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The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair is an annual one-week attraction held every mid-fall. The fair began in 1965 and has been under the management of the Baton Rouge Jaycee organization since 1985. [126] In 2021, the fair set an attendance record with over 100,000 attendees. [127]
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009. [4] [5]
WPA construction sign for the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (1936) When it opened in 1937, it became the primary home of the LSU Tigers basketball team, though for several years both the Gym/Armory and the coliseum were used for LSU basketball games. In 1938, the facility hosted the Southeastern Conference men's basketball ...
The Poplar Grove Plantation, also once known as Popular Grove Plant and Refining Company, [2] is a historic building, site and cemetery, the plantation is from the 1820s and the manor house was built in 1884, located in Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The 2019 festival returned to Baton Rouge for the 10th Anniversary event on May 25 and 26. [2] Since debuting on May 29, 2010, Bayou Country Superfest has brought together some of the biggest stars in music for a local celebration that began on the campus of Louisiana State University . [ 3 ]
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the snowstorm in the South from Tuesday, Jan. 21. For the latest updates on the snow, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 22.. LAFAYETTE ...
Location of the state of Louisiana in the United States of America. This is a list of official symbols of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Official symbols of Louisiana are codified in the laws of Louisiana.
("Red River Classic" game moved to state fair) 2000 (No intercollegiate games played at fair) October 27, 2001 Southern: 49: Mississippi Valley State: 0: 10,514 [166] (Game now called "Port City Classic–State Fair Game") October 19, 2002 Grambling State: 54: Arkansas–Pine Bluff: 15: 11,017 [167] ("Red River Classic" game moved to state fair ...