Camp Livingston Louisiana

Hello, I am the manager withe the USDA Forest service who manages the Camp Livingston area. I am in the process of seriously addressing the trash dumping, the unmanaged ATV ridding, illeagal shooting of trail signs, trees, trash can and rest room facilities. I am sending out a request to all honest descent people who […]

Sports Arena What is this building and what are the troughs for?

PINEVILLE– Today the Kisatchie National Forest announced the opening of the Loran Campground. This new campground will serve the users of the Claiborne Multiple-Use Trails. The Loran Campground provides facilities for campers and motor homes. The Recreation Enhancement Act allows campground fees to be used for adding facilities and amenities to the national forest system. […]

See press release here PINEVILLE— The U.S. Forest Service, CENLA Pride and partners are encouraging groups, organizations and volunteers to participate in the Camp Livingston Trash-off. “Dumping and littering on national forest lands remains a terrible problem” said Gretta Boley, Kisatchie National Forest Supervisor. “We are beginning a new campaign to clean up Kisatchie.” Ms. […]

Chance of getting special UTV trails at the camp aproved for UTVs wider than 50 inches. The NFS is putting together another ride for utvs on November 15th on the Sandstone trail at Red Dirt. Everyone is invited. We will meet at 10 am at the Lotus Camp Trailhead. Bring you drinks and lunch… Be […]

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Camp Livingston project Cleco has worked with the Louisiana Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and the USDA Forest Service to plant 10 acres of food plots along two miles of a transmission line right of way in the Catahoula Ranger District of the Kisatchie National Forest at Camp Livingston. The food plots […]

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The festival is Saturday, September 2, 2006, in downtown Goldonna located on Hwy. 156. Activities begin at 10 a.m. with a parade. The Labor Day Weekend festivities will include food, arts and crafts booths, and a parade. Entertainment will be available from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., including blue grass, gospel and country music. And […]

I’m working on a documentary about a newspaper publisher named Hank Greenspun. In 1942, he was based at Camp Livingston, and was editor of the mimeographed newspaper THE CAMP LIVINGSTON SENTINEL. I would very much like to find out if there is a copy of this around anywhere. Thank you so much, Richard

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I have updated the camp map. You can find it on the maps page. Included are some gravel trails imported from government GIS data as some corrections. Also included are the names of the streets that the forest service uses. You may see street names refered to on posted notes in the camp. If you […]

We need your photos and uploading is easy. The comment form has been modified to add a upload option for imageshack. This will open a new window and give you sample code to add to your message. Select the code for thumbnails on a website and post it to this site. Do not use the […]

As I warned last year they are now charging $3 a day for parking at each trail parking area. Be sure to pay and get a ticket for your car so you will not get fined. Also the forestry service has created a new color maps. (Camp map) (Parish Map) Shows range marked with red […]

Since some are wondering what the training area is I am posting the photos of the US Marshals Urban Training Village. It is a fenced in area in the middle of camp livingston. The area is marked red on maps. I have been unable to find any information on the net about this area. The […]

Here is a pic of an old pillow cover that has been around our house for at least 30 years. I don’t know it’s origin.

If you know anyone who worked or served at Camp Livingston we are looking for stories. We also need info about what each area of the camp was used for. Please submit stories here. Military