More than three days after the last of the flames had been extinguished, the musty smell of ash still overwhelmed Emily “Cissy” Benton Grantham as she walked through her family’s beloved business, a staple of the Denham Springs community for generations.

The City of Denham Springs will now require developers of large subdivisions to pay sewage impact fees up front, a move made after officials spent months exploring ways to improve the city’s wastewater department amid a wave of proposed developments.

A new Taco Bell will soon open in the Town of Livingston.

A man convicted of second-degree murder four years ago has been convicted of the same charge in the same case.

Jewell Med Spa celebrated with its opening with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 27.

An Independence man charged with killing a popular Elvis Presley tribute artist has been deemed not mentally competent enough to stand trial, a judge has ruled.

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to nearly a dozen felony charges stemming from two incidents when authorities found him in possession of drugs and drug-related items, according to District Attorney Scott Perrilloux.

A Prairieville man is once again on trial for a 2017 slaying in Walker, a trial resulting from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that mandates unanimous verdicts for serious crimes.

Everline Coatings held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 9 with members and staff of Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce on hand to celebrate.

Doyle High School leaders “laughed off” a student’s complaints that a star baseball player made an “unwanted sexual advance” toward him during an overnight road trip in 2022, according to a lawsuit filed recently in 21st Judicial District Court.

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves will not run for governor this fall, ending months of speculation that he would enter the upcoming gubernatorial race.

In what has become an annual tradition, the Livingston Parish School Board honored a title-winning Live Oak High cheerleading squad — for the sixth straight year.

Dr. Shawn Wilson, who recently stepped down from his position atop the Department of Transportation and Development, is running for governor, becoming the first high-profile Democrat to launch a bid in the upcoming gubernatorial race.

A Holden man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading no contest to contractor fraud accusations related to Hurricane Ida, according to the district attorney’s office.

Drive-thru coffee franchise 7 Brew will soon open in Livingston Parish, with a location coming to the City of Walker.

After some debate — though not near as much as officials had hoped for — the City of Denham Springs will not alter its current fireworks ordinance, meaning the activity remains illegal at all times within city limits.

Southern Knights Armory celebrated the opening of its new location in Walker with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 24.

A 51-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint, according to District Attorney Scott Perrilloux.

Moving forward, Holden-area baseball and softball teams will be able to play home games at night.

The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce recently announced its 2022 Women's Leadership Award winners.

Twenty-one road-improvement projects around the state were let on Feb. 22, including one in Livingston Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).

To this day, Livingston Mayor Jonathan “JT” Taylor receives mail addressed to Derral Jones.

Automotive Network, a new business that buys and sells used cars, held its grand opening on Saturday, Feb. 18.

A Denham Springs woman pleaded no contest to the 2020 slaying of a transgender woman and was sentenced to 15 years in prison — a sentence that was suspended in favor of three years probation.

A Denham Springs drug dealer was sentenced to 20 years in prison less than a year after he was arrested for being in possession of multiple drugs, including fentanyl, according to District Attorney Scott Perrilloux.

A Denham Springs man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for child cruelty, according to District Attorney Scott Perrilloux.

The City of Denham Springs may be modifying its ban on the use of fireworks within corporate limits for certain holidays, reversing an ordinance that has been in place for more than 15 years.

Officials gathered in Walker to celebrate the launch of a nearly $3 million project that’ll bring high-speed internet to hundreds of underserved homes and small businesses in Livingston Parish.

The Livingston Parish School Board paid more than $2.2 million to schemers posing as “legitimate vendors” in early 2022, according to a state audit.

A Springfield man fraudulently obtained more than $95,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits by using the identities of prisoners and deceased people for nearly two years, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Valluzzo Companies held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new McDonald’s restaurant in Watson on Friday, Feb. 3.

The Livingston Parish Council is urging the local library system to make greater efforts to block children’s access to “sexually explicit material” — a process the library director said is already well underway amid outcry from some in the community.

In the ongoing debate on what materials should be accessible to minors in public libraries, Attorney General Jeff Landry said parents should have more control over what their children can check out, decrying what he deemed the “sexually explicit material” available in public libraries. 

Two members of Livingston Parish’s delegation in the House of Representatives have launched bids for State Senate in the upcoming election.

Joe Murphy knows passing any tax in Livingston Parish is an uphill battle.

The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce recognized local businesses and business leaders for 2022 at its Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 19.

Former Town of Livingston Mayor Derral Jones will be honored when the Livingston Economic Development Council (LEDC) holds its annual meeting on Thursday, Feb. 9, at Forrest Grove Plantation.

A Livingston man could spend the rest of his life in prison after a grand jury indicted him on two counts of first-degree rape when the victim is under the age of 13, according to the district attorney’s office.

The Livingston Parish Council is dropping its moratorium blocking non-hazardous injection wells after a federal judge ruled it was overstepping its authority, signaling another win for a company planning to store carbon dioxide emissions under Lake Maurepas.

Dr. John Crain, who has served as president of Southeastern Louisiana University, his alma mater, for more than 15 years, will retire at the end of the current academic year, he recently announced in a news release.

Two candidates will square off in a special election in March to determine who will represent District 5 on the Livingston Parish Council for the rest of the year.

More than 250 seniors were adopted by local businesses and local business representatives through a partnership with Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce and the Livingston Council on Aging to provide Christmas presents to Livingston Parish seniors.

Livingston Parish Library (LPL) is set to host its Eighth Annual Comic Con on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch.

Southeastern Louisiana University marketing major Kobi Painting of Amite, has been chosen Miss Southeastern 2023. She also received the Talent Award.

James Moak was officially sworn in by Judge Jeff Johnson as the board chair of the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce, the parish’s business association, on Jan. 11.

The vast majority of Livingston Parish’s community water systems earned the highest grade possible in 2022, according to a preliminary report from the Louisiana Department of Health.