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Location. The John James Audubon Bridge, completed and opened in May 2011, is a Lower Mississippi River crossing between Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana parishes in south central Louisiana. The bridge has the second longest cable-stayed span (distance between towers) in the Western Hemisphere at 1,583 ft (482 m), after Mexico's Baluarte Bridge ...
The Boogie Kings have proven to be one of the most enduring bands of all time, having performed for over 55 years, thanks to Ned Theall's refusal to let this legendary band fade into obscurity. Ned Theall died on January 8, 2010. [2] The latest Boogie Kings album, LEGACY, was released in February, 2016.
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 more ...
Robert Sacre. Brandon Sampson. Al Sanders (basketball) Javonte Smart. Keith Smart. Johnathan Stove.
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]
Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge by Jonathan Bachman. Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge [1] is a photograph of Ieshia Evans, a nurse from Pennsylvania, being arrested by police officers dressed in riot gear during a protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 9 July 2016. The protest began in the aftermath of the shooting by police of Alton Sterling and ...