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

Garner v. Louisiana

Baton Rouge Sit-ins

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 14, 2026

1. Garner v. Louisiana Marker

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Garner v. Louisiana was a landmark case resulting from the students' arrest. On December 11, 1961, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Louisiana could not convict peaceful sit-in protesters who refused to leave dining establishments under the State's disturbing the peace laws. The Baton Rouge sit-ins are considered one of the most important events of the civil rights movement in Louisiana. Sitman's Drug Store and the Greyhound bus terminal, sites of the other lunch counters targeted by the Southern students in early 1960, no longer exist. The only surviving site and the first site of the Baton Rouge sit-ins, the S.H. Kress Store, is certainly of exceptional importance in Louisiana's civil rights history.

Erected 2026 by Downtown Development District, The Walls Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights. A significant historical date for this entry is December 11, 1961.

Location. 30° 26.831′ N, 91° 11.236′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is on North Boulevard west of North 4th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 355 North Blvd, Baton Rouge LA 70801, 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: Old Post Office (a few steps from this marker); Pioneers of the Bus Boycott

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Alvin Batiste (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Hayden (within shouting distance of this marker); North Boulevard at St. Louis (within shouting distance of this marker); The C.O.R.E. March (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana's Old State Capitol (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oliver Pollock (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 14, 2026

2. Garner v. Louisiana Marker

Garner v. Louisiana rear panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 14, 2026

3. Garner v. Louisiana rear panel

Thurgood Marshall, Johnnie A. Jones

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.