“Construction of a three-mile long farm-to-market road in St. Tammany parish was completed this week by the Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by the St. Tammany Parish Police Jury, employing approximately 22 men and costing $15,300, the project included the moving… read more
Now the Covington School Board Annex, Covington, Louisiana’s then-new post office was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, was completed in 1938.
Xavier Gonzales painted the mural “Tung Oil Industry” for what was then the community’s new post office. The work was painted by Xavier Gonzalez in 1939; it was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The building is now… read more