Central Fire Station. 425-437 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, La. Constructed for a cost of $85,000 in 1924. At the time it was built, this was one of six modern fire stations in the area. Photograph by Ewing. August 13, 1925
Istrouma Hotel, 260 Third Street, Baton Rouge, La. Built in 1904, it contained 90 rooms. An annex built in 1924 also contained 90 rooms Demolished in 1969 by CapBank Corporation, a subsidiary of Capitol Bank and Trust Company, headed by attorney...