Folsom Living
 Local Education
Public schooling is under the jurisdiction of Saint Tammany Parish Schools. The district operates more than 50 campuses and serves an enrollment in excess of 35,000. Three of the districts schools serve the students of Folsom and offer up a challenging curricula to students: Folsom Elementary School, Folsom Junior High School, and Covington High School. Area colleges and universities that are ready to serve the higher learning needs of students include St. Joseph Abbey and Seminary College, Degado Community College, Southeastern Louisiana University, Pearl River Community College, the University of New Orleans, Louisiana State University, and Xavier University of Louisiana, to name a few. Global Wildlife Center Residents looking to explore the wildlife will want to head out to the Global Wildlife Center located in Folsom. The center is home to over 4,000 threatened, endanger and exotic animals from different corners of the world and are housed in a free-roaming natural environment. Visitors are encouraged to take part in a safari wagon tour where they'll get to experience some one-on-one interaction with the animal residents. Some of these wild animals include giraffe, zebra, camels, and bison—and you'll be sure to meet all of them in this 9,000 acre sanctuary. Lake Pontchartrain Residents of Folsom looking to spend some time in the outdoors will want to head out to Lake Pontchartrain—located less than an hour away. Here at the lake or at the basin, residents and visitors can engage in a number of activities, including picnicking along the shores of the lake, fishing at the basin, kayaking through the bayou, and swimming at the beach. A number of events are also held at the lake such as the Annual Back to the Beach Festival, car and bike shows, fishing rodeos at the lake's basin, and beach sweeps. |
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