Alsen is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) west of Baker and 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) southwest of Zachary and 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of the Mississippi River.

Alsen, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°34′17″N 91°12′15″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	East Baton Rouge
Elevation [1]	72 ft (22 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70807
Area code(s)	225
GNIS feature ID	542924 [1]
FIPS code	22-01605

History

The community was founded in 1872 by an agency of the United States Department of War known as the Freedmen's Bureau designed to help freedmen in the aftermath of the American Civil War.[2]

Notable people

• Jeremy Richardson, an NBA basketball player.
• Henry Gray, blues piano player and singer.

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