University Lakes & Bird Sanctuary
Stretching from Milford Wampold Memorial Park, affectionately known as "Baton Rouge Beach,” to the City-Brooks Community Park golf course, the LSU lakes-University Lake and City Park Lake-lie on LSU's eastern edge and provide a scenic backdrop for the residence halls and fraternity and sorority houses. The lakes are an outdoor hotspot, and at any time of day you can find people jogging around, fishing in, or kayaking on them.
Originally a cypress swamp, the Works Progress Administration cleared the area out in the 1930s, creating the lakes. The lakes were dredged again between 1979-81, and the material dredged up was used to create Baton Rouge Beach and the LSU bird sanctuary.
Sixty-five percent of all bird species in Louisiana
have been spotted at the lakes, making the lakes as
popular among avians as they are among humans.
Also, due to Baton Rouge's location at the southern
end of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley bird
migration route, many species of birds spend their
winters "vacationing” at the lakes, most notably
American White Pelicans.
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Location. 30° 24.463′ N, 91° 10.314′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It is on South Stadium Drive near East Parker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 East Parker Boulevard, 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 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: Louisiana State University & Surrounding Area
More about this marker. Located at the LSU Emerging Technology Center
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,105 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2018.
