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Covington, LA
Covington sits on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain a few miles from Mandeville, and its historic downtown, built around a well-preserved grid of 19th-century buildings, has developed a genuine arts-town identity, with a concentration of galleries, working artist studios, and the St. Tammany Art Association drawing visitors specifically for its creative community. The city has become a haven for writers and musicians over the decades, and Covington's relatively small scale and historic character have made it a popular alternative for New Orleans-area residents seeking a quieter, more walkable small-town setting without leaving the broader metro region entirely. The Tammany Trace rail-trail, the same paved path running through Mandeville, extends through Covington as well, giving the city direct biking and walking access to neighboring north shore communities along a former railroad corridor. Covington's combination of a well-preserved historic downtown, a genuine concentration of working artists and writers, and direct rail-trail connections to neighboring communities has made it one of the more culturally distinctive small towns anywhere on Lake Pontchartrain's north shore.
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Metairie, LA
Metairie sits directly adjacent to New Orleans along the higher, more flood-resistant ridge of land that gives the area its name — "metairie" derives from a French term for a sharecropping arrangement once common on the plantations that occupied the land before suburban development took over in the 20th century. The community saw a substantial population influx after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as many New Orleans residents whose homes had flooded relocated to Metairie's comparatively higher ground, accelerating growth trends that had already been building in the unincorporated Jefferson Parish suburb for decades. Lakeside Shopping Center, one of the larger regional malls in the greater New Orleans area, anchors a substantial commercial corridor along Veterans Memorial Boulevard that's made Metairie a significant retail destination for the entire metro area, not just its own residents. Metairie's combination of higher, less flood-prone ground relative to much of New Orleans proper, a substantial post-Katrina population influx, and significant regional retail development has made it the largest and most consistently populous suburb anywhere in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area.
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