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1963 Map of Baton Rouge East

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Baton Rouge East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Baton Rouge suburbs expand eastward in the early 1960s, showing a transition from the agricultural parish landscape to post-war residential developments. Large neighborhood tracts such as Broadmoor and Castlewood are established, centered around the Downtown Airport and the Bon Marche Shopping Center. This era is defined by the proliferation of community infrastructure, including numerous parochial and public schools like Our Lady of Mercy Sch and Broadmoor High Sch, alongside several country clubs and the expansive Green Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery.

The southern portions of the map retain more of their traditional rural character, where the Kansas City Southern and Illinois Central rail lines cross winding waterways like Ward Creek and Clay Cut Bayou. Small settlements and family landmarks such as Nesser, Essen, and the Kleinpeter Cem provide significant genealogical touchpoints. Notable industrial and transport hubs like the Baton Rouge Depot and the Pike Burden Landing Strip anchor the local economy during this period of rapid growth.