The pole was adorned with animal blood and was used as a tribal boundary demarcating the two tribes of Houma and Bayou Goula’ s hunting grounds. Sieur d’Ibervile together with his party named the pole as well as the location it was in, “le baton rouge” that was meant to mean “the red stick” in French. Locally, however, the American Natives’ called the site Istrouma. More Info: http://batonrougedirectory.net/

The pole was adorned with animal blood and was used as a tribal boundary demarcating the two tribes of Houma and Bayou Goula' s hunting grounds. Sieur d'Ibervile together with his party named the pole as well as the location it was in, "le baton rouge" that was meant to mean "the red stick" in French.