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Don't miss it: Summer time is in full swing in Livingston Parish. With over 400 waterway miles, there are plenty of ways to stay cool and have a blast!
Crank your boat and explore or sit back and relax while Bayou River Boat Adventures takes you on a tour. Pamper Me Day Spa is another river treat we recommend.
After a fun day on the water, relax and enjoy one of Livingston
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Parish's music venues. The Olde South Jamboree near Walker, LA offers a variety of country and gospel entertainment.
For Branson-style music, Friday, May 22, 2009 @ 6 p.m. the doors open on Livingston Parish’s Suma Hill Center for it’s inaugural event: Tony Roi The Elvis Experience. This newly constructed 800 seat auditorium will showcase the talents of first class entertainers. Get concert dates, times, locator map and more information at
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www.pacoswainpromotions.com
Check out the new videos on the LPCVB’s official web site: VisitLivingstonParish.com. We are proud of the beauty, fun and excitement found in Livingston Parish.
Parish events are also available on the interactive calendar. If your club or group is having an event in Livingston Parish, simply click on the calendar and enter your information. It's a great time to visit Livingston Parish!
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Pack up the kids for a fun adventure on the True or False Tour. Looking for something different, exciting and educational? Livingston Parish, along with Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Tangipahoa, West Baton Rouge and the River Parishes of St. Charles, St. James and St. John have put together fun for the whole family with this tour. While it’s geared toward third thru fifth graders, anyone can participate. Simply visit one of the tourist centers and pick up your tour booklet. After visiting and answering the areas in the booklet, individuals with completed booklets will receive a pin or special gift from that parish center. If all parishes are completed, participants may return to their home parish tourist center to receive a True or False T-shirt. |
Livingston Parish tourism is better than ever. We're proud to be a part Louisiana’s newest tourism marketing group, Southeast Louisiana Gumbo.
The “Gumbo” group is a partnership of nine commissions and 11 parishes in the capital region. This group will develop new marketing projects and events that will bring tourists to the region. The collaboration also will be a platform to emphasize the impact of tourism on the Louisiana economy, including tax revenue and job creation and sustainability.
With storm and flooding almost a distant memory, it's time to get out and enjoy the beauty of Livingston Parish.
I'll see you on the water!
Eric
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Tickfaw State Park is a unique 1200-acre park located along three miles of the Tickfaw River. Good times are definitely found here!
Strolling through four ecosystems on over a mile of boardwalks through Tickfaw State Park, visitors can experience the sights and sounds of a cypress/tupelo swamp, a bottomland hardwood forest, a mixed pine/hardwood forest and the Tickfaw River.
For a fun family outing, come play in the park's fun splash area. Spend the night in one of the private cabins or bring your tent.
We also highly recommend you take advantage of the park's canoe services.
Campers can also find first class accommodations at the KOA or Lakeside RV park. More information is on www.VisitLivingstonParish.com
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8th: Livingston Parish Children's Choir Spring Concert will be held Friday May 8, 2009 at the Live Oak United Methodist Church in Watson.
Tickets are $5.00 and will be available at choir rehearsals from 5-7pm on Mondays & Tuesdays during April at New Covenant Church in Denham Springs
9th:Christian Singles Dance
8 p.m. to midnight at Springfield Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 32280 Terry Drive. Live music by Poo-Yai Band. Admission $10. Bring snack or two liter to share. Hawaiian Luau theme. Call Barbara at 567-9567.
14th: Senior Citizen Day at Fred’s on the River (Always the second Thursday in May) This is one Really Cool event. Even if you are not a senior, you really should consider checking this out. Tons of Fun. They could use your help, the entire event is free and done with donations. If you would like to donate to this event contact www.fredsontheriver.com.
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14th: The annual East Livingston Parish Relay For Life will be held at Albany High School, 5 p.m. Organizers are soliciting team sponsors and selling luminaries in memory of someone who has lost the battle against cancer. The goal is to raise $35,000 and have at least 30 teams participate during the relay. Schools, churches, local businesses, neighborhoods, or just a group of friends who would like to create a team or make a donation. Contact Keri A. Smith at Keri.Smith@lpsb.org
22nd: Paco Swain Promotions Presents- Tony Roi in the Elvis Experience
Friday May 22, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Location: Suma Hill Conference Center
I-12 Exit 19 Satsuma, LA
Call Paco or Debbie for tickets:
225-664-6777 or 225-235-7200
online: www.pacoswainpromotions.com
FARMER'S MARKETS:
Homegrown fruits and vegetables. Delicious homemade foods and crafts.
7 am to 12 noon Saturdays
New Covenant Church parking lot on Florida Blvd., Denham Springs AND
Springfield, LA
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| DID YOU KNOW: Parish Trivia |
How many seats? Since its creation in 1832 from the southern portion of St. Helena Parish, Livingston has had five different parish seats, which may be a record of sorts for Louisiana Parishes.
No original records have been found to establish the location of the parish's first seat of justice, but secondary sources indicate it was at Van Buren. Information is contained in an act passed by the Louisiana Legislature on March 13, 1835 entitled "To Remove the Seat of Justice form Van Buren to Springfield, in the Parish of Livingston."
In the 1850's, after completion of the New Orleans to Jackson Railroad, pressure mounted to move the courthouse to a site along the vote on changing their courthouse location in 1871. The following year the legislature enacted Act 83 which stated the seat of justice would be located at Port Vincent.
On October 15, 1875, the parish courthouse was moved from Centerville to Livingston, three acts were passed by the Legislature authorizing the removal of the courthouse to some point on the railroad. A referendum was finally held in 1941, and the town of Livingston was approved as the fifth and final courthouse site.
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