Osceola is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 16 miles (25.75 kilometres) NW of Covington, Louisiana.
Osceola, Louisiana | |
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  Osceola, Louisiana  Osceola, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°39′03″N 90°18′41″W / 30.65083°N 90.31139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tangipahoa |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 985 |
| GNIS feature ID | 555570 [1] |
| FIPS code | 22-58325 |
Ella B. Hughes wrote that in 1888 a post office was built in Husser, Louisiana and just a few years later a second post office was built a few miles to the south and was called Viola. The area was renamed Osceola just a few years later.[2]
Etymology
The name of the community is derived from an ancient native american ritual dating back to the Archaic period. The Muscogee people would perform a ritual they called ássi which means black drink and yahola which means "shouting man" or "singer". There was also a very influential leader of the Seminole people from Florida named Osceola that was given this name.[3][4]