Livingston, Louisiana
Livingston is a town of 1,747 people in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, founded in 1918.
Why visit Livingston
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 4 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Livingston
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About Livingston
Livingston is a town in and the parish seat of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,877 as of the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Livingston, Louisiana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes4
Churches and places of worship4
Gas and EV charging3
History
Like the parish, Livingston takes its name from the jurist Edward Livingston.
Livingston was the site of a major train derailment (spilling about 200,000 gallons of chemicals) in 1982.
On February 11, 2016, it was officially announced that the LIGO collaboration successfully made the first direct observation of gravitational waves in September 2015. Barry Barish, Kip Thorne and Rainer Weiss were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for leading this work.
The communities of Doyle and Livingston combined in 1955 to create the Town of Livingston. Doyle was established northeast of present-day Livingston in the late 1800's, located on Hog Branch, off present-day North Doyle Road but moved when the railroad was built from Baton Rouge to Hammond, and the community was re-located in 1901 by the McDonald family.
Livingston originated as a company town established by the Lyon Lumber Company during its expansion into the pine forests of Livingston Parish following the conversion of its Garyville mill from cypress to pine production in 1915. To support these new operations, the company extended its logging railroad northward and established Livingston as the northern terminus of the Garyville Northern Railroad. The railroad was incorporated in 1915 and entered service on October 8, 1917, carrying lumber, freight, passengers, and U.S. mail between Livingston and Garyville.
From the History section of Livingston, Louisiana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Map of Livingston
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People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Livingston Parish has had 40 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2024-09-16: Hurricane Francine (Hurricane)
- 2024-09-10: Tropical Storm Francine (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-13: Tropical Storm Nicholas (Coastal Storm)
- 2021-08-29: Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-27: Tropical Storm Ida (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 miles away.
- French Settlement 12 mi south, about 19 min by car
- Hammond 17 mi east, about 28 min by car
- Independence 17 mi northeast, about 28 min by car
- Prairieville 18 mi southwest, about 29 min by car
- Central 18 mi west, about 29 min by car
- Amite City 21 mi northeast, about 34 min by car
- Gonzales 22 mi southwest, about 36 min by car
- Baton Rouge 23 mi west, about 38 min by car
- Brownfields 23 mi west, about 36 min by car
- Gardere 25 mi west, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- House going down the street in Livingston, Tobin, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Livingston Parish Courthouse, Benjamin Eunice, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Livingston Parish Courthouse, Benjamin Eunice, CC BY-SA 4.0
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