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  2. Battle of Plains Store - Wikipedia

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    Strength. 3,500 men. 1,000 men. The Battle of Plains Store was fought on May 21, 1863, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, during the campaign to capture Port Hudson in the American Civil War. Union troops advancing from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, clashed with 600 Confederates at a road junction. The initial Confederate force withdrew, but 400 ...

  3. Louisiana State University traditions - Wikipedia

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    Mike the Tiger is the official mascot of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and serves as the graphic image of LSU athletics. Mike is the name of both the live and costumed mascots. He is named after Mike Chambers who served as LSU's athletic trainer when the first mascot was purchased in 1936. [7]

  4. H. J. Wilson Co. - Wikipedia

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    Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Number of locations. 80. Area served. Southern United States. Products. Jewelry. H. J. Wilson Co., also known as Wilson's, was an American catalog showroom chain based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founded in 1947 as a jewelry store, it was acquired in 1985 by Service Merchandise .

  5. Downtown Baton Rouge Historic District - Wikipedia

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    November 10, 2009. Downtown Baton Rouge Historic District is a historic district in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, located along 3rd Street, from Main Street to North Boulevard. The district comprises a total of 43 commercial buildings ranging in dates from c.1860 to mid-1950s. Third street was downtown Baton Rouge main ...

  6. Raising Cane's River Center - Wikipedia

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    Miss USA ( 2014 – 2015) Raising Cane's River Center (originally named the Riverside Centroplex and later the Baton Rouge River Center [1]) is an entertainment complex in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Opened in 1977, the complex includes: an arena, ballroom, exhibition center, theatre and library. The venue hosts over 500 events per year.

  7. List of mayors of Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    List of magistrates, mayors, and mayor-presidents. Below is a list of Baton Rouge's chief executives—magistrates from 1818 to 1846, [27] [2] mayors from 1846 to 1949, and mayor-presidents from 1949 to present. The town magistrate was an appointive office, determined from within the elected five-member board of selectmen. [2]

  8. ‘Mysterious’ purple lump found at ancient Roman ruins was ...

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    As a result, the pigment was “expensive and was worth more than gold pound for pound.” The lump of Tyrian purple dye found at the Carlisle Cricket Club is “roughly the size of a ping pong ...

  9. Pentagon Barracks - Wikipedia

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    Pentagon Barracks. /  30.45552°N 91.18933°W  / 30.45552; -91.18933. The Pentagon Barracks, also known as the Old United States Barracks, is a complex of buildings located at the corner of State Capitol Drive and River Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the grounds of the state capitol. The site was used by the Spanish, French, British ...

  10. Cortana Mall - Wikipedia

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    Total retail floor area. 1,432,889 sq ft (133,119.7 m 2) No. of floors. 1 (2 in anchors) Cortana Mall (formerly The Mall at Cortana) was an enclosed shopping mall in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was at the intersection of Airline Highway and Florida Blvd ( U.S. Route 190 ). It was last owned by Moonbeam Equities of Las Vegas, Nevada.

  11. National Register of Historic Places listings in East Baton ...

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    Baton Rouge. 25. The French House. The French House. More images. January 13, 1982. ( #82002768) On Louisiana State University Campus, corner of South Campus Drive and Highland Road. 30°24′52″N 91°10′42″W.