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I stumbled across Abandoned Baton Rouge a few nights ago while searching for more information on the unfinished dormitory on the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries campus, a structure familiar to most BR residents. Its construction stopped prematurely because Swaggart’s ministry, which reported $128.5 million in revenue in 1986, had to downsize after his notorious fall in 1988. Since then, this this building has stood unfinished, essentially as a commemoration of failure. (image from here) In addition to this building, ABR has visited the Bellemont Hotel, Lincoln Theatre, and even the the Turkish Baths. It’s a site worth checking out if you’re familiar with BR and have some interest in the many abandoned buildings around town.

I stumbled across Abandoned Baton Rouge a few nights ago while searching for more information on the unfinished dormitory on the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries campus, a structure familiar to most BR residents. Its construction stopped prematurely because Swaggart’s ministry, which reported $128.5 million in revenue in 1986, had to downsize after his notorious fall in 1988. Since then, this this building has stood unfinished, essentially as a commemoration of failure.

(image from here)

In addition to this building, ABR has visited the Bellemont Hotel, Lincoln Theatre, and even the the Turkish Baths. It’s a site worth checking out if you’re familiar with BR and have some interest in the many abandoned buildings around town.