The photo at the left was taken at the first CSBR Burn's Night Dinner in January of 1977. The Caledonian Society of Baton Rouge sponsors a program of education that includes the teaching of the Great Highland Bagpipes and Scottish drumming, Scottish Country Dancing, presentations to schools and clubs, a presence at numerous festivals and events, and a Scottish cultural study group. Highly visible are the Caledonian Pipes of Baton Rouge , a bagpipe and drums marching band, and the Scottish Country Dancers . These two groups are active in performance and continue to teach those interested these uniquely Scottish arts. Events include Scottish foods, Scottish Highland attire, the pipes and drums, Scottish Country Dancing, and presentations on all things Scottish, and all of the fanfare and pageantry of our native land.
Scottish heritage is very much alive in Baton Rouge.
The Scots have made a great impact on everyday life. Examples of the accomplishments of forward thinking Scots are Alexander Graham Bell's telephone, Kirkpatrick MacMillan's bicycle, John Logie Baird's television, the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming, and chloroform developed by James Young Simpson. A symbol of Scotland and its clan or family system is the fabric known as tartan. Though centuries old, tartan patterns have been identified since the eighteenth century with the various clans and districts. There is no imitation and there is nothing more indicative of Scotland to the millions of Scottish descendants around the globe.