COVINGTON, La. -- The historic appeal of this St. Tammany Parish city should get a boost later this spring with the reopening of the Southern Hotel, a century-old building that's been empty for years but recalls Covington's days as a vacation destination.
The New Orleans Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1qX116J) the hotel is set to reopen June 1 after a $9 million renovation.
Mayor Mike Cooper says the 42-room hotel is sorely needed. Covington has only a few bed-and-breakfasts, and when those are full, visitors must stay at hotels along Interstate 12 or strip-mall-lined U.S. Highway 190.
The Mission-style hotel at Boston and New Hampshire streets first opened in 1907. Covington's piney air and springs were thought to have restorative properties, and the town counted on a stream of visitors from Lake Pontchartrain's south shore.
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