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The City of Ponchatoula, Louisiana is the oldest incorporated city in Tangipahoa Parish. Ponchatoula derives its name from the Choctaw Indian language meaning "hair to hang" because of the abundance of Spanish moss on the trees surrounding the area. |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana hosted the 1983 Special Olympics International Summer Games at LSU. |
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Metairie, Louisiana is home to the longest bridge over water in the world, the Lake Pontchartrain causeway. The causeway connects Metairie with St. Tammany Parish on the North Shore. The causeway is 24 miles long. |
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