Place:Port Allen, West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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NamePort Allen
Alt namesAllainsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS22013316
Saint Michaelsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS22013316
TypeCity
Coordinates30.454°N 91.21°W
Located inWest Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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Port Allen is a city in, and the parish seat of, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. Located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, it is bordered by Interstate 10 and US Highway 190. The population was 5,180 at the 2010 census, down from 5,278 in 2000. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Port Allen is home to the Mississippi Riverfront Development, which provides a panoramic view of the Mississippi River and Baton Rouge, the West Baton Rouge Museum, the City of Port Allen Railroad Depot, Scott's Cemetery, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, and the Port Allen Lock.

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