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Amite is derived from a French word describing the amiable Indians that early explorers found in the area. Amite has been the parish seat since the creation of the parish in 1869. There were a number of settlers nearby when the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad was first chartered in 1852. That event drew the first land developers to a site 68 miles from New Orleans that had been selected as a station stop.. Amite City population 4,110 Amite Oyster Festival – March
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