Councilman Edgar Watts, Parish Clerk Rosemary Pillow, Librarian Tille Scheneker, Mayor-President Dumas, and Councilman Johnny Dykes at ribbon cutting ceremonies to mark the dedication of the new Central Garage. Date: November 27, 1974
Camp Fire Girls present the East Baton Rouge Parish Library with copies of the organization's recent publications. Judy Welch, Toni Allen, and Alexis Schexnayder, seventh graders at Central School and members of the Chesk Cha May group make the...
Capital Punishment, Petitions, Education Political aspects, Taxation, Automobile Accidents
(00:01-02:28) Protesters present petitions to Governor Edwards to free Gary Tyler who is on death row for the murder of 13 year old Timothy Weber during a 1974 racial disturbance at Destrahan High School when someone shot a gun out of a school bus....
The Central Labor Union (A.F.L.) made and put up this sign for Fire Prevention Week 1950 at the Baton Rouge Trade School 3400 Winbourne Ave. Original located in School Report of Activities Fire Prevention Week October 8-14-1950 Vol. 2 (Negro...
Safety meeting in Central Mechanical Building attended by 250 men of all crafts on fire prevention with movie "Stop Fires, Save Jobs" at Esso-Standard Oil. Original located in the 1953 Fire Prevention Week Report. BRFD Collection.
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
The Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Rail Road Company Passenger Station as seen from the grounds of the Old State Capitol looking west. $250,000 was expended by the Illinois Central Railway Company in construction of this building and new...
Hollywood Motel. U.S. Highways 61-65 & 190. Airline Highway Bypass, 4 miles Southeast of the Mississippi River Bridge. Reservations suggested. Telephone 5-772. Air-conditioned, phone in each room, tiled showers and tubs, vented & central air and...