Pride, Louisiana

Pride is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[1] Its ZIP code is 70770.

Pride, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°41′38″N 90°58′41″W
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
Area code	225
GNIS feature ID	543602[1]

History

A post office was established at Pride in 1886.^[2] The origin of Pride's name is unknown.^[3]

Government

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Pride Post Office.^[4]

Education

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools operates public schools:

• Northeast Elementary School^[5]
• Northeast Middle School and Northeast High School^[6][7]

Library

^{[needs update]} 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.^[8]

Notable people

• Donna Douglas - actress, born in Pride, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971).^[9]