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Pete Maravich Assembly Center - Court View. The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.The arena opened in 1972. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in honor of Pete Maravich, a Tiger basketball legend, shortly after his death in 1988.
In 1971, the Mary Bird Perkins Radiation Treatment Center opened its doors in Baton Rouge. After 14 years of operation, in 1985, Mary Bird Perkins relocated to its present site on Essen Lane and installed the first linear accelerator in the state. The following year, in 1986, the name of the center was changed to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.
Southern University Historic District is a historic district located on Southern University campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.. When first listed, the 7-acre (2.8 ha) area comprised a total of 5 historic buildings, dating from c.1870 to 1928.
In 1911, Mother de Bethanie Crowley and five Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady traveled to America, stating their desire to serve the sick and needy. [1] Eight years after establishing a hospital in Monroe, Louisiana, Mother de Bethanie was invited to Baton Rouge by Monsignor Francis Leon Gassler of St. Joseph's Cathedral and a group of leading local physicians, to tour the downtown area in ...
Baton Rouge Area Foundation; Formation: 1964: Founder: The Foundation was founded in June 1964 by eleven civic leaders who wanted to use the Foundation as a tool for community development. Type: Nonprofit: Focus: Mission Statement: Connecting donors with the causes they care most about. Headquarters: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA: Location
It is the largest academically-based nutrition research center in the world, with the greatest number of obesity researchers on faculty. [2] The center's over 500 employees occupy several buildings on the 222-acre (0.90 km 2) campus. [1] The center was designed by the Baton Rouge architect John Desmond.
The Shaw Center for the Arts is a 125,000 square foot (12,000 m²) performing art venue, fine arts museum, and education center located at 100 Lafayette Street in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It opened in 2005.
After years of financial struggle and $154 million from the state since 2012, Baton Rouge General announced the imminent closure of the Mid City emergency department on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. [1] Due to the volume of uninsured patients seeking treatment, hospital losses were exceeding $2 million per month. [2]