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TITLE 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific
RS 25:702 - Baton Rouge as "Birthplace of Louisiana Democracy"
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 25:702 (2018)
§702. Baton Rouge as "Birthplace of Louisiana Democracy"
The city of Baton Rouge is designated as the "Birthplace of Louisiana Democracy", because it is the site of the first democratically-elected government in Louisiana, the Assembly of the British Colony of West Florida.
Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
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