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St. Tammany Parish, LA
ST. TAMMANY PARISH: WHY REUNITE HERE
• Lots of outdoor entertaining space, playgrounds and pavilions at Fontainebleau State
Park, Fairview-Riverside
State Park, Bogue Falaya
Park, Camp Salmen Nature
Park, and Land-o-Pines
Family Campground
• The convenience of being at the junction of I-10, I-12, and I-59, within an hour from New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and the Mississippi
Gulf Coast casinos
• National chain hotel properties offering 3,000+ rooms with ample meet and greet space make St.
Tammany Parish a fabulous place to get together with family and friends
St. Tammany Parish, LA
Shopping, free festivals, swamp tours and more are just what you need when planning a family reunion. St. Tammany Parish is the place to unwind and enjoy a cozy, small-town atmosphere
"The St. Tammany Parish Tourist & Convention Commission office helped make our family reunion in Mandeville, LA an unforgettable event! They provided valuable assistance for hotel group rates, information regarding tours, restaurants and even welcome bags for attendees. I highly recommend contacting them for any event you may host."
– Nedra Blount
All photos courtesy of LouisianaNorthshore.com W ith its trademark Southern charm, St. Tammany Parish, also known as Louisiana Northshore, is an all-inclusive family reunion destination with something for everyone. Try blue crab fishing, visit a historic home, or hold a baby alligator at Insta-Gator Ranch & Hatchery, ranked as one of the World’s Best Places to See Baby Animals (Gators) by Travel+Leisure.
Family-friendly festivals are abundant on the Louisiana Northshore where reunion groups can enjoy free 4th of July celebrations with live music, food and drink vendors, fireworks and activities at Mandeville’s Light up the Lake,
Madisonville Old Fashioned 4th of July
Parade and Slidell Heritage Festival. If you plan to be in St. Tammany Parish in August, relish the month-long culinary celebration, Tammany Taste of Summer, where local group-friendly restaurants offer special prix fix menus and hotels offer discounts.
Families who love the outdoors must visit Lake Pontchartrain and the many waterways of St. Tammany, where you can bring your own kayak or canoe, or rent one from local outfitters like Bayou Adventure in Lacombe or Canoe and Trail Adventures in Covington. Expect some good nibbles on the St. Tammany Parish Fishing Pier and let a professional guide from Cajun Encounters, or Dr. Wagner’s Honey Island Swamp Tours take your reunion group on a boat tour through the Honey Island Swamp in Slidell, where you’re likely to see alligators,
Middendorf's specializes in delicious catfish and other seafood dishes.
wild boar, raccoons and other wildlife.
If camping and swimming are your adventure style, try Pine Crest RV Park and campground, which has free wi-fi, meeting areas, and 160 developed sites. Rent a cozy cottage-style cabin set on stilts high above Lake Pontchartrain in Fontainebleau State Park, or check out Fontainebleau’s group campsites, pavilions, and meeting room space. Fairview-Riverside State Park has a waterfront board walk, playground, and easily accessible camping amenities that are family-friendly too.
For the perfect reunion, Louisiana Northshore has it all!
Everyone will love the Tammany Taste culinary scene.
CONTACT:
Zondra Jones, Senior Sales Manager St. Tammany Parish Tourist Commission/Louisiana Northshore 800-634-9443 Zondra@LouisianaNorthshore.com