The middle sofa area of the Union next to the back staircase was dubbed “Livingston Square” by students like me who hailed from Livingston Parish. We would meet there between classes to swap stories and blow off steam about classes. I even made a new friend there, too. She remains a friend to this day. Of course, many of the people who once gathered at “Livingston Square” are now scattered. However, when I visit the Union now and pass that area of sofas, I still picture the crowd of Livingston Parish students enjoying their time spent at “Livingston Square.”

–Jackie Bankston Manning, ‘84 & ‘89