Baton Rouge on the map of East Baton Rouge Parish Population: 219,531 See Parish Info |
1805 - While counties of the Territory of Orleans are being organized, Baton Rouge is a community of Spanish West Florida. State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy is provided for by the Constitution of 1845 with funds from Federal land grants. Opened, 1860; closed during Civil War; reopened, 1865, burned, 1869; moved to Institute for Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Baton Rouge. It became Louisiana State University in 1870.
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| Newspapers | 525 Lafayette St. P. O. Box 588 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0588 225.383.1111 Capital City Press, Publisher David Manship, Executive Editor Linda Lightfoot. |
12121 Hooper Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70818 225.261.9244 Since 1986. Publisher J. W. Fulkerson, Editor Orlette Fulkerson. |
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B39 Hodges Hall LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225.388.4810 Director of Student Media Jon Fisher. 235 N. Jefferson Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70767 225.336.0749 FAX: 225.336.4157 ed. John Michael Lockhart pub. John Michael Lockhart 1384 Swan St. P. O. Box 74484 Baton Rouge, LA 70874 225.775.2002 FAX: 225.774.4216 ed. Tina Hatch pub. Ivory Payne |