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Randy Delatte takes office as the new Livingston Parish president on Jan. 7. He is the first new parish president in over a decade and will take over from Layton

Its been seven years since much of Livingston Parish was flooded in 2016, leading many residents to lose everything. Now, parish leaders have announced a "blessing" for the area: A

More than a decade ago, when Layton Ricks was campaigning for a chance to be Livingston Parish president, he found himself sitting on an elderly mans back porch in the

As Livingston Parish prepares to swear in a new president and council, the seemingly never-ending saga of Deer Run, the proposed 2,000-plus lot "megasubdivision," has hit a turning point.

As Livingston Parish welcomes a new group of leaders, the biggest challenge facing the local government is also its most contentious: How to address development and, by extension, zoning.

Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard won re-election on Saturday, but only barely.

Three Baton Rouge area parishes selected new leaders Saturday, including one race in which the longtime incumbent lost, while one current president was returned to office.

Election time is here and the president’s chair is up for grabs in Livingston Parish. Two Republican candidates are going head-to-head this election cycle to see who will be the next leader.

The signs of growth are everywhere—in school enrollment, commercial business, and residential and single-family homes.

Two well-known Livingston Parish councilmen are fighting for the parishs top job in the October election as they square off over how to handle burgeoning new neighborhoods, which have sparked