the Tangipahoa Parish School Board, along with other defendants, for having allegedly sponsored and promoted religion in teacher-led school activities.

Education

The elected school board governs and oversees the Tangipahoa Parish School System (TPSS). The Board has a long history of racial discrimination in the hiring of teachers. In 1975, it was ordered to ensure one-third of the teaching staff were Black. Both the Board and the Court ignored the mandate for more than thirty years. During the period from 1998 to 2008, the Board hired fewer Black teachers than any other school system in the state. In 2010, a second ruling strengthened the first.

National Guard

The parish is home to the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group and the Forward Support Company of the 205th Engineer Battalion. This 205th Engineer Battalion is a component of the 225th Engineer Brigade of the

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. These units reside within the city of Hammond. A detachment of the 1021st Engineer Company (Vertical) resides in Independence, Louisiana. The 236th Combat Communications Squadron of the Louisiana Air National Guard also resides at the Hammond Airport.

Transportation

Railroads

Amtrak's daily '' City of New Orleans'' long-distance train stops in Hammond, both northbound (to Chicago) and southbound. It serves about 15,000 riders a year, and Hammond-Chicago is the ninth-busiest city pair on the route. The historic main line of the

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that carries freight through the parish is now part of CN. It continues to be busy.

Highways

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Interstate 55 Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The ...

U.S. Route 51 U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south–north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin–Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered Hi ...

U.S. Route 190 * Louisiana Highway 10 * Louisiana Highway 16 * Louisiana Highway 22 *

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* Louisiana Highway 440 * Louisiana Highway 442 * Louisiana Highway 443 * Louisiana Highway 445 * Louisiana Highway 1040 * Louisiana Highway 1045 * Louisiana Highway 1046 * Louisiana Highway 1048 * Louisiana Highway 1049 * Louisiana Highway 1050 * Louisiana Highway 1051 * Louisiana Highway 1053 * Louisiana Highway 1054 * Louisiana Highway 1055 *

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* Louisiana Highway 1057 * Louisiana Highway 1061 * Louisiana Highway 1062 * Louisiana Highway 1063 * Louisiana Highway 1064 * Louisiana Highway 1065 * Louisiana Highway 1249 * Louisiana Highway 3158 * Louisiana Highway 3234

Notable people

* Robert Alford, professional football player,

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* Chris Broadwater, former District 86 state representative, resides in Hammond * Nick Bruno, president of

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* Hodding Carter, 20th-century journalist * John L. Crain, president of

* Donald Dykes, former professional football player,

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* John Bel Edwards, former

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; former Minority Leader of

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; former District 72 state representative, resides in Amite * C. B. Forgotston, political activist *

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, critic of

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, writer * Kevin Hughes, former professional football player,

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, U.S. representative, 1925–1933 * Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr., Louisiana Attorney General, 1948–1952 * Wade Miley, professional baseball pitcher * Harlan Miller, professional football player,

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* James H. Morrison, represented Louisiana's 6th congressional district from 1943 to 1967 *

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, former professional football player * Billy Reid, fashion designer * Weldon Russell, former state representative from Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes *

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, entertainer * DeVonta Smith, professional football player,

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, 2020 Heisman Trophy Winner,

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, NFL Hall of Famer *

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-winning singer * LaBrandon Toefield, former professional football player,

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and

* Earl Wilson, former major league baseball player for

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* Harry D. Wilson, Louisiana state representative and state agriculture commissioner; pushed for the establishment of the town of Independence in 1912 * Justin Wilson, chef and humorist

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Geography

Communities

Cities

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Villages

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated places

Demographics

Government and politics

Parish Council

President of Tangipahoa Parish

Law enforcement

Education

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National Guard

Transportation

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Highways

Notable people

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