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 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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