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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
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 Natchitoches Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish was formed in 1807; it was named Baton Rouge Parish until 1812. The Baton Rouge, Gross-Tete and Opelousas Railroad was chartered in 1853. [ 8 ] The company had an eastern terminus on the west bank of the Mississippi River across from Baton Rouge in what later became the City of Port Allen.
The Cinclare Sugar Mill Historic District is a historic industrial and residential complex on the former Marengo Plantation in unincorporated West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The district is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River between Brusly and Port Allen and across from Baton Rouge.
1916 – Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge established. [15] 1923 – Baton Rouge General Hospital active. [16] 1924 – Community Coffee in business. 1926 New Louisiana State University campus dedicated. [13] Baton Rouge High School and Arcade Theatre [17] built. Louisiana Municipal Association headquartered in Baton Rouge ...
In July 2016 the shooting of Alton Sterling sparked protests throughout the state capital of Baton Rouge. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] In August 2016, an unnamed storm dumped trillions of gallons of rain on southern Louisiana, including the cities of Denham Springs , Baton Rouge , Gonzales, St. Amant and Lafayette , causing catastrophic flooding. [ 68 ]
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The office of Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was formally created in 1846 as the chief executive of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [1] which has been the state capital of Louisiana continuously since 1849 (except for a brief time during and after the Civil War when Opelousas, Shreveport, or New Orleans held that title).