Denham Springs, Louisiana

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• Road construction relief in Livingston parish
  

  The days of sitting in long lines of traffic for hours on end are over for some Livingston parish commuters.

• a Editorial: Top stories look familiar
  

  Every year the Livingston Parish News staff picks a list of Top 10 stories from the previous year.

• a Mike Dowty: Another gift that keeps on giving
  

  Everybody gets "THE GIFT that keeps on giving," for Christmas, at least I hope you do.

• Recently renovated Old City Hall hosts council meeting
  

  The City Council met Monday in Old City Hall for the first time in almost 40 years.

• Blood Center seeks New Year's donations
  

  The Blood Center wants everyone to make a New Year's resolution to donate blood in 2009, the agency said in a news release.

• Mayor appoints Fugler to Denham Springs council seat
  

  The City Council approved the mayor's choice of Annie Fugler on Tuesday to serve as an interim member of the council.

• Department of Transportation issues holiday road advisory
  

  All oversize and overweight vehicle movement on all state highways will again be prohibited Thursday and Friday, Jan.

• a Mike Dowty: The past proves future's uncertainty
  

  As Christmas 2008 fades into the rear-view mirror, we find ourselves once again reminiscing about the year just past and gazing into a fog, hoping to discern a little bit of what lies ahead in 2009.

• Caught on Tape: Woman steals Christmas decorations from family's yard
  

  This Christmas season family after family has complained about Christmas decorations stolen from their yards.

• Children's Hospital giving some a reason to smile
  

  NEW ORLEANS The hospital is the last place any baby should spend her first Christmas.

• Documents signed for widening project on I-12
  

  Officials signed on the dotted line Monday for a $100 million highway widening project that tackles a deadly part of Interstate 12.

• Denham Springs' Old city Hall is restored
  

  Work has been completed on a historic landmark in Livingston Parish. The Old City Hall in Denham Springs, which dates back to the 1930s, had fallen into disrepair.

• Suspects drive off bridge
  

  A man and woman fleeing authorities after being accused of shoplifting at Wal-Mart early Friday morning lost control of their sport utility vehicle and drove off the westbound U.S. 190 bridge over the Amite ...

• a Editorial: Terrible idea for City Council
  

  A trial balloon launched by the Denham Springs City Council last week needs to be popped right away as the bad idea it is.

• Livingston Parish snow update
  

  Traffic in the city began moving smoothly by midmorning after ice, snow and a wreck caused problems earlier in the day, Police Chief Jeff Wesley said.

• Family donates inflatable decorations to little girl
  

  Christmas decorations were everything to one little girl, until a thief in the night dimmed that holiday glow.

• 2 arrested for arson in Breaux Bridge
  

  Two men are in custody, accused of firebombing the Breaux Bridge mobile home occupied by a wheelchair-bound man and his daughter.

• Arrests Made After St. Martin Fire
  

  Two men who were wanted in connection with an arson in St. Martin Parish have been captured in Denham Springs.

• a Editorial: Thanks for nothing on I-12
  

  One word describes the plans for the unfolding I-12 widening project: unacceptable.

City Description

Denham Springs is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States, and part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,757 at the 2000 census. Denham Springs is located at 30°28′47″N 90°57′15″W / 30.47972, -90.95417 (30.479739, -90.954105). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.7 km²), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.66%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,757 people, 3,308 households, and 2,431 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,452.5 people per square mile (560.7/km²). There were 3,550 housing units at an average density of 588.8/sq mi (227.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.58% White, 13.32% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population. There were 3,308 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present,

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• Livingston Parish
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