Nesser is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northwest of Old Jefferson and 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) southeast of Westminster.
Nesser, Louisiana | |
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  Nesser, Louisiana  Nesser, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°23′54″N 91°03′07″W / 30.39833°N 91.05194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | East Baton Rouge |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70805 |
| Area code | 225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 543515 [1] |
| FIPS code | 22-53860 |
Etymology
editThe community is named after Ludwig Nesser. A German from Trier, Germany that immigrated to Baton Rouge to work on a plantation owned by the Garig family. After getting married he purchased five acres of land and a built a small house. Then in 1883 the United States Federal Government established a post office in the region. They appointed Nesser as the first postmaster. He served as the postmaster until 1897.[2][3]
Siegen Lane
editWhen the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company built a line through the area they renamed the road Siegen Lane.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nesser, Louisiana
- ^ a b Clare D’Artois Leeper (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. pp. 174–. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
- ^ Merrill, Ellen C. (November 30, 2014). Germans of Louisiana. Pelican Publishing. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-4556-0484-5.
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