August 11, 1969 Press release from the Office of the Mayor-President addressing recent racial tensions in Baton Rouge. The tensions were the result of the shooting of James Oliney in July of 1969 by Officer Ray Breaux. The night of Oliney's...
August 6, 1969 Press release from the Office of the Mayor-President addressing recent racial tensions in Baton Rouge. The tensions were the result of the shooting of James Oliney in July of 1969 by Officer Ray Breaux. The night of Oliney's...
City and State officials look on as Mayor and Mrs. Dumas prepare to cut ribbon on North Choctaw Drive at Sorrel, following introductions by the Master of Ceremonies Ed Earle. Date: 1969
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...
Baton Rouge (La.), Mayors, Associated General Contractors of America
Mayor Woody Dumas and L.W. Eaton cut the ribbon at the dedication of the new Wooddale facilities for Associated General Contractors of America. January 7, 1969
Baton Rouge (La.), Mayors, Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Mayor Woody Dumas with members of the National Association of Counties (NACo), of which he served as president and was still an active member at the time of this photo. Shown here with other NACo members and President Hubert Humphrey (third from...
Mrs. Peairs, Pride Branch Librarian, teaches children to arrange and open books for her to remove book cards and charge out the books for them. Date: September 5, 1969
Offices of the Baton Rouge Lumber Company. Located on South First Street (now River Road) this example of Romantic Eclecticism architecture was built in the 1870's. Occupied until 1968, it was originally constructed as offices for the Burton...