Covington is a city in, and the parish seat of, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,564 at the 2020 United States census. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River. Covington is known as one of the wealthiest cities in Louisiana. Covington is share of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Covington has played a large role in movie making higher than the as soon as 20 years, with over 30 films

The very old known pact by Europeans in the area was in 1800 by Jacques Drieux, during the British West Florida period.

In 1813, John Wharton Collins received a town taking into consideration the reveal of Wharton. He is buried on the corner of the city cemetery directly across from the Covington Police Department. On March 11, 1816, the town of Wharton was renamed to that of Covington. There are conflicting stories just about how the city came to be named Covington. Many historians consent the city was renamed for General Leonard Covington, a hero of the War of 1812. Covington was killed late in 1813, having expected his home in the Mississippi Territory.

Local historian Judge Steve Ellis floats marginal theory centered upon the assistance by Jesse Jones, a local attorney, that the city be named in rave review of the Blue Grass whiskey—made in Covington, Kentucky—enjoyed by town officials. In any case, Leonard Covington is the namesake of both towns.