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

Third Parish Courthouse

1882-1957

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 5, 2015

1. Third Parish Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Site of third West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse. Saved by the efforts of the West Baton Rouge Garden & Civic Club, who established the first library on the 2nd floor of this building July 11, 1933. After partial demolition in 1957 Clerk of Court’s records vault opened as the West Baton Rouge Museum in 1970. In honor of 75 years service by the oldest civic organization in West Baton Rouge Parish.

Erected 2003 by West Baton Rouge Parish Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 11, 1933.

Location. 30° 27.617′ N, 91° 12.372′ W. Marker is in Port Allen, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish. It is on North Jefferson Avenue near Courthouse Street, on the right when traveling south. Building is now the West Baton Rouge Museum. Marker is in front of building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 845 N Jefferson Ave, Port Allen LA 70767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

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: Gear from Cinclare Mill (here, next to this marker); Port Allen Prisoner-Of-War Sub-Camp No. 7 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); West Baton Rouge Parish Bicentennial (approx. ¼ mile away); Port Allen High School (1936-1978) / Port Allen Middle School (1979-Present)

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Stone Square Lodge No. 8 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mississippi River (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mississippi River Old Ferry Landing (approx. 0.6 miles away); Louisiana Purchase - West Baton Rouge Early History (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Allen.

Also see . . . West Baton Rouge Museum. (Submitted on September 8, 2015.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 5, 2015

2. Third Parish Courthouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2015. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.