|
 Welcome
to Livingston Parish! Livingston Parish has become one of fastest
growing parishes in Louisiana. It is located 10 minutes from Baton
Rouge(the state capitol) the home of two major universities, L.S.U
and Southern. Although on the outskirts of Baton Rouge it maintains
it's rich heritage of hometown hospitality and community spirit.
Livingston
Parish was created in 1832 on February 10th when the state Legislature
divided St. Helena Parish in to two parts. According to historians
the parish was named after Robert or Edward Livingston. Livingston
Parish is also known as one of the Florida Parishes because up until
1810 it was still part of West Florida.
The
longest part measures 32 miles and its widest part is 30 miles consisting
of 642 square miles. The Amite River, which empties into Lake Maurepas,
forms the western border, while the Petite Amite and Blind rivers
define the southern border and the Natalbany River forms part of
the eastern border. Traveling through the parish one will find two
distinct types of terrain. In the northern part of the parish are
many pine and Hardwood forests. Yet, when you head to the southern
area of Livingston Parish you find marshes and cypress forests along
the borders of the Amite River and Lake Maurepas.
Livingston
Parish continues to be mostly rural except for on the western side
of the parish as this is where the more  populated
communities of Denham Springs, Walker and Watson are located. Livingston
Parish has eight incorporated areas. The largest of these is the
City of Denham Springs. Others include the towns of French Settlement,
Livingston, Springfield, Walker and the villages of Albany, Port
Vincent,and Killian. UN-incorporated communities located in Livingston
Parish include Bayou Barbary, Clio, Corbin, Doyle, Frost, Holden,
Hungarian Settlement, Live Oak/Watson, Maurepas Island, Satsuma,
Springville and Weiss. In 1941 the town of Livingston became the
parish seat when the courthouse was moved from Centerville (Springville)
to Livingston.
Through
out Livingston Parish several industries in wood and metal products
can be found, as well as farms, livestock and orchards. Much more
information on the industrial development in Livingston Parish can
be found out at www.dschamber.org.
The
schools in Livingston Parish are rated as some of the best in the
state. The success of the schools in Livingston Parish has been
a major attraction to those relocating. This has caused rapid growth
throughout the parish but can be seen mostly in the western part
of the parish. As a result of this, property value and industries
have steadily increased along with the student population. The school
system is composed of 40 schools and 22,236 students in a K-12 public
school district. The central office for the Livingston Parish school's
system is located in the town of Livingston
Music
has also been and still is a vital part of Livingston Parish for
many decades. This can be seen and heard at the Old South Jamboree
which holds country and bluegrass music shows on the first Saturday
of each month and features gospel music on third Saturday of each
month. The Lakeside Opry also provides regular shows throughout
the year featuring local and visiting artists. In the Denham Springs
Historical Downtown Antique area, one can also find free outdoor
concerts. These concerts feature local artist performing music from
jazz to gospel music and even magic shows. The concerts are held
at the Train Station Park pavilion on Thursday nights during the
months of April through December. Our parish is also well known
as being the home of Livingston Parish Choirs which include the
award winning Children’s Choir and Chorale. It also hosts two
Livingston Parish Community bands. They are the Concert Band and
the newly formed Jazz Band.
Livingston
Parish also welcomes many travelers and tourists throughout the
year as they travel across the parish onInterstate 12. Along with
hotels in the Denham Springs area visitors can stay overnight at
the Denham Springs KOA Campground, Bayside Marina and Campground,
Lakeside RV Park, Tickfaw State Park or other campgrounds in the
parish. During their stay here a few of the places one may want
to visit are the following: Denham Springs Antique District, the
waterways in southern Livingston Parish, take a tour of the swamps
and area rivers on the Tickfaw Water Taxi, go tubing or kayaking
on the upper Amite River at Tiki Tubing, The Hungarian Settlement
area south of Albany, LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave
Observatory), and the French Settlement Historical Society Museum.
The
future for Livingston Parish looks positive with continued growth
of residential areas, commercial developments such as the future
Bass Pro Complex in Denham Springs, Juban Crossing and the continued
population growth that is happening throughout the parish.
What
is LivingstonparishLA.com?
Livingstonparishla.com
is an unofficial website about Livingston Parish. This site has
been developed and laid out with residents and visitors in mind.
Throughout this website one will be able to find out more about
individual communities, parish officials, places of interest and
community organizations. It also includes links to Official Livingston
Parish Government websites, state and local media sites and other
sites pertaining to the parish..
On
individual community pages a visitor will be able to use links provided
to the visit area school websites. If a community has an official
website that link will be included as well as a list of the community
officials, area churches and more
|
