City of Donaldsonville
Donaldsonville is a town of about 7000 in the south of Louisiana, along the Mississippi River. Its historic old town is considered to be one of the best kept examples of its kind, and home to a number of pre-Civil War monuments.Places of Interest
Highlights include River Road African American Museum and La La Regira Field.
River Road African American Museum
Museum
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River Road African American Museum is a museum of culture and history in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, United States. Founded in 1994, it was among the first Louisiana museums to tell the story of Africans and African Americans, both slave and free.
La La Regira Field
Stadium
La La Regira Field is a baseball stadium located in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, colloquially referred to as "The La La Field". La La Regira Field is currently home to the Ascension Catholic High School baseball team.
Landry Tomb
Tomb
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Landry Tomb is an historic burial vault located in the cemetery of the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. The two stage granite monument, containing 24 vaults, was built in 1845 and its design is attributed to James H.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smoke Bend.
Smoke Bend
Hamlet
Smoke Bend is an unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. A small cottage from the 1870s named Rome House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located here.
City of Donaldsonville
- Type: Locality with 7,440 residents
- Location: Ascension, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.0954° or 30° 5′ 43″ northLongitude
-90.9925° or 90° 59′ 33″ westPopulation
7,440Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
862F32W4+5XGeoNames ID
7169873
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