DENHAM SPRINGS – At the command of Livingston Parish Public Schools Superintendent Rick Wentzel, those given construction helmets -- from Gov. John Bel Edwards to a group of Denham Springs Elementary students -- raised their hard hats in the air.

LIVINGSTON -- Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard released the identification today of the Hispanic male found dead alongside Hood Road on the morning of Aug. 10.

WALKER - Motorists will have to use an alternate route until at least the end of the month as road closures continue at the Interstate 12\La. 447 interchange.

WALKER – Jason St. Pierre can pull out his cellphone and, in a second, the Walker High School principal can find the video clip.

SPRINGFIELD – If you want a cabin at Tickfaw State Park, reservations are now being taken for stays beginning Monday, Oct 22.

LIVINGSTON -- The celebration is over for Jason Harris.

LIVINGSTON — Thirty-one inches of rain on the weekend of Aug. 14, 2016, brought the worst flooding in more than a century to Livingston Parish, and reignited discussion on what has been a heated topic over the years.

BATON ROUGE -- Gov. John Bel Edwards reflected on the challenges and progress in south Louisiana upon the second anniversary of the Great Flood of 2016.

LIVINGSTON -- The deputy involved in the fatal shooting this past week has been temporarily reassigned, pending the outcome of an investigation by the Louisiana State Police, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Livingston Parish school officials will welcome Gov. John Bel Edwards, a congressman, state, parish and city officials to a little destruction on Tuesday.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Funeral services were held Saturday at First Baptist Church for longtime Livingston Parish School Board member Dr. Milton Hughes, who died Wednesday at his home in Denham Springs. He was 83.

LIVINGSTON – Parish Council members agreed to distribute the remaining tax revenue from the abolished Recreation District 5 to the newly created rec districts 5 South and District 7, but another fund distribution proposal went a different direction later in the meeting Aug. 9.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The city Police Department’s second school resource officer started his new assignment with the beginning of classes Wednesday.

LIVINGSTON – The Town of Livingston will celebrate its 100-year anniversary on Sept. 22 at Circle Drive Park, located across the street from Town Hall.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The two-year anniversary of the August 2016 flood has sparked memories of the hardships Livingston Parish faced after the worst in natural history, but resilience tapered much of that fear, Parish President Layton Ricks said.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Their target audiences might be different, but the head of the Livingston Economic Development Council (LEDC) says several business-related groups have the same goal.

LIVINGSTON – A human bone was found by a cleanup crew working on the Tickfaw River and the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is trying to determine how it got there.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The Leadership Livingston Class of 2019 was introduced at the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the Parish Message on Wednesday, Aug. 8.

DENHAM SPRINGS – A rejection couldn’t stop them. A flood couldn’t stop them.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Teamwork played a vital role in the efforts to secure funding to complete the Comite River Diversion Canal, state Rep. Valarie Hodges said Wednesday.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Tickfaw State Park will reopen on Monday, Oct. 22, announced Eric Edwards, director of the Livingston Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau, at the State of the Parish Meeting on Wednesday.

“What is your homeroom?”

Livingston Parish schools back in session today, Aug. 8, 2018, after a 2 1/2-month summer break. At Denham Springs Junior High School, enrollment has increased significantly, as principal Bryan Wax discusses in this video.

LIVINGSTON – Education is driven by numbers.

BATON ROUGE -- Gov. John Bel Edwards joined State Police Col. Kevin Reeves and other education and law enforcement officials Tuesday to announce that the first round of assessments by the Louisiana Blue Ribbon Commission on School Safety have been completed. 

DENHAM SPRINGS – Blighted housing remains a critical issue for Denham Springs in the wake of the 2016 flood, but Mayor Gerard Landry said his city is not alone.

LIVINGSTON -- After months and meetings of debate, the Livingston Parish School Board directed its Budget and Goals Committee or the superintendent to address any audit concerns which may come before the board.

ALBANY – What once served as the municipal facility for this town of 1,100 in the eastern part of Livingston Parish is now an empty lot.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks and state Rep. Valarie Hodges headline a list of speakers at the annual the State of the Parish event on Wednesday, Aug. 8.

LIVINGSTON – Two councilmen who want to restore mosquito abatement for their respective districts will make one more push to secure funding to begin a testing process.

WALKER -- A Denham Springs man died early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash south of Walker, according to Louisiana State Police.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Trust and leadership top the priority list for state Rep. Rick Edmonds, who recently visited Livingston Parish in his campaign for Secretary of State.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Hope. A goal. Closure. Home.

FRENCH SETTLEMENT – Mayor Toni Guitrau and local Emergency Preparedness manager Lawrence Callendar did not expect the amount of progress to the town hall within two years – and neither did FEMA.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Motorists found North Range Avenue open Friday morning after repairs to the railroad crossing near Hummel Street were completed.

LIVINGSTON – The  addendum to eliminate the Duplication of Benefits policy for recent natural disasters will get much of the attention when the Senate votes on the FAA bill, but one other item could also a far-reaching effect for Livingston Parish.

LIVINGSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved demolishing and rebuilding Denham Springs Elementary and Southside Junior High.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Jody Purvis, a supervisor with the Livingston Parish school system, was named the 2018 Livingston Young Professional of the Year on Tuesday.

PORT VINCENT – Workers may complete repairs to the flood-damaged Port Vincent Community Center by fall, Mayor Johnnie “JJ” Page said Thursday.

DENHAM SPRINGS -- Dr. Lillian Forstall has joined the Bond-Wroten Eye Clinics and will begin seeing patients on Saturday, Sept. 1, the clinic announced.

LAKE CHARLES – Mayors and council members from Livingston Parish and throughout Louisiana are converging in Lake Charles this week for an annual meeting on all facets of local government.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Challenges will face any young business professional, and Jeremy Aydell has a simple way to handle them.

SPRINGFIELD – The studs remain bare and the building is not air conditioned, but Marla Brown reminds herself things could be worse.

DENHAM SPRINGS -- Denham Strong is looking for some volunteers to help with storms drains in Denham Springs, and there’s no heavy lifting involved.

LIVINGSTON – A Denham Springs man was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading no contest to 11 counts of simple burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.