Covington

Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at 120 N. New Hampshire Street in Covington, Louisiana. The church was built in 1846 by... Jonathan Arthur of London for descendants of English settlers in British West Florida. It was consecrated by Bishop Leonidas Polk on April 11, 1847, Christ Church is the oldest public building being used in Covington.
more

Amanda Amaya Shaw is an American cajun fiddler, singer, and actress from Covington, Louisiana. Shaw received some of her early musical training in... Southeastern Louisiana University's Community Music School. She studied classical violin starting at age 4, and at 8 began playing and performing Cajun music. Shaw would have graduated from Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans in 2008 but she opted instead to continue traveling around the country to perform. She called her decision to leave Mount Carmel a difficult one. Shaw earned her G.E.D. in 2008 and planned to attend Tulane University but did not enroll. Shaw and her band, The Cute Guys, appear regularly throughout the New Orleans area, including annual shows at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. They have also performed at Southeastern's historic Columbia Theatre in Hammond. Shaw has recorded two independently released albums, Little Black Dog and I'm Not a Bubble Gum Pop Princess -- the latter including traditional Cajun melodies as well as eclectic choices like The Clash's Should I Stay or Should I Go and The Ramones' "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" .
more

Louisiana ; Louisiana Creole: Léta de la Lwizyàn is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Louisiana is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. The largest parish by... population is East Baton Rouge Parish, and the largest by land area is Cameron Parish. Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by an admixture of 18th century French, Spanish, Native American and African cultures that they are considered to be somewhat exceptional in the U.S. Before the American influx and statehood at the beginning of the 19th century, the territory of current Louisiana State had been a Spanish and French colony.
more