Livingston Parish was created by the state legislature in 1832 from part of St. Helena Parish . The historical parish seats were Van Buren ( 1832 &ndash; 35 ) , Springfield ( 1835 &ndash; 72 ) , Port Vincent ( 1872 &ndash; 81 ) , and Centerville ( 1881 &ndash; 1941 ) . Livingston became the seat of government in 1941 . During the 2016 Louisiana floods , Livingston Parish was one of the hardest hit areas ; an official estimated that 75 percent of the homes in the parish were a " total loss . " According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the parish has a total area of , of which is land and ( 7.8 % ) is water
2016 Louisiana floods
2016 Louisiana floods
Livingston Parish, Louisiana