- City:
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Colleges and Universities, Auditoriums and Arenas
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
Louisiana State University’s historic Parker Coliseum, also known as the Agricultural Center, was constructed by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937. The building, which contains numerous artistic details created by artists of the period, is still in use today. WPA Project No. 165-64-2016.
Source notes
Building plaque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Parker_Agricultural_ColiseumSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 12, 2015.
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