Jimmie Davis Tabernacle

The man the tabernacle honors was one of eleven children of sharecroppers, and even his birth year is uncertain: references give 1899, 1901, 1902 or 1903, and his Country Music Hall of Fame plaque says 1904. He graduated from Louisiana College in 1924 and took a master's degree at Louisiana State University in 1927, then taught history and social studies at Dodd College for Girls. A Southern Baptist, he later served as president of the Gospel Music Association and died in Baton Rouge on November 5, 2000.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Eddie G. Robinson Museum — 16 mi
  A state museum in a former women's gymnasium at Grambling State University, on the 408-win coach who sent more than 200 players to the pros.

More markers nearby

• Governor Jimmie Davis — steps away
• Gov. Jimmie Davis — steps away
• Lincoln High School — 14 mi
• Driskill Mountain — 16 mi