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EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH |
805 St. Louis Street · Baton Rouge, LA · 70802 - 6457
Phone: (225) 389-3055 · Fax: (225) 389-7634
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East Baton Rouge Parish is located in south central Louisiana along the Mississippi River.French explorer Sieur d’Iberville was exploring the Mississippi River and saw a reddish cypress pole raised with bloody animals that marked the boundaries between Houma and Bayou Goula tribal hunting grounds. The explorers called the the tree "le bâton rouge," or red stick. Unique features of East Baton Rouge Parish include: Louisiana Arts and Science Museum, the Louisiana State Capitol, the Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge Zoo, Rural Life Museum, Port Hudson National Cemetery, Pentagon Barracks, LSU Museum of Art, Southern University Museum of Art. Read more...
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