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Composed of 39 buildings, Evergreen Plantation is an intact major antebellum plantation complex of the Southern United States. [6] [7] Open to visitors. 88000102 Fairhaven Plantation House: February 11, 1988: Zachary East Baton Rouge 93000821 Fairview Plantation House: August 12, 1993: Ethel East Feliciana 10000062 Felicity Plantation: March 8 ...
Highways 165 and 71 also link Alexandria and points south with the northern and southern portions of the state via the Curtis-Coleman bridge. There are talks about a 50-80 mile, 4 lane beltway to encircle Alexandria and Pineville, and an East-West Interstate (I14) connecting Natchez, MS and Jasper, TX called the Gulf Coast Strategic Highway.
French phrase la pointe coupée or in English, the cut-off point, which refers to a bend in the Mississippi River: 20,000: 591 sq mi (1,531 km 2) Rapides Parish: 079: Alexandria: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. Named for local river rapids (French: rapides) 126,260: 1,362 sq mi (3,528 km 2) Red River Parish: 081: Coushatta: 1871
Listed since 1971 in the National Register of Historic Places, Kent House is located in Alexandria in Rapides Parish. The plantation house is a representation of southern plantation life between 1795 and 1855. The bousillage Creole house and restored period outbuildings are now a showcase for tourists. [3]
The Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in central Louisiana that covers two parishes – Rapides and Grant. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 152,192 (though a July 1, 2023 estimate placed the population at 148,171).
The Louisiana Baptist Convention (LBC) or Louisiana Baptists is a Baptist state convention affiliated with the Southern Baptists. Comprising approximately 1,600 affiliated churches and 620,000 members, [1] [2] the Louisiana Baptist Convention's offices are located in the city of Alexandria. The executive director of the Louisiana Baptists is ...
USDA Southern Regional Research Center New Orleans 1985 Drying Cotton Samples. Contributions of the laboratory to food safety include detection and detoxification of aflatoxin in cottonseed and peanuts, in addition to gossypol analysis of cottonseed. Inventions from the laboratory provided improved food quality and processed food quality. These ...
Alexandria Garden District is located in Alexandria, Louisiana.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2001. Boundaries of the district are approximately described as Marye Street, Bolton Avenue, White Street, and Hynson Bayou. 60 percent of the 293 buildings included in the district are classified as non-contributing, the highest rate among National Register ...