Dedication of the Mid-City Branch library, 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, La. Mrs. Aurelie Farrell, Rosa's little boy, Rosa (?), Mrs. Carol Dumas in the Children's room. Date: November 15, 1967
Mayor Woody Dumas addressing the crowd at the dedication of the new Mid-City Branch Library 7711, Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, La. Date: November 15, 1967.
Mrs. Charles Ralph Odom, Library Business Manager in Librarian's office at Mid-City Branch Library Dedication Day. Baton Rouge, la. Date: November 15, 1967
Camp Fire Girl Torch Bearers (L. to r.) Sharon Davie, Dee Ilgenfritz, Diana Tucker, Reba Duke, Elizabeth Poole, and Kathleen Cavin. Date: November, 1960
Acting Mayor President Frank McConnell places an identifying marker on the live oak presented to the City of Baton Rouge by Camp Fire Girls. Looking on are Camp Fire Girls Meg Holmes, Dale Davis, Deborah China, Delores McClendon, Melissa Dunn,...
The first box of candy in the Blue Bird's annual sale went to Mayor-President Jack Webb. Pictured here with his daughter Kathy, a member of the Howell Park Blue Bird group. Profits from the candy sale go to make improvements at Camp Ruth Lee....
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,...
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....
Bryant Conway of Baker, La. discusses his ongoing search for Big Foot in Louisiana. He displays plaster casts of foot prints, artist renderings of the creature, plays audio recordings and recounts encounters with the mythical beast.
Mrs. Heidel Brown tends the birds for 36 hours. She is pictured here basting turkeys in a barbeque pit placed on the porch at her home on Jefferson Highway. The hood over head carries the smoke out doors. Photo by M.L. Tanney. November 18,...