Covington in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Walker Percy
(1916-1990)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 28, 2025
1. Walker Percy Marker
American author who lived on the Bogue Falaya River in Covington, Louisiana from 1948 until his death in 1990. His first novel, "The Moviegoer" won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1962. Author of eight books, Mr. Percy said his favorite theme was 'the dislocation of man in the modern world".
Sculpture by William Binnings
Commissioned by Covington Public Art Fund
Dedicated August 18,2018
Erected 2018 by Covington Public Art Fund.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 30° 28.268′ N, 90° 5.686′ W. Marker is in Covington, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. It is on Park Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 213 Park Dr, Covington LA 70433, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bogue Falaya Wayside Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Christ Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Columbia Street Landing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Columbia Street (approx. Ό mile away); The Southern Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Courthouse Square and Historic Oaks
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More about this marker. Located in the Bogue Falaya Wayside Park
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 28, 2025
2. Walker Percy Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
