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By the 1890s, a history of northwestern Louisiana called Arkana "a new railroad town", [10] and in 1912, the Bossier City Banner described Arkana as a "place and community". [11] The population of Arkana was 12 in 1900. [12] A tract of 4,000 acres was platted for the Arkana townsite in 1915, with plans for small parcels to be sold to settlers. [13]
Southern University Historic District is a historic district located on Southern University campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. When first listed, the 7-acre (2.8 ha) area comprised a total of 5 historic buildings, dating from c.1870 to 1928. [2] [3]
Performing venues include the Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge River Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, which seats about 1,900; the Manship Theatre, which is located in the Shaw Center for the Arts and seats 350; and the Reilly Theater, which is home to Swine Palace, a nonprofit professional theater company associated with the ...
Louisiana Highway 30 (LA 30) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana.It runs 28.10 miles (45.22 km) in a northwest to southeast direction from LA 73 in Baton Rouge to the junction of U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) and LA 431 east of Gonzales.
Baton Rouge has many tall buildings. The eleven tallest buildings are: Louisiana State Capitol , One American Place , Chase Tower, Riverside Tower North, Marriott Hotel Baton Rouge, Memorial Tower , Mid-City Tower, St. Joseph Cathedral, Louisiana State Office Building, Jacobs Plaza, Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Centre .
U.S. Route 167 is a north-south United States Highway within the U.S. states of Louisiana and Arkansas.It runs for 500 miles (800 km) [1] from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62/U.S. Route 412 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14.
Then known as the Baton Rouge standard metropolitan area (or Baton Rouge SMA), it consisted of a single parish–East Baton Rouge–and had a population of 158,236. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Following a term change by the Bureau of the Budget (present-day U.S. Office of Management and Budget ) in 1959, the Baton Rouge SMA became the Baton Rouge standard ...
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.