St. Tammany Parish is located across Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans.

In 2000, the average home price in St. Tammany Parish was $170,000.

The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is about a 50 minutes away and is easily accessible via the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and I-10.

The climate for the area is sub-tropical, with sunny days averaging 220 days a year. Frequent afternoon rainstorms occur during the summer months. The average annual rainfall is 65 inches. The average low temperature (winter) is 40 degrees F. The average high temperature (summer) is 90 degrees F.