Dr. Curtis "C.J." Gilliam [1922-1995] was a longtime Civil Rights activist and the first black optometrist in Baton Rouge. A former president of the Baton Rouge chapter of the NAACP, he was the first black Louisianan to enlist in the U.S. Marine...
Reginald Brown Sr. (b. March 18, 1946) was first elected Baton Rouge constable in 2001 and was re-elected in 2006. Prior to becoming constable, Brown was an East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputy. He served 25 years in the East Baton Rouge...
Jessie Stone (1924-2001). Mr. Stone was one of the first graduates of Southern University Law School in 1950. He worked as an NAACP attorney during the Civil Rights movement, served as Southern University President from 1974-1985. He was the first...
Mayor Dumas with members of his administration (l. to r.) Bert Roussel, Director of Finance; Ben Peabody Jr., Administrative Officer; and Bob Law, Assistant Director of the Department of Public Works. Date: 1960's
Tree Planting Ceremony at the Mid-City Branch Library. (l. to r.) Dr. Clara Tucker, Chairwoman of the City Beautification Commission; Dick McEwen, Executive Director of the City Parish Planning Commission; Tillie Scheneker, Librarian; Mr. Goode...
East Baton Rouge Parish Police Digest. Volume 1 No. 1. June 1945. Official Publication of all Law Enforcement Agencies in East Baton Rouge Parish. 30 cm x 22 cm 37 pgs.