LIVINGSTON PARISH
Parish Offices
20399 Government Boulevard
Livingston 225-686-4400
https://www.livingstonparishla.gov
Chamber of Commerce
133 Hummell Street
Denham Springs 225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
With excellent transportation efficiencies, abundant land, an enviable quality of life, and an advantageous location within the capital region, Livingston Parish has become a popular choice for business and residential development. A highly skilled labor force has also contributed to a flourishing economy anchored by manufacturing operations and metal fabrication. Many of the parish communities are ideally situated along Interstate 12, although Interstate 10 is nearby and Interstate 55 is less than 10 miles away. Throngs of visitors flock to the parish each year, many of them recreational tourists.
Services
Newcomers to Livingston Parish will be pleased to discover quality educational opportunities on every academic level, beginning with the Livingston Parish Public School System. The district is one of the largest in Louisiana and consistently in the Top Ten for performance, boasting three award-winning high schools. Valuable partnerships involving the school district, Southeastern University, and the Louisiana Technical College System open the door for opportunities like articulated college credit, dual enrollment, internships, industry-based certifications, and other advantages at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center. Opportunities for higher education are abundant in a parish that is literally surrounded by two- and four-year colleges and universities. Among the choices is the Northshore Technical Community College in nearby Hammond and Baton Rouge Community College, along with numerous other career and technical schools throughout the region. Hammond is also home to Southeastern Louisiana University, the third-largest public university in the state offering more than 60 degree programs. Baton Rouge is home to Louisiana State University, the flagship institution for the Louisiana State University System, with 14 schools and colleges—several of which are nationally recognized. Another highly respected public college in Baton Rouge is Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, covering 512 acres on Scott’s Bluff above the Mississippi River.
Residents of Livingston Parish have access to state-of-the-art healthcare services close to home, as major health systems continue to open medical centers in local communities. North Oaks Health System recently opened the Livingston Parish Medical Complex, a $32 million outpatient facility on a 30-acre site just off Interstate 12. Staffed with skilled professionals, the complex provides primary care and specialty services including advanced diagnostics, laboratory, and rehabilitation therapies. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, one of Louisiana’s “Top 100” hospitals, has also opened a campus in Walker that offers a full-service Emergency Room for urgent medical care, offering the same physician skill and equipment as the flagship campus. Livingston residents can access a wide range of outpatient services from advanced imaging to primary and specialized care. Should a hospital admission be required, transport is quick and easy to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in nearby Baton Rouge, an 800-bed regional hospital that also encompasses a 95-bed Children’s Hospital. The parish maintains a long-term acute-care facility in Denham Springs and convenient urgent-care clinics. Family Health of Louisiana has been serving Livingston Parish for more than 50 years, offering clinics in the Denham Springs-Watson area. Those in western Livingston Parish can easily access Ochsner Medical Center at Baton Rouge, part of a nationally recognized health system.
Lifestyle
One of the reasons that Livingston Parish is one of the fast-growing areas in Louisiana is an unparalleled quality of life. With more than 300 miles of navigable waterways and outstanding resources like Tickfaw State Park for hiking and camping, Livingston Parish is a paradise for sports enthusiasts. Six rivers offer waterfront dining along with opportunities for fishing, boating, skiing, canoeing, and kayaking. Zip-line through the treetops, tube down a lazy river, visit a water park, work out in a state-of-the-art fitness center, perfect your backswing on local golf courses, or relax at a day spa. An extensive park system provides natural beauty as well as courts, fields, open space, driving ranges, a horse arena, and youth or adult sports leagues. Livingston is home to one of the South’s premier antiques districts and a wide selection of wonderful cafes, eateries, and fine restaurants. Retail development is on the rise, including the spectacular, massive Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World that anchors a 75-acre shopping center. Exciting mixed-use developments include Suma Crossing, Pointe of Isle, and Juban Crossing. The Head of Island area is blossoming with new commerce and upscale homes along the Diversion Canal waterway for luxury waterfront living in the heart of the country.
Livingston Parish communities are well known for their charm, unique personalities, family orientation, and friendly spirit. Much of the parish has remained rural in character, surrounding developed cities with picturesque fields and abundant land for vibrant new construction. A 15-minute drive can take residents to the heart of Baton Rouge or a secluded river. Residential developers have taken advantage of scenic waterways for large and modest home sites surrounded by natural beauty, while Greystone Country Club Golf Community and Carter Plantation cluster upscale homes around golf greens. Lively festivals and celebrations bring friends, family, and neighbors together but also attract visitors. Newcomers to Livingston Parish will find a rare blend of country pleasures, growing suburban amenities, charming historic preservation, fabulous new residential developments, great schools, and convenient medical care—all available at a reasonable cost of living in a truly beautiful setting.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
Albany
Town Offices
225-567-1101
http://townofalbanyla.com
Chamber of Commerce
225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
The small, rural Town of Albany along the eastern border of the parish was originally settled by Hungarian immigrants and has managed to remain one of the largest Hungarian communities in America. This proud, close-knit community hosts the Hungarian Harvest Festival and one of Louisiana’s largest Christmas Parades, with the strong sense of local heritage adding to the event’s appeal. The expansion of Livingston Parish has not escaped this wonderful rural community, and population growth spurred an upgrade in status from village to town in 2012. Well-served by US Highway 90, residents are minutes from Hammond, home to Southeastern Louisiana University and The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Hammond provides convenient services and retail options from a quaint downtown to the upscale Hammond Square.
Denham Springs, Watson
City Offices
225-665-8121
https://www.cityofdenhamsprings.com
Chamber of Commerce
225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
The largest and most western municipality in the parish, bustling Denham Springs is served by US Highway 90 and Interstate 12, with the scenic Amite River forming a portion of its boundary. Newcomers will discover a delightful small city in a rapidly growing area that is welcoming commercial and residential expansion. Beautiful new homes, outstanding schools, fine restaurants, exciting retail centers, sprawling parks, first-class sports and recreational facilities, and a world-class golf course are just a few of the amenities. Cultural enrichment includes musical concerts and theater, along with a calendar of special events and festivals. The famous historic district features more than 20 antique dealers and other unique shops, providing a charming backdrop for fall festivals that feature artisans, crafters, musicians, and great food. Residents are just minutes from Baton Rouge, where they can enjoy world-class cultural attractions, performing arts, fine museums, and entertainment centers. Just five miles north of Denham Springs, the unincorporated community of Watson, or Live Oak as it is often called. is a magnet for population growth. A sports complex is the focal point of many events.
French Settlement
Village Offices
225-698-6100
Chamber of Commerce
225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
The tiny village of French Settlement swells in population on certain days of the week as throngs of weekend boaters and anglers converge on the picturesque Amite River. The community also plays host to regional visitors during the popular Creole Festival each October, held on the grounds of the Creole House Museum near the Village Hall. This oddly shaped village has limits that extend only 1,000 feet on either side of Highway 16 from Colyell Bay to the Amite River, giving it a shape like a very thin slice of pie. Characterized as primarily rural, it has grown slowly but steadily since its incorporation in 1965. Residents enjoy the intimacy of a close-knit community where neighbors know each other by name and stop to chat. They also have the advantage of easy access to commercial development including vibrant retail centers and a wide array of services in more developed Livingston Parish cities or truly world-class amenities in Baton Rouge.
Killian
Town Offices
225-695-6785
Chamber of Commerce
225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
Another charming rural town in Livingston Parish, Killian is one of several river communities with access to picturesque waterways and the premier recreational opportunities they provide. Like French Settlement, Killian welcomes crowds of visitors each weekend and throughout the summer months. Ideally located along Louisiana Highway 22 and the Tickfaw River, Killian provides easy access to Lake Maurepas. The once quiet Highway 22 corridor now bustles with a mix of commercial and residential development from subdivisions to condominiums as a result of business and population growth. Newcomers are drawn to Killian for its natural beauty, the warmth of the people who call the village their home, and the outstanding recreation just beyond the front doorstep. Expanded amenities are available within Livingston Parish and throughout the capital region, crowned by the bright lights of Baton Rouge.
Livingston
Town Offices
225-686-7153
https://www.townoflivingston.com
Chamber of Commerce
225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
Ideally located just 25 miles east of Baton Route along US Highway 190, the Town of Livingston also provides easy access to Interstate 12. Serving as the parish seat, Livingston is home to the courthouse and government offices, the parish fairgrounds, a motor vehicle branch office, and just north of the town—one of the nation’s only laser interferometer gravitational wave observatories operated by the National Science Foundation. The town hosts regional events each year including the annual Livingston Parish fair, parade and rodeo. Residents enjoy a warm and friendly small-town atmosphere within an easy drive of developed amenities throughout the parish. The town is also convenient for trips to Baton Rouge and an entire world of world-class cultural attractions, performing arts, fine museums, and entertainment centers as well as public universities and nationally recognized hospitals.
Port Vincent
Village Offices
225-698-9891
Chamber of Commerce
225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
Like French Settlement and Killian, the small Village of Port Vincent attracts both residents and throngs of recreational visitors to a scenic waterfront location along the Amite River. Once a bustling shipping community, the village has a few remaining businesses but is primarily a quiet residential retreat with a premier riverfront location. Water-sport enthusiasts, boaters, and anglers who love to travel the river have either made the small village their home or their favorite port of call. The serene atmosphere that prevails throughout the work week springs to life on the weekends and during the summer months. Those who call this scenic village their hometown can access expanded amenities throughout the parish. Port Vincent is also a short commute from Baton Rouge and an entire world of world-class cultural attractions, performing arts, fine museums, and entertainment centers as well as public universities and nationally recognized hospitals.
Springfield
Town Offices
225-294-3150
https://www.townofspringfield.org
Chamber of Commerce
225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
The most eastern town in the parish, Springfield is situated along the banks of Natalbany River near regional recreational attractions like Tickfaw River and Tickfaw State Park. Residents and visitors enjoy year-round activities like cycling, hiking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, tubing, camping, and staying in rustic cabins. Special events also draw enthusiastic crowds to the small town, including Civil War historians who gather each September for the Civil War Battle Re-enactment. Boaters look forward to the excitement of the Tickfaw 200 Poker Run where “cigarette style” racing boats compete, while golfers spend the day perfecting their backswing at the world-class Carter Plantation resort. Proud of its rich history, this welcoming community is distinguished as the oldest municipality in Livingston Parish and one of the oldest in Louisiana. At one time the parish seat, Springfield preserves the historic brick antebellum courthouse circa 1835. Newcomers will discover a delightful small-town feeling, premier recreational amenities just beyond the front doorstep, and easy access to nearby urban advantages.
Walker
City Offices
225- 665-4356
https://www.walker.la.us
Chamber of Commerce
225-665-8155
https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org
The shining star of Livingston Parish municipalities is also it newest. The City of Walker is one of the fastest-growing in Louisiana and recently recognized as one of the top ten places in the state to raise a family. Business is booming in Walker, home to the Livingston Parish Industrial Park and Co-Mar Commercial Park just east of the town along US Highway 190. Networking among area businesses is facilitated by a progressive and visionary civic government that understands the power of working together toward common goals. At the same time, Walker provides wonderful residential settings in beautiful neighborhoods and upscale homes set back on luxurious tree-shaded properties. Colorful events enhance community spirit and draw regional visitors to seasonal celebrations for Independence Day and Christmas. Other popular events include the Pine Tree Festival that excels in family fun, the rustic Old South Jamboree, and the Country & Gospel Jubilee—the latter two featuring some of the finest musicians in the South.
