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Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Eric Reid

Defensive Back

 
 
Eric Reid Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 23, 2016
1. Eric Reid Marker
Inscription.
One of the nation's premier safeties, he was a leader on and off the field for the Tigers for three seasons. An All-American and All-SEC player in 2012, he used his size and instincts on the field to put himself in position to make big plays. His interception at the goal line at Alabama in a 9-6 victory in 2011 ranks as one of the most memorable plays in LSU history.

All-American
2012

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
 
Location. 30° 24.67′ N, 91° 11.087′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It is on West Stadium Street north of South Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and
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the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Morris Claiborne (here, next to this marker); Tre'Davious White (here, next to this marker); Grant Delpit (here, next to this marker); Odell Beckham, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Ethan Pocic (here, next to this marker); Ja'Marr Chase (here, next to this marker); Josh Jasper (here, next to this marker); Jalen Mills (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
 
More about this marker. Located on the James P. Hardy & Family Recognition Wall. This wall features LSU All-Americans from the 21th Century.
 
The James P. Hardy & Family Recognition Wall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 23, 2016
2. The James P. Hardy & Family Recognition Wall
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2017.
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