Don't miss it: Fall is a beautiful time to visit Livingston Parish. Not only are there cooler temps, there are events galore. Below are just a few:
The weekend of Sept. 26 brings us the 2009 Pine Tree Festival in Walker and the Brush Arbor Country/Gospel Show in Watson.
The following weekend, Oct. 3, is one of the biggest in the Parish. That date opens the 72nd annual |
Livingston Parish fair. The fair features a parade, rodeo, midway, livestock show, school and crafts exhibits, beauty pageant, cheerleader competition, a spelling bee, Old Folks Day and more.
The Antique District in Denham Springs has a huge fall festival on Oct. 3. Over 150 vendor booths line up in the middle of Range Ave. and sell antiques, art, greenery, crafts and many more items PLUS all day music and entertainment.
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A must do: Arpadhon Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association presents a traditional heritage celebration and Hungarian Harvest Dance, with traditional Hungarian food, dance and other traditions.
If you're coming from out of state for LSU home games, be sure to check out the fantastic lodging in Livingston Parish. There's a variety of comfortable, safe and price-friendly hotels to choose from.
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Discover North Park.
Located near Denham Springs, North Park is the largest public park in the Park And Recreation of Denham Springs (PARDS) system.
Situated on over 110 acres, the park offers a multi-purpose
recreational center, golf driving range, track, tennis courts, pavilions, playground
equipment, soccer fields and baseball/softball fields.
Denham Springs' North Park recently added a new fishing pond, pavilion and walking trail. According to the Livingston Business and Real Estate Journal"The pond is adjacent to the golf driving range and south of field 7. The small pavilion has a concrete promenade and steps leading down to the pond as well as a handicapped-accessible area and restrooms. Anyone can fish
in the pond; just bring your own fishing gear."
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Getting the kids back to school reminds me of all the educational opportunities abounding in Livingston Parish.
Students continue to enjoy finding the clues in the True and False Tour. History buffs discover a real treasure trove while exploring our Hungarian Settlement and the French Creole Museum.
For the scientifically inclined, Livingston Parish is one of only two sites in the United States for the National Science Attractions Foundation's Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO). LIGO is used by the world scientific community.
If record breaking fish sizes figure into your next student report, be sure to check out the information inside Bass Pro.
Come visit us soon - we’ll be glad to see you!!
Eric
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Árpádhon Hungarian Settlement: Livingston Parish is home to a rural ethnic community known as the Hungarian Settlement. This ethnic enclave, once known as Árpádhon, contains many of the descendants of the early Magyar settlers who immigrated there near the turn of the twentieth century. At the present time, residents are striving to preserve at least some of the Hungarian culture of their ancestors, though much has changed over the past hundred years since the origin of this unique community.
It is located in eastern Livingston Parish, Louisiana due south of a small town called Albany. Louisiana Highway 43 runs north-south through the heart of Hungarian Settlement. Interstate 12 passes through the center of the community in an east-west direction.
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SEPTEMBER
25 - 27th: Pine Tree Festival in Walker, LA. Your entire family will enjoy a variety of food, carnival rides, games, entertainment and live music.
Location: Walker, Louisiana
26th: Paco Swain Promotions Presents: Brush Arbor Country/Gospel Show at the Faith Family Church,
34401 LA Hwy 16,
Denham Springs, LA (Watson)
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
For more information on all
calendar events, click here:
www.visitlivingstonparish.com
Livingston Parish Yard Sale:
Saturday Oct. 3 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Livingston Tourism Center at
I-12/Albany Exit PLUS other locations around the parish. Check the
web site calendar for complete
listing of locations.
Antiques, collectibles, books, colorful pottery collection, infant clothing, toys, kitchen gadgets, dishes, pots and pans, and much, MUCH more!
For more information or to participate, contact Livingston CVB
225-567-7899 |
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OCTOBER
3 - 10th:Livingston Parish Fair -The fair features a parade, rodeo, midway, livestock show, school and crafts exhibits, beauty pageant, cheerleader competition, a spelling bee, Old Folks Day and more. Fun, food and fantastic rides. Bring your family for a great time!
Location: Livingston Louisiana: www.lpsb.org/fair/LP_Fair.htm
3rd:Hungarian Harvest Dance - Arpadhon Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association presents a traditional heritage celebration and Hungarian Harvest Dance, with traditional Hungarian food, dance and other traditions.
www.livingston.lib.la.us
3rd: Denham Springs Antique Village Fall Festival - Over 150 vendor booths line up in the middle of Range Ave. and sell antiques, art, greenery, crafts and many more items. There is plenty of food such as jambalaya, hamburgers, funnel cakes, kettle corn and much, much more.
Click here for more info
17th: Town Of Walker Fall Craft Fair
$50.00 fee - all proceeds will buy Christmas gifts for the needy. For more information, contace Pam McNally 225-665-4356
18th: Creole Festival - Prepare for a good time at the French Settlement Creole Festival. Much of the community and many visitors on the grounds of the Creole House Museum on Hwy 16 behind the French Settlement Town Hall.
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| DID YOU KNOW: Parish Trivia |
French Settlement: The settlement is included in the triangle of land known as French Louisiana. It's location is on a ridge lying parallel with the Amite Rive, which is one mile more or less due west of the village limits with a beautiful cypress, red maple, and tupelo gum swamp land in between. The soils are somewhat acid, but considered good for farming. The elevation varies from 5 to 20 feet above sea level.
French Settlement was settled via the Amite River, which for many years, was the chief means of travel by way of the lakes to New Orleans. Iberville's famous Mississippi River expedition of 1699 took a return trip through Bayou Manchac (the back way to the Amite River), then descended the River in an eastward direction to Lake Maurepas, Pass Manchac, Lake Ponchartrain, and the Rigolets to the Mississippi Sound.
While later events included becoming a part of the West Florida Republic and later the United States, the village was already settled and the people were enjoying their self-sufficient way of life. As the community developed, the most prominent resource was the tide water cycles. Saw mills were in full operation for many years due to the large virgin cypress groves in the swamp.
The first settlers called French Settlement "La Cote Francaise." "La Cote" means a hill and to these newcomers, this feature alone made it an ideal place to settle.
-- History of French Settlement
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