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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

AROUND THE PARISH

Upcoming Benefit for Leslie Allen
Friendship Community Benefit Center

On Saturday, June 6, 2009 a jambalaya and spaghetti benefit will be held for Leslie Allen at the Friendship Community Benefit Center Inc., located at the corner of Springfield and Walker North, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $6 a plate.

Paco Swain Productions
will present
Penny Gilley
"Sweetheart of Country Music" June 19-20,2009

Show TImes:

June 19, 2009

7:30 p m (Doors Open 6:00 p m)

Saturday, June 20, 2009

3:30 p m (Doors Open 2:00 p m)

7:30 p m (Doors Open 6:30 p m)

LOCAL RETAILER TO PROVIDE FREE
FAMILY SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Denham Springs, LA—(May 21, 2009) With families struggling through the economic downturn, one retailer has decided to do something to help families still enjoy doing fun things together as a family at a very affordable price – absolutely free!

The Bass Pro Shops Family Summer Camp features free activities and workshops where families can spend time together learning the skills they need to enjoy great outdoor adventures that will last a lifetime. (Click here to see an exciting clip about the Family Summer Camp!)

The Family Summer Camp event begins Saturday, May 30th and continues through Sunday, July 5th at Bass Pro Shops located at 175 Bass Pro Boulevard in Denham Springs. Saturdays and Sundays beginning at noon and while supplies last, kids will get to enjoy free craft activities like decorating a fishing bobber, custom leather crafting, making braided key chains, designing their own birdhouse, creating plaster animal tracks and painting a souvenir wooden lure for Dad.

Free Family Summer Camp Workshops will occur 3pm-7pm Tuesdays and Thursdays and noon to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays May 30 - July 5. The whole family will enjoy learning the basics of hiking, camping and fishing. Other workshops include bird watching, archery, animal identification, plants & insects, and even how to make campfire s’mores. Kids will earn a collectable pin for every workshop completed (while supplies last).

Store activities will vary (visit www.basspro.com/camp and click on individual store site for times) but could include a laser shooting gallery, casting pond, soft strike foam bow range and BB gun range. You can even have a souvenir photo made. At the Denham Springs Bass Pro Shops kids can take the Casting Challenge June 6th and 7th and win a prize if they cast into the fish’s mouth! Again, absolutely free!

“This is our way of helping families enjoy affordable, fun activities together and create lifelong memories,” stated Bass Pro Shops President Jim Hagale. “Bass Pro Shops is committed to helping adults and children put away their laptops, video games, and cell phones this summer and head outdoors.”

Also available at the Bass Pro Shops Family Summer Camp is a FREE 48-page Summer Guide booklet full of different outdoor activities and tips, ideas and product checklists to help you make the most of your summer outdoor adventure.

 
.If you have an announcement or event for Livingston Parish or one of its communities email it to JWilliamson @livingstonparishla.com ...
 

The SPCA of Livingston Seeking Volunteers!

The SPCA of Livingston ( www.livingstonspca.com ) is a non profit animal rescue serving the entire parish of Livingston. ( non profit status near completion, pending )

They rescue animals from the community, put on humane education classes for youth and provide veterinarian assistance as requested/needed.

They are currently trying to raise money to add some kennels to our foster program As we do not have an actual shelter. Animals rescued are raised and cared for in our homes.

They are actively seeking volunteers , foster homes and assistance from the parish.If anyone interested in helping us,help the people of our parish we would be grateful. .To Join the SPCA of Livingston, or for additional information, please email LASPCA@AOL.COM.

Denham Springs Old City Hall Hosts Summer Concert Series

The City of Denham Springs in partnership with P.R.E.A.C.H. and the Arts Council of Livingston Parish is pleased to announce a series of summer concerts at the Old City Hall in June and July on Sundays from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mattie Street will be closed on Sundays to hosts local artists and crafts persons as well as a variety of musical groups. The following schedule is tentative and performers are subject to change. The concerts will be held on Mattie Street in front of the Old City Hall.

Sunday, June 7 Haley Johnson and Kassy Sanchez
Sunday, June 14 Odyssey Academy Dancers
Sunday, June 21 TBD
Sunday, June 28 Black Magnolia
Sunday, July 12 Kathy C.O. and Thrive
Sunday, July 19 Sound Image and Onion Loaf
Sunday, July 26 Ramsey Leigh

The first concert will feature Kassy Sanchez and Haley Johnson. For the past several years Kassy Sanchez and Haley Johnson have been a duet. Not just in music, but in every aspect of their lives. They have performed for audiences of all sizes at church and school functions, LSU sporting events, political campaigns and local opry shows. They especially enjoy singing for benefits and have performed for the Down Syndrome Awareness Group's annual Buddy Walk and the Alzheimer's Fun Run. In addition, they have done extremely well in talent competitions throughout the area. This summer they will be attending The Gospel Music Associations Music and Training Experience, IMMERSE.


Haley Johnson and Kassy Sanchez
Sunday June 7th

 Men Needed for the Awareness
and
Prevention of Domestic Violence Rally
at
State Capitol on June 5th

Did you know that every 9 seconds a woman is battered or 1 out of 4 adult women experience physical violence from an intimate partner and every 24 hours 7 battered women die from abuse? Did you know that behind all those statistics are children, family members and community members that want to see an end to domestic violence? On June 5th men of all backgrounds are being encouraged to stand up for the women in their lives and become a voice for change. The purpose of this rally is to recognize and acknowledge that most men are concerned about the issue of domestic violence and want to be part of the solution. Men interested in signing up to participate in the rally can contact WOW at (225) 791-3940 or email womenowomen@i-55.com or fax this form to (225) 791-3942. Women Outreaching Women has partnered with local radio personality Scott Innes and local author and businessman Romel Russell to bring awareness to the role men play in preventing domestic violence and to help get signatures for a petition drive and to enlist men to participate in the Men Needed: Stand Up Against Domestic Violence Rally

Peter Schram to speak on Social Security Benefits and Employment at WOW June Volunteer Meeting

Women Outreaching Women's June volunteer meeting will feature Peter Schramm speaking on the topic "How employment may affect your Social Security benefits", "social security benefits and employment, how to put more money in your pocket." The meeting will be held at the WOW Administrative Center on 26852 4-H Club Road on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. For more information you can contact WOW at (225) 791-3940 or email womenowomen@i-55.com. This meeting is open to the general public and prospective and current WOW volunteers.


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. 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 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. Yet more importantly this site offers the residents and businesses an oppourtunity to contribute news, events, pictures and information about what is going on in their community by emailing it to J. Williamson.

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