A tribute to Oliver Pollock by Frank Hayden. Created for the Baton Rouge Bicentennial celebration in 1976 Oliver Pollock was Representative of the Continental Congress ion Spanish Louisiana. He financed the Army of George Washington and negotiated...
Baton Rouge, La. Downtown. Historic Marker for Gras-Devall Plaza. 4th and Main Sts. "These four corners were dedicated for public use in 1809 by Antonio Gras and Edith and Richard Devall. A market was to be in the center and the corners used for...
1894 map of Baton Rouge "Compiled expressly for City Directory". Lists public buildings and churches. Circles represent location of street arc lamps. M.F. Dunn & Bro. Lithographers, New Orleans.
"Adopted as the official road map of the Parish of East Baton Rouge by the Parish Council of East Baton Rouge, by resolution number 2887 at the regular meeting on August 27, 1958." Includes index of roads. 61 x 61 cm.
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
Mayor Woody Dumas and Mayor Jack Breaux of Zachary, La. At the Hilton Hotel, Baton Rouge La. Honoring Dumas for 25 years of public service. Date: ca. 1970's
Margaret Reed Gueymard , East Baton Rouge Parish Public Library; Essae M. Culver, State Librarian; Edith Atkinson, State Library; and Ruth Ferguson, State Library with U.S. Soldiers at the Harding Field Base Library. Baton Rouge, La. Date: ca. 1945
Alvin Davis and men from the Public Works Department moving furniture and shelving to 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 the...
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...
Ground breaking ceremonies for the Mid City Branch Library Expansion. (L. to r.) Sallie Farrell, State Librarian; Dr. I. Ashton Robins, Library Board; Fire Chief Muller; Mrs. Jules F. Landry, Library Board President; unknown, Mrs. Max Scheneker;...
Rape--Prevention, East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools (East Baton Rouge Parish, La.), Energy conservation, Midwives, African Americans,
Beauregard Town rape , serial rapists, controversy at the District Attorney's Federally funded Stop Rape Crisis Center(00:00-04:10), Baton Rouge midwife (04:11-11:16), conserving energy in Baton Rouge schools (11:17-13:00). Original format is 16 mm...