Why St. George
Located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, St. George is a city situated directly southeast of Baton Rouge. It stands as the parish’s second most populous municipality and encompasses a collection of local communities, including Inniswold, Oak Hills Place, Old Jefferson, Shenandoah, Village St. George, and Westminster. The city’s southern boundary is formed by Bayou Manchac, a natural waterway extending between the Mississippi River to the west and the Amite River to the east.
The area’s recorded history includes presence from Indigenous tribes such as the Choctaw, Alabama-Coushatta, and Pakana Muscogee. Following the French and Indian War in 1763, Bayou Manchac served as an international border separating British West Florida from Spanish territory. During the American Revolutionary War in 1779, Spanish Governor Bernardo de Gálvez led forces to capture the British-built Fort Bute along the bayou. Later, during the War of 1812, General Andrew Jackson ordered the mouth of Bayou Manchac filled to defend against British entry. Settlement by Pennsylvania German farmers and other groups left a lasting imprint on local place names, including Essen Lane, Siegen Lane, and Highland Road. Following mid-twentieth-century residential growth, a 2019 ballot initiative established St. George as Louisiana's newest incorporated city.
Recreational facilities across St. George are managed by the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge. Visitors can access public spaces such as the Burbank Soccer Complex, Airline Highway Park, Santa Maria Golf Course, and Highland Road Community Park, which features the Highland Road Park Observatory. Outdoor destinations include the LSU Hilltop Arboretum, a 14-acre facility displaying more than 150 species of native Southern flora, complete with walking trails, a boardwalk over a pond, and an earthen amphitheater set within a wildflower meadow. Water recreation is available via a paddling launch at Bayou Fountain, with additional launches planned along Ward Creek and Bayou Manchac as part of a parish-wide greenway network.
Historical features in St. George include several properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, such as Audubon Plantation, Les Chenes Vertes, Ory House, Santa Maria Plantation, Willow Grove, and Woodstock Plantation. Other notable landmarks include the historic 1916 route of the Jefferson Highway, the 1814 Old Hickory Lodge, and St. George Catholic Church, which was established in 1908 and currently features a 1,200-seat sanctuary located on Siegen Lane.
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