The district is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River between Brusly and Port Allen and across from Baton Rouge.

The manufacturing portion of the district contains both structures: a smokestack reading "CINCLARE" and a water tower.

The sugar industry used to rely heavily on mules for power in mills, but similar structures were typically demolished after the introduction of tractors.

[4] The company continues to own 13,000 acres of agricultural land, mostly devoted to sugarcane, throughout West Baton Rouge, Iberville and St. Martin parishes.

[7] The West Baton Rouge Museum received donated machinery from Cinclare which it has incorporated into exhibits since it was the last sugar mill in the parish.