St. Tammany Parish Information Guide January 2020 Susan H Kagan | Página 4

STAR Transit (St. Tammany Area Transportation) Reservations - 985.327.0185 STAR Transit is a demand response transit system that operates within the boundaries of St. Tammany Parish (service area map). This system is open to all residents within the Parish. The program operates two types of services: rural transportation and urban transportation. It is designed to transport passengers to and between essential services and destinations. This service is non-emergency and provides curb-to-curb service on a call-in, first come first served basis. http:// www.stpgov.org/residents/transportation Urban Transit Service: 7:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday Rural Transit Service: 7:00am-3:30pm Monday to Friday WATER Much of St. Tammany Parish is traversed by waterways. Lake Ponchartrain leads to the Gulf of Mexico while the Bogue Falaya, Pearl, Tchefuncte and West Pearl Rivers crisscross the parish. MILEAGE TO/FROM PARISH SEAT • • • • • • • Atlanta, GA 467 miles Baton Rouge, LA 64 miles Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport 71 miles Dallas, TX 511 miles Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport 67 miles Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 40 miles New Orleans, LA 43 miles LIVING Employment: St. Tammany Parish has approximately 128,548 people in the labor force with 96% employed and 3.74% unemployed. There are a small number in the armed forces and approximately 77,663 not in the labor force. Real Living Southern Home Professionals 5001 Hwy 190 B-6 Covington, LA 70433 985-888-6900 www.RLSHP.com