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The U.S. state of Louisiana currently has six congressional districts.The state has had as many as eight districts; the eighth district was eliminated on January 9, 1993 after results of the 1990 census, and the seventh district was eliminated in 2013, following results of the 2010 census, largely because of people moving interstate after Hurricane Katrina hit the state.
Those lines, however, were thrown out in 1995 when the 4th was ruled to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, and from 1996 to 2013, the 6th included all of Baton Rouge. After the 2010 redistricting, a gash in western Baton Rouge, including most of the city's black precincts, was transferred to the New Orleans–based 2nd district.
East Baton Rouge, Feliciana, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany, and Washington parishes Anti-Jacksonian: March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 Philemon Thomas (Baton Rouge) Jacksonian: March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 22nd 23rd: Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832. Retired. 1833–1843 [data missing] Eleazer ...
West Baton Rouge Parish: 121: Port Allen: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. Was named Baton Rouge Parish until 1812. French phrase bâton rouge meaning red stick. A red stick was used by local Native Americans to mark the boundaries between tribal territories 28,266: 203 sq mi (526 km 2) West Carroll Parish: 123: Oak Grove: 1877: when ...
Alsen is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.Established for freedmen, the community has been plagued by industrial pollution. The community is located less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) west of Baker and 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) southwest of Zachary and 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of the Mississippi Rive
Charles Wheeler (politician) (1926–2022), Missouri politician Charles Barker Wheeler (1851–1935), American judge from New York Charles Brewster Wheeler , (1865–1946), U.S. Army brigadier general
A 1922 map and a 1926 deed confirm the area to be named Drehr's Place. [4] [5] The district was enlisted on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1997. [1] The East Baton Rouge Parish Historic Preservation Commission declared Drehr Place a local historic district in
Greensburg is a town in, and the parish seat of, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] The population was 629 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.