Livingston, Louisiana

Livingston, Louisiana
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Location of Livingston in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
Livingston, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Livingston, Louisiana
Livingston, Louisiana
Livingston, Louisiana is located in the United States
Livingston, Louisiana
Livingston, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°29′55″N 90°44′54″W / 30.49861°N 90.74833°W / 30.49861; -90.74833
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLivingston
Established1918
Government
 • MayorJonathan "JT" Taylor (Elected 2021)
 • Mayor Pro TemRobert "BJ" Stewart (Elected 2021)
Area
 • Total
3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2)
 • Land3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,877
 • Density582.38/sq mi (224.86/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70754
Area code225
FIPS code22-44655
Websitehttp://www.townoflivingston.com/

Livingston is the parish seat of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] The population was 1,769 at the 2010 census.

Livingston hosts one of the two LIGO gravitational wave detector sites, the other one being located in Hanford, Washington.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Twilley, Nicola. "Gravitational Waves Exist: The Inside Story of How Scientists Finally Found Them". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved February 11, 2016.