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Port Allen

Port Allen is a town in the region of Louisiana that sits directly across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge and is the seat of West Baton Rouge Parish. It takes on a rather gritty and highly industrial character but has a few attractions.
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  • Type: Town with 4,940 residents
  • Description: suburb city of Baton Rouge, located in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: “Allain”, “Port Allen, LA”, “Port Allen, Louisiana”, and “Saint Michael”
  • Postal code: 70767

Places of Interest

Highlights include Louisiana State Capitol and USS Kidd.

Public building
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The is the seat of government for the U.S. state of and is located in downtown . The capitol houses the chambers for the Louisiana State Legislature, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the office of the Governor of Louisiana.

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, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Museum
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The , also known as the Old United States Barracks, is a complex of buildings located at the corner of State Capitol Drive and River Road in , in the grounds of the state capitol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baton Rouge and Downtown Baton Rouge Historic District.

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is the capital of , USA. Located on the east bank of the mighty , is Louisiana's second largest city, home of Louisiana State University, major port facilities, and a variety of attractions.

Neighborhood
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is a historic district in downtown , United States, located along 3rd Street, from Main Street to North Boulevard.

Neighborhood
is a historic district anchored by Road in , the capital city of the U.S. state of . It is well known for its annual Mardi Gras parade, which is the largest in Baton Rouge.

Port Allen

Latitude
30.4534° or 30° 27′ 12″ north
Longitude
-91.2101° or 91° 12′ 36″ west
Population
4,940
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
862CFQ3Q+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151882240
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4337823
Wiki­data ID
Q1841917
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Port Allen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورت ألين (لويزيانا)”
  • Arabic: “بورت ألين”
  • Basque: “Port Allen”
  • Catalan: “Port Allen”
  • Cebuano: “Port Allen”
  • Chechen: “Порт-Аллен”
  • Chinese: “Port Allen”
  • Chinese: “艾伦港”
  • Czech: “Port Allen”
  • Danish: “Port Allen”
  • Dutch: “Port Allen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورت الين”
  • Esperanto: “Port Allen”
  • French: “Port Allen”
  • French: “Port-Alain”
  • German: “Port Allen”
  • Gilaki: “پؤرت آلن (لۊئيزيانا)”
  • Gilaki: “پؤرت آلن”
  • Haitian: “Port Allen, Lwizyana”
  • Haitian: “Port Allen”
  • Hungarian: “Port Allen”
  • Irish: “Port Allen”
  • Italian: “Port Allen”
  • Ladin: “Port Allen”
  • Mazanderani: “پرت الن”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Port Allen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Allen”
  • Persian: “پرت الن”
  • Polish: “Port Allen”
  • Portuguese: “Port Allen”
  • Serbian: “Порт Ален”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Port Allen, Louisiana”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Port Allen”
  • Slovak: “Port Allen”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پرت الن، لوئیزیانا”
  • Spanish: “Port Allen (Luisiana)”
  • Spanish: “Port Allen”
  • Swedish: “Port Allen, Louisiana”
  • Swedish: “Port Allen”
  • Tatar: “Порт-Аллен”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт-Аллен”
  • Uzbek: “Port Allen”
  • Volapük: “Port Allen”
  • Welsh: “Port Allen, Louisiana”
  • Welsh: “Port Allen”

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