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Pride, Louisiana
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 Pride, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
Pride, Louisiana
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | East Baton Rouge |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
70770
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| Area code(s) | 225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 543602 |
Pride is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its ZIP code is 70770.
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History
A post office was established at Pride in 1886. The etymology of Pride's name is unknown.
Library
East Baton Rouge Parish Library operates the Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library. The library first opened in 1941. It was initially located in the gymnasium of Pride High School. The next location was a temporary building on the grounds of Northeast Elementary School, 782 square feet (72.7 m2) large, where it moved in 1983. It moved into its current location, a 12,086-square-foot (1,122.8 m2) standalone building across from the elementary school and adjacent to Northeast High School, on December 12, 2005. This building was designed by Robert Coleman & Partners Architects, AIA. The branch will reopen in February 2017 due to replacement reasons.
Education
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools operates public schools:
- Northeast Elementary School
- Northeast Middle School and Northeast High School
Notable person
Actress Donna Douglas was born in Pride.
