200 Years of Baton Rouge History
An Interactive TimelineSelect date tabs to view the historic events of that specific time period.1699March 17, 1699D'IbervilleAn entry from D'Iberville's Gulf Journal providing what is believed to be the first sighting of Baton Rouge:"The 17th [March]. Five leagues and a half from our last stop for the night we came on the right side of the river to a little stream in which the Indiansinformed us there were a great number of fish. Here I had nets set out but caught only two catfish. The Indians having... Читать дальше...