Pineville in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

G. Earl Guinn

(1912-2004)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2025

1. G. Earl Guinn Marker

Inscription.
George Earl Guinn became the fifth president of Louisiana College in 1951 and served until 1975. Born in Mossville, Mississippi, he graduated from Louisiana College in 1937. Guinn earned a doctorate in theology from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. As President, he improved faculty credentials and initiated racial integration. The college built a student center, a President's residence, Warner cottage, Richard W. Norton Memorial Library, Tudor Hall dormitory, Weathersby Fine Arts Building, Cavanaugh Hall, and H.O. West Physical Education Building. Guinn's devotion to wisdom and worship was honored in the construction of the Guinn Auditorium and Religious Education Center. This multi-purpose facility opened in 1973. Earl Guinn's unbounded intellect, tireless energy, laborious travels, and firm advocacy for his alma mater produced a legacy of unparalleled excellence.

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom” Colossians 3:16
Done this 22nd Day of February 2022

Erected 2022 by Louisiana College.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Civil Rights

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• Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 31° 19.495′ N, 92° 25.632′ W. Marker is in Pineville, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It is on Allen Drive 0.1 miles south of College Drive, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the Louisiana Christian University campus, near the southeast corner of the Guinn Auditorium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1040 College Drive, Pineville LA 71360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana

and in Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Martin Performance Arts Center (MPAC)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2025

2. G. Earl Guinn Marker

Looking west from Allen Drive; the marker is near the southeast corner of the Guinn Auditorium.

(within shouting distance of this marker); Alexandria Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana College (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Alexandria Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richard W. Norton Memorial Library (about 300 feet away); Hixson Student Center (about 300 feet away); In Honor and Memory of Louisiana College Students (about 400 feet away); Governor Jimmie Davis (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pineville.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Louisiana Christian University

Also see . . . George Earl Guinn (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Guinn launched the first construction program since the founding of Louisiana Christian University in 1906. In 1953, LCU alumnus Simon W. Tudor of Pineville donated twenty-seven acres of additional land to the college. To raise money for a science center, religious education building, and auditorium, Guinn launched a $2 million fundraising operation through the Louisiana Baptist Convention, the first statewide campaign
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2025

3. Guinn Auditorium (southeast elevation)
in the history of Southern Baptists to raise funds for Christian higher education.
The Guinn Religious Education Center, completed in 1973, is named in his honor. It contains classroom space for the religion department, the 300-seat Frances S. Bolton Chapel, and the 1,800-seat Guinn Auditorium, where student assemblies are held. The facility houses the Gladys Tatum West Pipe Organ, a 185-rank, five-manual Moeller organ, among the largest such instruments in the South.

(Submitted on October 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Guinn Auditorium (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2025

4. Guinn Auditorium (northeast elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.