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History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville provided Baton Rouge as well as Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas with their current names. The foundation of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dates to 1721, at the site of a bâton rouge or "red stick" Muscogee boundary marker. It became the state capital of Louisiana in 1849.
NRHP reference No. 80001717 [1] Added to NRHP. December 03, 1980. Mount Hope Plantation House is a historic plantation house located at 8151 Highland Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was built in 1790 and it is the only farmhouse of its kind remaining in the Baton Rouge area. [2][3][4] The house was added to the National Register of Historic ...
144.04 acres (0.5829 km 2) Owned by. BREC. Operated by. BREC. Status. Open all year. Highland Road Community Park or Highland Road Park, is a 144.4-acre (0.584 km 2) public park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1] The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) owns and operates the park.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana has many historic neighborhoods, dating back as far as the early 19th century. Downtown - Baton Rouge's central business district. Spanish Town - Located between the Mississippi River and I-110, it is one of the city's more diverse neighborhoods and home to the State Capitol and the city's largest Mardi Gras Parade.
The Hilltop Arboretum at Louisiana State University (14 acres) is an arboretum owned by the Louisiana State University. [1] It is located at 11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and open to the public free of charge during daylight hours seven days a week. The arboretum was developed by Mr. and Mrs. Emory Smith, starting in 1929, and ...
LSU Tigers boxing (1937–1956) The John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum or John M. Parker Agricultural Center is a 6,756-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It hosts local sporting events, horse shows, livestock shows and concerts .
From the west, LA 42 starts at an intersection with LA 30 in Baton Rouge near Louisiana State University.It is a four-lane divided highway for 7.6 miles (12.2 km) from LA 30 eastward to an intersection with Highland Road and Siegen Lane in southeastern Baton Rouge.
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