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Mormon temples, like the Baton Rouge Louisiana Mormon Temple, are Houses of the Lord

Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

Temple District Chronological

Congregations are organized into stakes, districts, and branches, which belong to a temple district. Following are the stakes belonging to the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple District listed in order of creation.
The Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple serves members from 8 stakes based in Louisiana and Mississippi:

New Orleans Louisiana StakeJune 19, 1955
Jackson Mississippi StakeMay 2, 1965
Hattiesburg Mississippi StakeJune 27, 1965
Baton Rouge Louisiana StakeJanuary 26, 1969
Alexandria Louisiana StakeAugust 27, 1978
Denham Springs Louisiana StakeApril 19, 1981
Gulfport Mississippi StakeOctober 10, 1982
Monroe Louisiana StakeAugust 18, 1985
Baton Rouge Louisiana TempleDedicated July 16, 2000
"I urge all who have not yet received these greatest of all blessings within the walls of the temple to do whatever may be necessary to qualify to receive them."
—James E. Faust

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