Tangipahoa Parish (pronunciation: /ˌtændʒᵻpəˈhoʊə/; French: Paroisse de Tangipahoa) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 121,097. The parish seat is Amite City, but the largest city is Hammond. Tangipahoa comes from an Acolapissa word meaning "ear of corn" or "those who gather corn." The parish was founded in 1869.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 823 square miles (2,130km2), of which 791 square miles (2,050km2) is land and 32 square miles (83km2) (3.9%) is water.Lake Pontchartrain lies on the southeast side of the parish.
Much of the state's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. These contain a rich southern biota; typical examples include birds such as ibis and egrets. There are also many species of tree frogs, and fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish. In more elevated areas, fire is a natural process in the landscape, and has produced extensive areas of longleaf pine forest and wet savannas. These support an exceptionally large number of plant species, including many species of orchids and carnivorous plants.
On November 2, 1913, the Louisiana departed from Lorain, Ohio to deliver a load of coal to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After completing her stop in Milwaukee, the Louisiana made way for Escanaba, Michigan to pick up a load of iron ore. In the early morning hours of November 8, the ship passed through Porte des Morts. Upon reaching the strait, she was greeted by a severe snowstorm. The captain attempted to take refuge at Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin, but the heavy seas and howling wind proved too strong for the ship's anchors to hold her in place, and she was run aground.
Despite the situation on board the Louisiana, the crew opted to remain aboard the vessel rather than taking the one small lifeboat they had out to the raging seas. However, a fire broke out in the cargo hold later in the morning and the crew members were left with no choice. A rescue ship had been deployed from Plum Island, but the breaking waves were too powerful for the ship to be able to reach the crew. In the end, the crew was able to make it to shore.
The town was founded in 1817 by John Walter Basye and named after his daughter, Louisiana Basye. Other notable early residents were Samuel Caldwell and Joel Shaw, both of whom purchased land from Bayse in 1818. All three properties became the original town plat and comprised mainly riverfront properties. Many of the towns residents trace their ancestry to these town pioneers. Louisiana proved to be a profitable shipping point on the Mississippi River, and that wealth led to numerous substantial antebellum homes. Many of those still remain and, along with the Georgia Street Historic District in downtown Louisiana, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has noted that the town has "the most intact Victorian Streetscape in the state of Missouri."
Flooding, evacuations hit Tangipahoa Parish residents
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Tangipahoa Parish sex offender hid deep in the swamp in makeshift shelter for months, ate rats
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Louisiana Flooding: Tangipahoa Parish deals with heavy rains
High water threatens homes and businesses in Tangipahoa Parish. as storms threaten the north shore, Friday, August 12, 2016
published: 12 Aug 2016
Tangipahoa Parish animal shelter needs help to stay open
Members of the Tangi Humane Society are hoping the community will step up to keep the doors open.
published: 24 May 2018
Storms bring damage to parts of Tangipahoa Parish
A fire chief in Hammond spoke about some of the damage from the storms that moved through Tangipahoa Parish.
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published: 29 Apr 2020
Mother of Tangipahoa murder victim worried about him ahead of killing
TANGIPAHOA, La. (WGNO) – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s deputies are trying to find the killer of an 18-year-old.
published: 30 May 2023
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, Independence Police Department on the scene of suspected homi...
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published: 04 Oct 2024
ACLU Sues Tangipahoa Parish Jail
The American Civil Liberties Union says deputies at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail held a paranoid schizophrenic for months without giving him psychiatric medicine or treating injuries inflicted by other inmates and himself.
published: 26 Jan 2011
Missing Tangipahoa Parish boys located in Florida with mother who is still being sought
Missing Tangipahoa Parish boys located in Florida with mother who is still being sought
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The American Civil Liberties Union says deputies at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail held a paranoid schizophrenic for months without giving him psychiatric medicine or treating injuries inflicted by other inmates and himself.
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Tangipahoa Parish (pronunciation: /ˌtændʒᵻpəˈhoʊə/; French: Paroisse de Tangipahoa) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 121,097. The parish seat is Amite City, but the largest city is Hammond. Tangipahoa comes from an Acolapissa word meaning "ear of corn" or "those who gather corn." The parish was founded in 1869.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 823 square miles (2,130km2), of which 791 square miles (2,050km2) is land and 32 square miles (83km2) (3.9%) is water.Lake Pontchartrain lies on the southeast side of the parish.
A Louisiana girl born and raised, growing up between Baton Rouge and New Orleans in Tangipahoa Parish, Mulkey has flown the banner for her home state dating back to her time as a player and assistant ...
'The real break in the case, however, came when the girl's parents did their own investigation and tracked Materne to Jennings, Louisiana where his family lived,' Tangipahoa ParishSheriffGeraldStinger said.
Materne then packed a tent, food, and water and dropped the young girl off in the wilds of the Louisiana wilderness in the Tangipahoa Parish — and then went to celebrate Christmas with his family, the sheriff’s office said.
Materne then brought the girl to a secluded, wooded area in Tangipahoa Parish and left her there with a tent, food and water, authorities said ... Tangipahoa Parish SheriffGeraldSticker said the two had ...
Kim Mulkey discusses possibility of LSU playing Louisiana Tech ... I spent 19 years of my life in LincolnParish while I was at Louisiana Tech, and I spent 18 years of my life growing up in Tangipahoa Parish.
A tragic car crash in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, has left two people dead and three others injured ...What Happened in Tangipahoa Parish?. The fatal crash occurred on a busy highway in Tangipahoa Parish ... What caused the Tangipahoa Parish crash?.