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

Parade Ground

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 18, 2019

1. Parade Ground Marker

Inscription.
When the campus was dedicated in 1926,the Parade Ground had none of the live oak that grace its borders today. Most of these trees were planted by Steele Burden, LSU's landscape designed from 1931-1970.

Please help us preserve LSU history by picking up after your pet and refraining from wearing cleats or using tent stakes or glass on this historic, open greenspace.

Erected by Louisiana State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 30° 24.942′ N, 91° 10.614′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It is on Dalrymple Drive west of Highland Road. 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

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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: A different marker also named Parade Ground (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Parade Ground (about 600 feet away); Land Grant College / Sea Grant College (about 600 feet away); Louisiana State Seminary of Learning Foundation Stone (about 600 feet away); Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (about 700 feet away); The Louisiana State University (about 700 feet away); Campanile (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Parade Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

More about this marker. Located on the northern corner of the Parade Grounds.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 18, 2019

2. Parade Ground Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2019.