Historic District
Fifty-seven resources on the LSU campus were listed in the 95 acres "Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge historic district" on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1988.
Forty-six of the enlisted resources were considered contributing buildings and structures.
The campus is protected by the State Capital Historic District Legislation.
The LSU Campus Mounds, which are part of a larger mound group spread throughout the state, are located near the northwestern corner of the campus and were built an estimated 5,000 years ago. They were individually enlisted in the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1999.