Addis

Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish within the Plantation Country Region, between Baton Rouge and Donaldsonville along Hwy 1 on the banks of the Mississippi River near Plaquemine and Brusly.

Addis received its name from John Wesley Addis, an early official of the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company. Mr. Addis, the Superintendent of Motive Power and Rolling Stock, was instrumental in establishing many T&P buildings in the area known as Baton Rouge Junction.