Livingston, Louisiana, United States
E860133
Livingston, Louisiana, United States is a small town in southeastern Louisiana best known as the site of one of the two major LIGO gravitational-wave observatories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Livingston, Louisiana, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10389433 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Livingston, Louisiana, United States Context triple: [LIGO Livingston Observatory, location, Livingston, Louisiana, United States]
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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Shreveport is a major city in northwestern Louisiana known for its role as a regional economic and cultural center along the Red River.
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B.
Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Metairie, Louisiana, United States is a suburban community in the New Orleans metropolitan area, known as the birthplace of comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres.
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C.
LaPlace, Louisiana
LaPlace, Louisiana is a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, known as a suburban community along the Mississippi River within the New Orleans metropolitan area.
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D.
Larose, Louisiana
Larose, Louisiana is a small unincorporated community in Lafourche Parish known for its Cajun culture, fishing and oil-related industries, and location along Bayou Lafourche in the southern Louisiana bayou region.
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E.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the capital city of Louisiana, known for its role as a political, industrial, and cultural center along the Mississippi River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Livingston, Louisiana, United States Target entity description: Livingston, Louisiana, United States is a small town in southeastern Louisiana best known as the site of one of the two major LIGO gravitational-wave observatories.
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A.
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Shreveport is a major city in northwestern Louisiana known for its role as a regional economic and cultural center along the Red River.
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B.
Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Metairie, Louisiana, United States is a suburban community in the New Orleans metropolitan area, known as the birthplace of comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres.
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C.
LaPlace, Louisiana
LaPlace, Louisiana is a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, known as a suburban community along the Mississippi River within the New Orleans metropolitan area.
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D.
Larose, Louisiana
Larose, Louisiana is a small unincorporated community in Lafourche Parish known for its Cajun culture, fishing and oil-related industries, and location along Bayou Lafourche in the southern Louisiana bayou region.
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E.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the capital city of Louisiana, known for its role as a political, industrial, and cultural center along the Mississippi River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
incorporated place
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town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 225 ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| governmentType | mayor–alderman government ⓘ |
| gravitationalWaveResearchSite | LIGO Livingston Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasEducationalService | Livingston Parish Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | LIGO Livingston Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess |
Interstate 12
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 190 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Livingston Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSeatOf | Livingston Parish government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | hosting one of the two major LIGO gravitational-wave observatories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | U.S. state of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southeastern Louisiana ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
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Denham Springs, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| majorScientificFacility | LIGO Livingston Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parish | Livingston Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Baton Rouge metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 70754 ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
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surface form:
Central Daylight Time
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Livingston, Louisiana, United States Description of subject: Livingston, Louisiana, United States is a small town in southeastern Louisiana best known as the site of one of the two major LIGO gravitational-wave observatories.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory)
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location
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Livingston, Louisiana, United States
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subject surface form:
LIGO Livingston Observatory