- Watson, Louisiana
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name = Watson
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category =Unincorporated community
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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Livingston
region_type = Parish
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area_water_percentage = auto
area_percentage_round = 2
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lat_d = 30
lat_m = 34
lat_s = 33
lat_NS = N
long_d = 90
long_m = 57
long_s = 11
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 69
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timezone = CST
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map_caption = Location of Watson in Louisiana
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map1_caption = Location of Louisiana in the United States
website =Watson is an unincorporated community in
Livingston Parish ,Louisiana ,United States . The town is in theBaton Rouge metropolitan area .History
Watson Post Office was established on Feb. 20, 1894 by George A. Watson. The first Live Oak school was built in 1895 on land donated by Rev. Joel Ott. Several buildings were used for classes there, until the present site was purchased and a two-story school built. Published histories of Live Oak Methodist Church state that the first church was built not more than a quarter-mile from the present site prior to the Civil War. It was destroyed by Union soldiers. The church history states that W.C. Newsom, Huff Jones, George Nesom, J.B. Easterly and James Chandler erected a new building shortly after the Civil War fire. In 1893, under the pastorate of J.P. Haney of the Mississippi Conference, the frame church that was used until 1950 was constructed.
Since Watson is unincorporated, Watson's zipcode of 70786 is available only to Post Office Box recipients. All other recidencies and businesses use a mailing address for Denham Springs, LA, 70706.
Geography
Watson is located at coor dms|30|34|30|N|90|57|10|W|city (30.575, -90.953)GR|1. The town is north of
Denham Springs and is situated around the intersection of Range Road(LA 16 ) and Springfield Road(LA 1019 ). The community sits at an elevation of 65 feet.Climate
Watson is located in a humid-subtropical region. The mild, short, wet, and somewhat warm winters are followed by long, hot, humid, and fairly wet summers.
Education
Watson is within the
Livingston Parish Public Schools system and is served by:*
Live Oak Elementary
*Live Oak Middle
*Live Oak High School
*North Live Oak Elementary
*South Live Oak Elementary References
External links
* [http://watsonla.com Unofficial Website of Watson]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Watson,+LA Google Map of Watson]
* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/livingst/history/town/watson.txt Source for History Information]
* [http://liveoakle.lpsb.org/ Live Oak Elementary]
* [http://www.liveoakmiddleschool.com/ Live Oak Middle]
* [http://liveoakhs.lpsb.org/ Live Oak High School]
* [http://liveoakne.lpsb.org/ North Live Oak Elementary]
* [http://liveoakue.lpsb.org/ South Live Oak Elementary]
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