GRE Test Centers in Louisiana

GRE Testing Locations

Decided to take GRE exam? Now it is time to determine where to take the test.  This site provides a full list of GRE testing centers in Louisiana, among which, you can choose one that is nearest to you. Good news is that the following GRE test locations in Louisiana offer both GRE general test and the GRE subject tests.

1. Alexandria, LA – APCN-1313
   Louisiana State University at Alexandria, 8100 Highway 71 South, Alexandria
   Louisiana United States 71302
   Computer Based Test
2. ETS – LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. – APCN-7567
   LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, 137 HIMES HALL/ MSMT. AND EVAL. CTR, BATON ROUGE
   Louisiana United States 70803
   Computer Based Test
3. Baton Rouge – S. Sherwood Forest Boulevard – APCN-5233
   4354 S SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD, SUITE D-220, BATON ROUGE
   Louisiana United States 70816
   Computer Based Test
4. Northwestern State University – STN14903A
   913 University Parkway, Testing Center, Watson Memorial Library, Room 115, NATCHITOCHES
   Louisiana United States 71457
   Computer Based Test
5. McNeese State University – STN14968A
   450 Lawton Drive, Burton Business Center, Room 210C, LAKE CHARLES
   Louisiana United States 70609
   Computer Based Test
6. Lake Charles – McNeese State University – APCN-1317
   McNeese State University, Office of Testing Services, 4205 Ryan Street, 91450, Lake Charles
   Louisiana United States 70609
   Computer Based Test

GRE Test Dates

There are two types of test format offered by the test maker – ETS: Computer-delivered and Paper-delivered GRE general tests.  For computer based test format, the GRE General Test is offered year-round on a continuous basis, and available for registration on a first-come, first-served basis. For paper based general test,  testing is available three times per year. The following test dates apply:

GRE Subject Tests in Louisiana

The GRE Subject Tests are available on paper based only. In all GRE test centers throughout the world (both inside and outside United States), the exam is available three times a year. The three test dates are:

• April
• September
• October

On the test maker website, you can search for a testing location by zip code. If you are living in the state of Louisiana and not sure about which postal code you belong to, you can find your zip code on COUNTRYAAH.

New Orleans

New Orleans [ nju ː ɔ ː l ɪ ənz, too – ɔ ː li ː nz], city in Louisiana, USA, in the Mississippi Delta seaport, 175 km above the river mouth, (2010) 343 800 residents (1990: 496,900 Residents), 60.2% of them black;the metropolitan area has 1.17 million residents; Seat of a Catholic Archbishop, an Anglican and a Methodist Bishop; Seat of six universities, including Tulane University of Louisiana (founded as a medical college in 1834, university since 1884), Catholic Loyola University (founded as Loyola College in 1905, university since 1912); Museums (including Southern State Museum, Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, History Museum, Louisiana State Museum, The National D-Day Museum, Pharmacy Museum); Superdome sports hall (dome height 85.3 m, holds up to 84,700 spectators; opened in 1975). – As the largest foreign trade center for the products of the Mississippi states (cotton, sugar, wood, petroleum, sulfur), New Orleans has several commodity exchanges. The port, for sea and inland shipping, at the crossroads of the Intracoastal Waterway with the here 400–800 m wide Mississippi, is one of the largest in the USA. Sea fishing (shrimp, oysters) and canning are important. The Metropolitan Area is an important industrial area of ​​the USA, with petrochemical, aerospace, food, clothing, metal, shipbuilding, automotive industries. The V. a. Environmental damage caused by the petrochemical industry in recent years is a major problem for the city. Tourism is of great importance, including for Mardi Gras and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; international Airport.

Cityscape

The old town shows a street scene that is unusual for the USA, in which v. a. French and Spanish influences determine the architecture. The street fronts of the closely built houses are enlivened by balconies with roofs drawn over them; Iron struts support the balcony and roof, wrought-iron grilles decorate the balconies; many houses have a patio; in the center of the old town, on Jackson Square, the Saint-Louis Cathedral (1794) and the former governor’s seat (Cabildo, 1795; now a museum) from the Spanish colonial era, often changed since then; Also in the old town are the former Ursuline Convent (around 1735), Saint Mary’s Church (1780), the Old Absinthe House (1807) and the Bank of Louisiana (1821).C. W. Moore (1977-78) on the edge of the French Quarter. The modern cityscape is v. a. characterized by skyscrapers (including Riverfront, Central Business District); the cityscape includes the three lines of the “streetcars” (trams); The Canal Street tram line, replaced by buses during the 1960s, was reopened in 2004.

History

The settlement, founded by the French in 1718 in a strategically important location in the Mississippi Delta, became the capital of the French colony Louisiana in 1722, and with this it came to Spain in 1762/63 and to the USA in 1803. 1812–49 Capital of the state of Louisiana, New Orleans was the center of the Mississippi and coastal shipping-dominated economic life of the region. The Spanish-French-Creole culture of the great days of New Orleans before the Civil War (captured by Union troops in 1862) is reflected in the image of the old town (Vieux Carré, French Quarter). Carnival (Mardi Gras), which has been celebrated since the 1830s, goes back to the French settlers. In August 2005, New Orleans was hit by a hurricane that v. a. passed through the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, exposed to severe destruction. A large part of the population had to be evacuated; 80% of the city was flooded.