Livingston Parish, Louisiana
| Livingston Parish, Louisiana | |
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Old Livingston Parish Courthouse in Springfield
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 Location in the U.S. state of Louisiana |
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 Louisiana's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 10, 1832 |
| Named for | Edward Livingston |
| Seat | Livingston |
| Largest city | Denham Springs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 703 sq mi (1,821 km2) |
| • Land | 648 sq mi (1,678 km2) |
| • Water | 55 sq mi (142 km2), 7.8% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 137,788 |
| • Density | 198/sq mi (76/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Livingston Parish (French: Paroisse de Livingston) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 128,026. Its parish seat is Livingston.
Livingston Parish is part of the Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Livingston Parish was created by the state legislature in 1832 from part of St. Helena Parish. The historical parish seats were Van Buren (1832–35), Springfield (1835–72), Port Vincent (1872–81), and Centerville (1881–1941). Livingston became the seat of government in 1941.
The name Livingston is an eponym honoring Edward Livingston, a prominent American and Louisianan, a jurist and statesman who assisted in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825. Livingston Parish is one of the Florida Parishes.
During the 2016 Louisiana floods, Livingston Parish was one the hardest hit areas; an official estimated that 75 percent of the homes in the parish were a "total loss."
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 703 square miles (1,820 km2), of which 648 square miles (1,680 km2) is land and 55 square miles (140 km2) (7.8%) is water.
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