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The first association of LSU with the Royal Purple and Old Gold colors was in 1883 when the LSU Corps of Cadets was presented a flag by a ladies' organization in Baton Rouge. The flag bore the image of a pelican and the state coat of arms and it was reported that the flag was made of purple silk fringed with gold.
The school's athletic mascot is the Fighting Tiger, and its school colors are purple and gold. They have teams for women's volleyball, basketball, softball, and men's basketball, baseball in all grades. The 2018 Doyle High Softball team won the Louisiana State Championship.
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is an American public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [7] The university was founded in 1860 near Pineville, Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military ...
Belaire High School (usually abbreviated as "Belaire" or BHS) is a public school in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school is a part of the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.
Purple and gold NCAA Tournament champions ... 3–0 in Baton Rouge Regional, 2–0 in Baton Rouge Super Regional, 4–0 in CWS, National Champions: 2003: Smoke Laval:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Home arena: Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Capacity: 13,472) Nickname: Tigers: Colors: Purple and gold National championships; 2024: Four on the Floor appearances; 2019, 2023, 2024: Super Six appearances; 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018: NCAA Tournament appearances
Baton Rouge, LA: Indoor track: Carl Maddox Field House (Capacity: 3,000) Outdoor track: Bernie Moore Track Stadium (Capacity: 5,680) Nickname: Tigers: Colors: Purple and gold Conference Indoor Championships; 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011: Conference Outdoor Championships
History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville provided Baton Rouge as well as Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas with their current names. The foundation of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dates to 1721, at the site of a bâton rouge or "red stick" Muscogee boundary marker. It became the state capital of Louisiana in 1849.
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.
Baton Rouge ( / ˌbætənˈruːʒ / ⓘ BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]; Spanish: Bastón Rojo) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it had a population of 227,470 as of 2020; [4] it is the seat of Louisiana's most populous parish (county ...