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David L. & Jeanette Ross May House Marker
1 Louisiana, Acadia Parish, Crowley — David L. & Jeanette Ross May House — National Register of Historic Places — 27th Day of February, 2019 —
On North Western Avenue at West 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Western Avenue.
2 Louisiana, Allen Parish, Kinder — St. Paul Baptist Church — Moorehead Public School
On Hickory Flat Road, 1.4 miles north of U.S. 165, on the left when traveling north.
3 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — African American Life
On Lessard Street at Williams Street, on the right when traveling north on Lessard Street.
4 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — Central Agricultural School
On Williams Street near Lessard Street.
5 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — Down The River
On Charles Street east of Lessard Street, on the right when traveling east.
6 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — Fort Butler African American Soldiers Memorial
Near Mississippi Street (State Highway 18) at Iberville Street, on the left when traveling north.
7 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — Freedom Seekers
On Williams Street east of Lessard Street, on the right when traveling east.
8 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — Historic Donaldsonville — A magnet for Indians, explorers, planters, merchants and pirates
Near Mississippi Street (State Highway 18) near Crescent Park Circle, on the right when traveling north.
9 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — Louisiana's Underground Railroad — Why Learn About The Underground Railroad In Louisiana?
On Williams Street east of Lessard Street, on the left when traveling east.
10 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — The Swamp
On Williams Street east of Lessard Street, on the left.
11 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Geismar — Abe Hawkins — ? - 1867
On Ashland Road (State Highway 3251) 0.2 miles east of River Road (State Highway 75), on the right when traveling west.
12 Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Prairieville — The Ascension Parish Negro Fair Association, Inc. / Ascension Parish Negro Fairgrounds
On State Highway 929 at Prairieville Fair Grounds Road, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 929.
13 Louisiana, Assumption Parish, Belle Rose — Israel Baptist School / Formerly Baptist Church School — (1872-1942)
On State Highway 308 at Freetown Rd., on the left when traveling south on State Highway 308.
14 Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville — Congregational First Baptist Church
On Legion Drive near North Preston Street (State Highway 452), on the left when traveling east.
15 Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville — Holy Ghost Catholic Church — 1923
On South Preston Street (State Highway 452) near East Mark Street, on the right when traveling south.
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16 Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville — Holy Ghost Catholic Church
On South Preston Street (Louisiana Route 452) south of East Mark Street, on the right when traveling south.
17 Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville — Holy Ghost Catholic School
On East Mark Street west of South Preston Street, on the left when traveling west.
18 Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville — Marksville "Colored" School Site
On Legion Drive at Denux Street, on the left on Legion Drive.
19 Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville — Site of General Store
On North Main Street north of West Bon Temps Street, on the left when traveling north.
20 Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville — Solomon Northup, "Twelve Years a Slave"
On North Main Street (State Highway 115) north of Mark Street, on the right when traveling north.
21 Louisiana, Bossier Parish, Haughton — The Arrest of Isaac Williams and his Men
On Johnson Koran Road, 1 mile north of State Highway 527, on the left when traveling north.
22 Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Oil City — 340 — Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter
On Williamson Parkway west of State Highway 1, on the left when traveling west.
23 Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Sentell — Cash Point School — A Rosenwald School — Historic Site —
On Dixie Shreveport Road (Louisiana Route 3049) 0.5 miles north of Whitefield Circle, on the right when traveling north.
24 Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Allendale-Lakeside — 545 — Antioch Baptist Church
Near Texas Avenue north of Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
25 Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Allendale-Lakeside — Calanthean Temple — Historic Site — Shreveport —
On Texas Street (U.S. 80/79) west of Austin Place, on the right when traveling east.
26 Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Allendale-Lakeside — Central School — Historic Site — Shreveport —
On Weinstock Street west of Pierre Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
27 Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Queensborough — Star Cemetery — Historic Site — Shreveport —
On Texas Avenue (U.S. 80) west of Levy Street, on the right when traveling west.
28 Louisiana, Claiborne Parish, Haynesville — Carter G. Woodson High School — 1937 - 1970
On U.S. 79 at Hatter Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 79.
29 Louisiana, Claiborne Parish, Haynesville — 9 — Potlikker — Hungry for History —
On U.S. 79 north of Dawson Street, on the right when traveling north.
30 Louisiana, Claiborne Parish, Homer — Homer College (CME) / African American Education in Louisiana
On Lyons Hill Road, 1 mile north of Hill Farm Road, on the right when traveling north.
31 Louisiana, Claiborne Parish, Homer — St. John Colored School
On St. John Road (Parish Road 173) 0.1 miles north of Buster Johnson Road.
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32 Louisiana, Claiborne Parish, Lisbon — Friendship CME Church
On Friendship Road just west of Wright Road, on the right when traveling west.
33 Louisiana, Concordia Parish, Ferriday — Frank Morris — (1913-1964)
On North 1st Street (State Highway 568) south of Greathouse Street, on the right when traveling south.
34 Louisiana, Concordia Parish, Ferriday — Haney's Big House — (July 2, 1895 - February 12, 1972)
On North 1st Street at Greathouse Street, on the right when traveling north on North 1st Street.
35 Louisiana, Concordia Parish, Ferriday — Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker — Trombonist (1906-1993)
On North 1st Street at Greathouse Street, on the right when traveling north on North 1st Street.
36 Louisiana, Concordia Parish, Ferriday — 107 — The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Louisiana
On Louisiana Avenue (State Highway 586) at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Louisiana Avenue.
37 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge — Frank Hayden — "Public School No. 1 Yearbook" — Wood Relief - Courtesy of Mrs. Bert S. Turner —
On North Boulevard near St. Louis Street, on the right when traveling east.
38 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Downtown — Bogalusa to Baton Rouge March — Making Rights Real — Louisiana Civil Rights Trail —
On North Third Street at Spanish Town Road, on the right when traveling south on North Third Street.
39 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Downtown — 2 — Fort San Carlos
Near North 3rd Street at Spanish Town Road, on the left when traveling north.
40 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Downtown — The Heritage Monument
On Capitol Lake Drive near Capitol Access Road, on the right when traveling east.
41 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — A Bench By The Road
On Thomas H. Delpit Drive at Louise Street, on the right when traveling south on Thomas H. Delpit Drive.
42 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — 25 — Blacksmith Shop — c. 1840
Near Essen Lane (State Road 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south.
43 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — 11 — Double-Pen Slave Cabin — c. 1830
Near Essen Lane (State Road 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south.
44 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — Ja'Marr Chase — Wide Receiver
On West Stadium Dive north of South Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling north.
45 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — Odell Beckham, Jr. — Kick Returner — All-American 2013 —
On West Stadium Street north of South Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling north.
46 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — 24 — Schoolhouse — c. 1835
Near Essen Lane (State Road 3064) near 10, on the right when traveling south.
47 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — 17 — Sick House — c. 1840
Near Essen Lane (State Road 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south.
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48 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — 43 — Single Pen Slave Cabin — c. 1840
Near Essen Lane (State Road 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south.
49 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — 44 — Single-Pen Slave Cabin — c. 1840
Near Essen Lane (State Road 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south.
50 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — 45 — Tyrone Slave Cabin — c.1840
Near Essen Lane (State Road 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south.
51 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Highlands/Perkins — Uncle Jack
Near Essen Lane (State Highway 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south.
52 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Scotlandville — Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
On Leon Netterville Drive south of James J Prestage Street, on the right when traveling south.
53 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Scotlandville — Southern University
On Leon Netterville Drive at James J Prestage Street, on the right when traveling south on Leon Netterville Drive.
54 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge, Scotlandville — Southern University
On Scenic Highway (U.S. 61) near Harding Blvd. (Louisiana Highway 408), on the right when traveling south.
55 Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Scotlandville — Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church — A Community Church of Service
On Scenic Highway near Teal Street, on the right when traveling north.
56 Louisiana, East Carroll Parish, Lake Providence — Grant's March Through Louisiana
Near Lake Street (U.S. 65) at Lake Street.
57 Louisiana, Franklin Parish, Ft. Necessity, Extension, La. — 17 — Richard Berry, Jr. — Born: Extension, La. — 1935 - 1997 —
On State Highway 562, 0.1 miles south of Chester Road, on the right when traveling south.
58 Louisiana, Grant Parish, Colfax — Colfax Riot
On Main Street (State Highway 8) at 2nd Street (State Route 8) on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
59 Louisiana, Grant Parish, Colfax — Mary E. Graham High School
On Graham Street west of Ash Street, on the right when traveling west.
60 Louisiana, Iberia Parish, New Iberia — Booker T. Washington's Historic Visit to Howe Institute / Howe Institute — April 14, 1915 — 1888-1933 —
On Iberia Street west of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
61 Louisiana, Iberia Parish, New Iberia — Eddie L. Dorsey, MD; Ima Pierson, DDS; Howard C. Scoggins, MD; Luins Williams, MD — May 17-18, 1944
On French Street at Field Street, on the right when traveling west on French Street.
62 Louisiana, Iberia Parish, New Iberia — Howe Institute — 1890-1933
On South Iberia Street west of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
63 Louisiana, Iberia Parish, New Iberia — Louisiana's First Black Female Physician Dr. Emma Wakefield~Paillet — (November 21, 1868-August 26, 1946)
On West Main Street near Iberia Street, on the right when traveling north.
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64 Louisiana, Iberia Parish, New Iberia — William G. "Bunk" Johnson
On East Main Street (State Highway 182) near Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north.
65 Louisiana, Iberville Parish, Bayou Goula — Iberville African-American Cemetery
On State Highway 1 south of Cpl. Herman Brown Jr. Street, on the right when traveling north.
66 Louisiana, Iberville Parish, Plaquemine — Morrisonville
On Warren Road (State Highway 988) 1 mile south of South River Road, on the right when traveling south.
67 Louisiana, Iberville Parish, St. Gabriel — Bayou Paul Colored School
On Bayou Paul Lane, 0.1 miles north of Bayou Paul Rd., on the right when traveling north.
68 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Gretna — McDonoghville
On Franklin Avenue (State Highway 23) at Virgil Street, in the median on Franklin Avenue.
69 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Gretna — Royal Cyril Brooks
On First Street near Huey P. Long Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
70 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Jefferson — Marsalis Mansion Motel
On River Road (Highway 611-1) north of Shrewsbury Road, on the left when traveling south.
71 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Kenner — Belle Grove Cemetery
On Decatur Street near 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
72 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Kenner — Henry "Teddy" Stewart — Born: May 29, 1909 Died: November 20, 1984
On Minor Street near 4th Street.
73 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Kenner — Kenner White Sox
Near Minor Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
74 Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Kenner — Love and Charity Cemetery
On Decatur Street near Alton Street.
75 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Broussard House — Maison Broussard
Near Fisher Road near Surrey Street (State Road 728-8).
76 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Holy Rosary Institute — 1913-1993
On Carmel Drive (State Road 94) 0.3 miles east of Louisiana Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
77 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — La Place des Crιoles — Lifting Up The Crιole Community
On Cameron Drive (US 90) near Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling east.
78 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette — Pillars of Progress — Desegregation of SLI
On Rex Street near E.St. Mary Blvd..
79 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette, Freetown - Port Rico — Butler's Drug Store / Pharmacie Butler — Lee A. Butler, Physician and Pharmacist - 411 Gordon Street
On East Main Street at Gordon Street on East Main Street.
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80 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette, Freetown - Port Rico — Dr. Lee A. Butler House — 411 Gordon Street
On Gordon Street near East Main Street.
81 Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, Lafayette, Freetown - Port Rico — Good Hope Hall — 300 Stewart Street — Local Historic Register Property #14 —
On Stewart Street near Gordon Street.
82 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Allen Chapel AME Church
On Lagarde Street at East 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Lagarde Street.
83 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux — Moses, Allen Chapel, Calvary Cemeteries
On East 12th Street at Goode Street, on the left when traveling east on East 12th Street.
84 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Arthur D. Smith, Sr.
On Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) just south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
85 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Bernie T. Woodard — First Mayor of Grambling
Near Legends Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south.
86 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Calvin A. Wilkerson
On Legends Drive (State Highway 149) south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
87 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Charles P. Adams — "The Founder"
On Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
88 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Douglas L. Williams
Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
89 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Dr. Alice Brown Smith
Near Legends Avenue (Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
90 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Dr. Earl Lester Cole
Near Legends Avnue, 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
91 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Dr. Joseph Johnson
Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
92 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Dr. Leon Whittaker
Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
93 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Dr. Ruth Bradford
Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
94 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Edward R. Jones
On Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles Interstate 20.
95 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Frederick Hobdy
On Legends Avenue near Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
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96 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Henry Louis Dyer
Near Legends Drive (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
97 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — John Williams, Jr.
On Legends Avenue south of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south.
98 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — LaFayette Franklin "Fate" Richmond
On Legends Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south.
99 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Liberty Hill Baptist Association — A Historic Landmark Property — Significance: Religion, Education and Social History —
On Bennett Road at W Martin Luther King Jr Avenue (State Highway 150), on the right when traveling north on Bennett Road.
100 Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, Grambling — Loester "L.D." Land
Near Legends Drive (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Highway 20, on the left when traveling south.

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