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Places to Stay

Denham Springs





Holiday Inn Express
KOA Campground
The Village Inn


Livingston
Lakeside RV Park

Port Vincent

Bayside Marina and Campground

Springfield
Villas at Carter Plantation

Tickfaw State Park

Quick Facts

State:
Louisiana

2003 Population:
102,046

Incorporated Areas:
Albany
Denham Springs
French Settlement
Killian
Livingston
Port Vincent
Springfield
Walker

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Livingston Parish

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


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