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...
Camphor Memorial Wesleyan Service Guild: 1st row (l. to r.) G.M. Handy, S.W. Walker, J.M. Cox, C. Jenkins, D.E. Carter, Miss Clarence Marie Collier, T.W. McDonald, B.E. Fleder, Adelle Jackson, Ethel London, W. L Wheelock and L. Smith (Guild...
Map of East Baton Rouge Parish with the ferries and bridges on the Amite River. By A.B. De Saulles Lieutenant of Engineers on order of D. Ruggles. Ca. 1862
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 Dumas with the East Baton Rouge Parish Youth Council (from left) B. Michael Schneider, Veronica Mitchell, Tara "C.C." Landry, Susan LeBeau, Terri Thorney, Cyndi Pruitt, Rip Moran, and Wayne Parent. The Youth Council volunteered to work with...
Independence Park Legacy of Trees Dedication Committee. (l. to r.) Mrs. Ward Bond, Mrs. Warren Brown, Mrs. Larry P. Bacon, Mrs. William A. Bishop, Mrs. John V. Beuche, Mrs. James E. Hand, Mrs. B.F. Holmes, Mrs. C.L. "Dooley" Roberts, Mrs. Harold...
Mayor President Jack Christian (rear) presides over Woody Dumas' third term on the Metro Council (Dumas resigned to run for mayor). The Council (from left) Goode Smith, Arthur F. Abadie, John Allphin, Bonnie B. Baker, Robert T. "Bobby" clag,...
Baton Rouge (La.), Mayors, National Association of Counties, Long, Russell
Mayor Woody Dumas, left with Louisiana Senator Russell B. Long at the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference. Photograph by Paul Serber. 1980
Zachary Taylor: A Baton Rougean by Mrs. Florence B. Huguet. Published by the Bicentennial Commission ca. 1976. A brief biography of Zachary Taylor and his time spent in Baton Rouge. 21 cm x 14 cm 7 pages.
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,...
Members of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Round Table Club at the 1948-1949 Convention for the Louisiana Federation of Women's Clubs in Monroe, La. Photo by Earl B. Williams. Original located in the 1940-1950 Round Table Club Scrapbook
Mrs. Tillie Scheneker, Librarian and Maurice B. Sachse, Library Board member at the opening of the North Baton Rouge Branch Library. Located at the corner of Plank Rd. and Winbourne St., at the time of its opening, this library was the largest in...
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools (East Baton Rouge Parish, La.)
Parents and Teachers at Walnut Hills Primary School's Founders' Day Program. Back Row (l. to. R) Mrs. Frank Turpin, Mrs. Robert Sheffy, and Mrs. J.M. Gilbert, Jr. Front Row: Mrs. James Weber, Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. J.B. Francioni Jr. and Mrs. Dale...
The Tug Boat Istrouma and her crew. Bought by the company in 1915 and used as a fire tug, it was retired from Esso Service in 1949. During its career, the boat and her crew helped to fight such memorable fires as the Great Kress Fire and the...
Chairman B.B. Smith of the stores exhibits committee demonstrates his automatic talking false alarm to a willing customer. Original located in the Fire Prevention Week Scrapbook, 1958.
Portico at Belle Helene. Construction on the house began in 1840, and completed by 1842 Duncan F. Kenner. In March 1889, the estate sold to George B. Reuss, an Ascension Parish planter who renamed the plantation to "Belle Helene" from Ashland for...
Belle Helene. Construction on the house began in 1840, and completed by 1842. It was first named "Ashland" after U.S. statesman Henry Clay's plantation in Kentucky. In March 1889, the estate sold to George B. Reuss, an Ascension Parish planter....
Piyush Amrit "Bobby" Jindal (b. June 10, 1971) in Baton Rouge, La. Graduated from Baton Rouge High School and is the 55th Governor of Louisiana (Republican). 1996