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Before the Louisiana Purchase, Jacques Dreux took possession of the land where Covington eventually developed. In 1800, it was called the Barrio of Buck Falia. Dreux called the town St. Jacques (or James.) When John Wharton Collins acquired the land in 1813, it was renamed Town of Wharton. Formally incorporated in 1816, it became Covington. Some say the name honors Kentucky Blue Grass whiskey from Covington. Another tradition is that it's named for General Leonard W. Covington, who died in the War of 1812 and was closely connected with Louisiana's first governor, William C. C. Claiborne.