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LP's First Traffic Police Division The Advocate

Excerpt: In response to continued growth in Livingston Parish, the Sheriff’s Office this summer launched its first division specifically focused on traffic control.

Before the five-deputy unit was created, traffic enforcement primarily was handled by road patrol deputies, who also respond to most other calls to office. A major crash could tie up those deputies for hours, delaying response times to calls elsewhere in the parish.

The new division assigns specific officers to traffic e

LP $100M Roads Article - The Advocate

Excerpt: Livingston Parish is on track to spend more than $100 million fixing its roads by the end of Parish President Randy Delatte’s first term, he said in his State of the Parish address Wednesday.

The investment reflects the parish’s effort to manage its expansion while limiting the strain it places on infrastructure. Livingston maintains nearly 2,000 roads, many of them aging and battered. As the parish has grown, congestion has become an everyday headache for area drivers.