Official Name: | Nesser, Louisiana |
Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | East Baton Rouge |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 39 |
Coordinates: | 30.3983°N -91.0519°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 70805 |
Area Code: | 225 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 543515 |
Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Info: | 22-53860 |
Nesser is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 2miles northwest of Old Jefferson and 2miles southeast of Westminster.
The 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.[1] [2]
When the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company built a line through the area they renamed the road Siegen Lane.[1]