Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

E774042

administrative division parish of Louisiana

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana is a parish in southeastern Louisiana known for its mix of rural communities, small towns like Hammond and Ponchatoula, and its location along major transportation routes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tangipahoa Parish	16
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana canonical	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8851483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Context triple: [Pike County, Mississippi, bordersCounty, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana]

A. Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana is a parish in northeastern Louisiana that includes the city of Monroe and serves as an important regional center for commerce, education, and culture.
B. Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana is a north-central Louisiana parish known for its seat in Ruston and as home to Louisiana Tech University.
C. Richland Parish, Louisiana
Richland Parish, Louisiana is a rural parish in northeastern Louisiana known for its agricultural economy and small communities.
D. Natchitoches Parish
Natchitoches Parish is a historic parish in northwestern Louisiana known for its colonial heritage, Creole culture, and the city of Natchitoches, the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase.
E. Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Jackson Parish, Louisiana is a rural parish in north-central Louisiana known for its pine forests, small communities, and location within the state's traditional timber and oil-producing region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Target entity description: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana is a parish in southeastern Louisiana known for its mix of rural communities, small towns like Hammond and Ponchatoula, and its location along major transportation routes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

A. Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana is a parish in northeastern Louisiana that includes the city of Monroe and serves as an important regional center for commerce, education, and culture.
B. Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana is a north-central Louisiana parish known for its seat in Ruston and as home to Louisiana Tech University.
C. Richland Parish, Louisiana
Richland Parish, Louisiana is a rural parish in northeastern Louisiana known for its agricultural economy and small communities.
D. Natchitoches Parish
Natchitoches Parish is a historic parish in northwestern Louisiana known for its colonial heritage, Creole culture, and the city of Natchitoches, the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase.
E. Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Jackson Parish, Louisiana is a rural parish in north-central Louisiana known for its pine forests, small communities, and location within the state's traditional timber and oil-producing region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative division ⓘ parish of Louisiana ⓘ
areaCode	985 ⓘ
borderedBy	Livingston Parish, Louisiana ⓘ St. Helena Parish, Louisiana ⓘ St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana ⓘ linked to: St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa County, Mississippi ⓘ Washington Parish, Louisiana ⓘ
containsLandmark	Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival ⓘ linked to: Strawberry Festival
containsSettlement	Amite City, Louisiana ⓘ Hammond, Louisiana ⓘ linked to: Hammond Independence, Louisiana ⓘ Kentwood, Louisiana ⓘ Natalbany, Louisiana ⓘ Ponchatoula, Louisiana ⓘ Roseland, Louisiana ⓘ Tickfaw, Louisiana ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fipsCode	22-105 ⓘ
governmentType	parish council ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Southeastern Louisiana University ⓘ linked to: Southeastern Louisiana College
hasJurisdiction	Amite City, Louisiana ⓘ Hammond, Louisiana ⓘ linked to: Hammond Independence, Louisiana ⓘ Kentwood, Louisiana ⓘ Ponchatoula, Louisiana ⓘ
knownFor	rural communities ⓘ small towns ⓘ transportation corridors between New Orleans and Baton Rouge ⓘ
largestCity	Hammond, Louisiana ⓘ
locatedAlong	Interstate 12 ⓘ Interstate 55 ⓘ
locatedBetween	Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ linked to: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
locatedIn	Louisiana ⓘ
locatedInRegion	southeastern Louisiana ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody	Tangipahoa River ⓘ
namedAfter	Tangipahoa River ⓘ
parishSeat	Amite City ⓘ linked to: Amite City, Louisiana
partOf	Florida Parishes ⓘ
postalAbbreviation	LA ⓘ
state	Louisiana ⓘ
subdivisionType	parish ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central Daylight Time ⓘ linked to: Central Time Zone

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pike County, Mississippi → bordersCounty → Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ⓘ

Kentwood, Louisiana → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Tangipahoa Parish ⓘ

subject linked to: Kentwood, Louisiana, United States