Livingston Parish, Louisiana
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Location in the state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 10, 1832
Named for	U.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston
Seat	Livingston
Largest city	Denham Springs
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	703 sq mi (1,820 km²) 648 sq mi (1,678 km²) 55 sq mi (142 km²), 7.80%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	128,026 142/sq mi (55/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.livingstonparishla.gov

Livingston Parish (French: Paroisse de Livingston) Is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Livingston. As of 2010, its population was 128,026.

Livingston Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Baton Rouge–Pierre Part Combined Statistical Area.

  History

Livingston is an eponym honoring Edward Livingston, a prominent American and Louisianan jurist and statesman who assisted in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825. Livingston Parish was created by state legislature in 1832.^[1]

In recent years, Livingston Parish has been represented in the Louisiana State Senate by Republicans, Heulette Fontenot (2000–2008) and Dale M. Erdey (since 2008).

  Geography

The parish has a total area of 703 square miles (1,820 km²), of which, 648 square miles (1,680 km²) of it is land and 55 square miles (140 km²) of it (7.80%) is water.

  Major highways

• Interstate 12
• U.S. Highway 190
• Louisiana Highway 16
• Louisiana Highway 22
• Louisiana Highway 40
• Louisiana Highway 42
• Louisiana Highway 43
• Louisiana Highway 63
• Louisiana Highway 444

  Adjacent parishes

• St. Helena Parish (north)
• Tangipahoa Parish (east)
• St. John the Baptist Parish (southeast)
• Ascension Parish (southwest)
• East Baton Rouge Parish (west)

		Saint Helena Parish
	East Baton Rouge Parish		Tangipahoa Parish
		Livingston Parish, Louisiana
	Ascension Parish		St. John the Baptist Parish

  Scott M. Perrilloux is the district attorney for the 21st judicial district of Louisiana, comprising the parishes (counties) of Livingston, Saint Helena, and Tangipahoa.

Together with the parishes of Saint Helena and Tangipahoa, Livingston Parish forms Louisiana's 21st judicial district.

  Economy

Livingston Parish is home of one of two installations for a gravitational wave observatory (LIGO) which is a facility dedicated to the detection of cosmic gravitational waves and the harnessing of these waves for scientific research. http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/LIGO_web/about/

  Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 91,814 people, 32,630 households, and 25,549 families residing in the parish. The population density was 142 people per square mile (55/km²). There were 36,212 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile (22/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 94.35% White, 4.22% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 32,630 households out of which 41.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.70% were non-families. 18.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the parish the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 8.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $38,887, and the median income for a family was $44,071. Males had a median income of $36,508 versus $22,325 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $16,282. As of August 2001, about 43,800 people were employed in the parish. The unemployment rate was 4.8%. About 9.10% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Hurricane Katrina had a dramatic effect on the population in Livingston Parish. Many displaced families of the affected Parishes have moved into the area and as a result, the population of the parish has increased significantly. On June 6, 2007, the Census Bureau published a report "Special Population Estimates for Impacted Counties in the Gulf Coast Area" which shows a population increase for Livingston Parish to 111,863 as of January 1, 2006.^[4]

  Local Government

Livingston Parish is a Council-President parish governed by a Home Rule Charter and enforced by a Parish Council and Parish President. The Parish President is the acting Executive Branch of government and then Parish Council is the acting Legislative Branch of government. ^[5]

Livingston Parish is divided into 9 council districts. The borders of each district are drawn to even out the population in each district.

  Presidential election results

In recent years, Livingston Parish has been one of the most Republican parishes in Louisiana and the entire United States. In the 2004 election, George W. Bush received 33,976 votes, or 77% of the county's total, more than three times the 9,895 votes (22%) his opponent, John Kerry, received.^[6] The Republicans fared better still in the 2008 election, in which John McCain received 43,269 votes (85% of the total) to just 6,681 votes (13%) for Democrat Barack Obama.

  Cities and towns

  Map of Livingston Parish, Louisiana With Municipal Labels

  Unincorporated areas

• Holden
• Maurepas
• Colyell
• Satsuma
• Watson

  Education

The Livingston Parish Public Schools operates all public schools in the parish.

  See also

• Mike Branch
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

Louisiana portal

  References

  External links

• Livingston Parish Government
• Livingston Parish Tourism
• LivingstonParish.org
• Livingston Parish Sherriff's Office
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory
• Explore the History and Culture of Southeastern Louisiana, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
• Livingston Parish Library

Geology

• McCulloh, R. P., P. V. Heinrich, and J. Snead, 2003, Ponchatoula 30 x 60 minute geologic quadrangle. Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Municipalities and communities of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States Parish seat: Livingston City Denham Springs Towns Livingston Springfield Walker Villages Albany French Settlement Killian Port Vincent Unincorporated communities Colyell Holden Maurepas Satsuma Watson

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Coordinates: 30°26′N 90°44′W / 30.44°N 90.73°W / 30.44; -90.73