Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Kentwood is named after Amos Kent, an early settler who established a sawmill and a brickyard which eventually became the largest in the south. The lumber industry thrived in the area until about 1920 when virgin timber began to diminish. Kentwood had been the largest town in the parish, but much of the population left with the timber trade.

Those people remaining in the town turned to the dairy industry and began to prosper again, using cooperative breeding and marketing techniques. Today, it remains a principal industry in the northern reaches of the parish
Kentwood population 2,205

City of Kentwood
308 Avenue G
Kentwood, LA 70444
985-229-3451

City Administration
Kentwood is governed by a Mayor and five Council Members, all elected at large. All are elected for four year terms. Council meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month