Goodbee | |
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Hamlet of Goodbee | |
Coordinates: 30°29′45″N 90°11′51″W / 30.4958°N 90.1975°W | |
Country | United States |
States | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Tammany |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
Area code | 985 |
Goodbee is an unincorporated community in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States, at the intersection of U.S. Route 190 and Louisiana Highway 1077, west of Covington. Goodbee has a signed exit on Interstate 12 to its south, at its interchange with LA 1077. [1]
Northwest of Goodbee is the start of P-Kaw-Shun Creek, the major contributory to Sims Creek. The stream flows in a generally southwestward direction to join the Tangipahoa River south of Robert in Tangipahoa Parish. [2]
Seven miles west of Goodbee, near Robert, is a major distribution center for Walmart Stores. [3]
Closer to Goodbee, at the boundary between Saint Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes, is the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center, a correctional institution for youths. [4]