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Since 1986, the library has been funded by a 10-year dedicated property tax. This tax, funded at 11.1 mills, provides funding for all library operations, improvements, and salaries. While the tax was lowered to 10.78 mills in the early 2000s, it was raised back to 11.1 mills in 2015. [ 5 ]
Location of East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of ...
1939 – East Baton Rouge Parish Library established. 1940 Baton Rouge League of Women Voters founded. [19] Population: 34,719. [1] 1944 – Piccadilly Restaurant in business. 1947 City and Parish of East Baton Rouge consolidated. Baton Rouge Civic Symphony Orchestra active. [11] H. J. Wilson Co. in business. 1950 – Population: 125,629. [20] 1953
East Feliciana Built in 1830, by Benjamin Kendrick. There is also a cemetery on the property. Atahoe Plantation Not applicable Natchez Natchitoches 87000729 Audubon Plantation: May 14, 1987: Baton Rouge: East Baton Rouge 82000434 Avondale Plantation Home: December 17, 1982: Clinton: East Feliciana: Now the Camp Avondale Scouting campground 07000424
The Louisiana State Archives, established 1956, is the agency under the Secretary of State of Louisiana "designated to fulfill the function of directing a program of collecting, preserving, and making available for use the state's historical records" [1] Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the archives house records from the Spanish, French, and early American past of the state, including vital ...
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 ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The current state library was not the first. The Louisiana State Library was created in 1838. It was originally located in New Orleans, which was the state capital at the time. In 1849 the capital was moved to Baton Rouge, and the library also moved. [2] During the Civil War the library was moved back to New Orleans to protect the collection ...