A lumber company town and the parish seat
Asphalt Paving in Livingston, LA
Driveway paving and repair in Livingston and the surrounding parish, built around parish culvert rules.
- Free on-site estimates
- Itemized written quote with base depth and compacted asphalt thickness
- Driveway pipe, culvert and right-of-way permits sorted out before work is scheduled
Paving in the Livingston Parish Seat
Asphalt paving in Livingston almost always involves a ditch, because most driveways in town and the surrounding parish cross one to reach the road. Livingston is the seat of Livingston Parish and counted 1,877 people at the 2020 census, up from 999 in 1990. Outside the small town center, homes sit on wooded lots with long drives. We pave new driveways, convert gravel, patch and overlay worn blacktop and sealcoat.
Lumber town, science town
The Lyon Lumber Company built Livingston as a company town, and its Garyville Northern Railroad entered service on October 8, 1917. Doyle and Livingston combined in 1955 to form the Town of Livingston. Today the town also hosts one of the two LIGO gravitational wave observatory sites in the United States. The pine country that fed the mill is still all around, and so are the sandy soils and roots that come with it.
What the parish culvert packet requires
Livingston Parish sets clear rules for driveway culverts, and we build every ditch crossing around them:
- The location must be staked and visible from the road before Public Works sizes the culvert
- Concrete, black plastic, heavy white plastic and black tar-coated steel are allowed; galvanized pipe is not approved in the parish
- The parish does not supply culverts, dirt or other materials and will not install concrete culverts
- An owner-installed culvert must be inspected before it is covered
Once the pipe passes and is backfilled in compacted lifts, we pave across it with full base thickness so the asphalt does not sag into a dip over the crossing.
After 2016
In August 2016 a Livingston Parish official estimated that 75 percent of homes in the parish were a total loss. Driveways that sat under water and then carried heavy trucks during the rebuild often have soft spots and cracking today. Asphalt is forgiving to repair: we cut out the failed area, rebuild the base and patch with hot mix, so you do not have to replace a whole long drive because of one bad section.
Roots and sand
Pine roots near the surface can lift asphalt, and sandy fill shifts if it is not compacted. We look at large trees near the planned drive, keep enough distance where we can and compact base and fill in layers. After heavy rain we wait for the ground to firm up rather than pave on a soft subgrade.
Expansion joints and culverts on mixed drives
The parish packet also has a rule for concrete drives: expansion joints go three feet from the center of the culvert on either side. If you have a concrete apron over the culvert and want asphalt for the rest of the drive, we lay out the transition so it works with those joints, and we keep a clean, sealed seam where the two materials meet.
What we do in Livingston
- New driveways with parish-approved culvert crossings
- Gravel-to-asphalt conversions
- Patching of flood-weakened areas
- Overlays on worn surfaces
- Sealcoating and crack filling
Call (225) 346-9274 to set up a visit in Livingston or nearby in the parish.
Livingston Rules and History
- No galvanized pipe. Livingston Parish does not approve galvanized culverts; concrete, approved plastic and tar-coated steel are allowed.
- Staking first. The culvert location must be staked and visible from the road before Public Works sizes the pipe.
- Company town. Lyon Lumber built the town, its Garyville Northern Railroad opening October 8, 1917; Doyle and Livingston merged in 1955.
- LIGO site. Livingston hosts one of the two LIGO gravitational wave detector sites in the United States.
Our Services in Livingston, LA
Livingston Questions
What culvert pipe is allowed in Livingston Parish?
The parish allows concrete, black plastic, heavy white plastic and black tar-coated steel. Galvanized culverts are not approved.
Does the parish install my driveway culvert?
No. The parish does not supply materials or install concrete culverts, and an owner-installed culvert must be inspected before it is covered.
Can one bad spot on my long driveway be fixed alone?
Yes. We cut out the failed area, rebuild the base and patch it with hot asphalt.
Free Estimates in Livingston, LA
Free written estimates for Livingston driveways.
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