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  1. Baton Rouge ( / ˌbætənˈruːʒ / ⓘ BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]; Spanish: Bastón Rojo) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

  2. When translated from French to English, Baton Rouge means red stick. Why is Baton Rouge called the Red Stick? Story has it that long ago, this area in Louisiana along the mighty Mississippi River was occupied by two indigenous tribes, the Houma Indian Tribe and the Bayougoula Indian Tribe.

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  3. Baton Rouge is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it had a population of 227,470 as of 2020; it is the seat of Louisiana's most populous parish (county-equivalent), East Baton Rouge Parish, and the center of Louisiana's second-largest metropolitan area, Greater Baton Rouge.

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  4. 3 days ago · Baton Rouge is the seat of Louisiana State University (1860) and Southern University (1880). The city’s growth as an industrial centre began with the building of a giant refinery by the Standard Oil Company in 1909.

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