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Louisiana Counties and Parishes: West Baton Rouge Parish

The Creation of Legal Borders

West Baton Rouge Parish

March 31, 1807

(2) Chapter I

AN ACT Supplementary to an Act, entitled "An Act providing for the Superior Court going Circuit," and for establishing Courts of Inferior Jurisdiction."

December 14, 1812

AN ACT Altering and determining certain limits between the Parishes of Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge.

February 4, 1825

AN ACT To determine the limits of the Parish of Point Couple, and to grant certain powers to the Police Jury of said Parish, and likewise to that of the Parish of West Baton Rouge.

April 7, 1826

AN ACT to determine the southern an [sic] western boundary of the Parish of West Baton Rouge.

1827 Act March 24

AN ACT Relative to the limits of the parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge, and for other purposes.

1828 Act No. 53

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "an act relative to the limits of the parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge, and for other purposes."

1837 Act No. 28

 An Act To fix the limits between the parishes of Point Coupee and West Baton Rouge, and the parishes of St. Mary and Assumption.

February 7, 1838

AN ACT To amend the act entitled "An act to determine the boundaries of the Parish of Point Coupee."

1848 Act No. 108

 AN ACT For the running of a line between the parishes of Pointe Coupe, West Baton Rouge and Iberville.

1852 Act No. 197

AN ACT Fixing the line dividing the parishes of Point Coupee and West Baton Rouge and Iberville.

1859 Act No. 14.

AN ACT To define and permanently settle and fix the boundaries between the parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge.