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History of Camp Livingston

Camp Livingston, one of the largest and most modern Army posts in the South, sits 15 miles northeast of Alexandria, Louisiana, within the Kisatchie National Forest. Construction began in December 1940, and the camp was activated in February 1941. Spanning thousands of acres, it functions like a self-contained city—complete with a modern hospital, fire stations, utilities, paved roads, and thirteen chapels. Enlisted men live in wood-frame hutments, five to a hut, while roughly 1,350 acres house troops and the remainder is reserved for training, including the nearby 40,000-acre Breezy Hill firing range.

The camp is named for Robert Livingston, the diplomat credited as the “father of the Louisiana Purchase” for his role in negotiating the territory’s sale to the United States.

For recreation, Livingston offers two service clubs, two libraries, four theaters, a multipurpose Sports Arena, and its own newspaper, the Camp Livingston Communique.

This is a downloadable booklet describing the camp’s daily activities.