The LDS Church First Presidency announced on October 14, 1998, that a temple would be built in Baton Rouge[2] and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 8, 1999.

The Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple serves 24,000 LDS Church members in the New Orleans, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, and Monroe Louisiana stakes, as well as members in Gulfport, Hattiesburg, and Jackson, Mississippi stakes.

[6] The exterior is made from Imperial Danby White marble quarried in Vermont, and the grounds are beautifully landscaped.

On June 27, 2017, the LDS Church announced that beginning February 2018, the temple would close for renovations that are anticipated to be completed in 2019.

[7] On May 3, 2019, the church announced the public open house that was held from October 26 through November 2, 2019, excluding Sunday.