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2nd, 6th. Website. Parish of East Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge Parish ( French: Paroisse de Bâton-Rouge Est; Spanish: Parroquia del Este de Bastón Rojo) is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its population was 456,781 at the 2020 census. [ 1] The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. [ 2]
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, West Carroll ...
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System, also known as East Baton Rouge Schools ( EBR Schools) or the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, is a public school district headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The district serves most of East Baton Rouge Parish; it contains 54 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, and 18 high ...
The United States Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (in case citations, M.D. La.) comprises the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. Court is held at the Russell B. Long United States Courthouse in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1]
Larry Jefferson: [47] First African American male elected as a Judge of the Monroe City Court (1990) [ Ouachita Parish, Louisiana] J. Edward "Eddie" Hines, Jr.: [27] [28] First African American male to serve as an Assistant District Attorney of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (1979) Louis Berry: [48] First African American male lawyer in Alexandria ...
Regent University ( MA) Sharon Weston Broome (born October 1, 1956) is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She served in the Louisiana State Senate representing the 15th district from 2005 to 2016. [1] She was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held on December 10, 2016. [2] [3] Broome is the first African-American woman to ...
Following a court ruling striking down Louisiana's 2022 congressional map for violating the Voting Rights Act, a new map enacted by a special legislative session on January 22, 2024 dismantled the district and it stretched from Caddo Parish in the North West to East Baton Rouge Parish, and will include a majority African-American voting-age ...
Current listings by parish. Jackson Square, in Orleans Parish. Destrehan Plantation, in St. Charles Parish. Pentagon Barracks, in East Baton Rouge Parish. Old Lafayette City Hall, in Lafayette Parish. Alexandria Garden District, in Rapides Parish. Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium, in Caddo Parish. Natchitoches Historic District, in ...