"Where rail and river meet for world commerce. The Mississippi at Baton Rouge is ample to navigate the largest ships afloat." Aerial view of Downtown Baton Rouge. Taken from the Souvenir edition of the Louisiana Chronicle Democrat. Date: May 6,...
Nouveau Outer Orleanians, Ltd. Extravaganza held at the Laborer's Union Hall. The group is composed of men who formerly lived in New Orleans, but now reside in Baton Rouge. The group has two purposes, to provide social activities for members and...
Dr. Alvin Batiste November 7, 1932 – May 6, 2007. Considered a founder of modern New Orleans jazz, Batiste was a long time instructor at Southern University where he created the Batiste Jazz Institute and taught the likes of Branford Marsalis,...
Advertisement for the Bank of Baton Rouge located at 416 N. 3rd Street. Taken from the Souvenir edition of the Louisiana Chronicle Democrat. Date: May 6, 1916
"Some Prominent Citizens of Baton Rouge" R.J. Hummel, Solon Farrenbacher, Joe Ramires, H. Payne Breazeale, Frank Kean, Eugene Cazedessus, L. Paul Amiss, G.A. Waterman, Alex Grouchy, Jr.; I.H. Rubenstein, W.P. Barnes and J.T. Rucker. Taken from the...
Page from the Louisiana Chronicle Democrat Souvenir Edition advertising the Baton Rouge Water Company and the Baton Rouge Navigation Company. Also on the page is the Picture of Cohn Flour and Feed Co. Date: May 6, 1919
Baton Rouge, La.: YMCA building, downtown Baton Rouge. "Located at 311 Fourth Street [was demolished in 1967] and the site [was] turned into a parking lot with space for 75 cars...by B.B. Taylor, Jr., a local attorney." Taken from the State Times,...
Mayor Woody Dumas receives checks from the Local Lion's Club for Camp Dan Read (a crippled children's camp in Leesville, Louisiana). Date: May 20, 1965
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...
Camp Fire Girl Frances Broussard helps her father Evest Broussard to a cold drink at the annual Daughter-Dad picnic at City Park in Baton Rouge, La. The picnic was sponsored by District III of the Leaders Association of the East Baton Rouge Camp...