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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.
- Old Louisiana State Capitol
South side of the capitol. The Old Louisiana State Capitol,...
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Bâton-Rouge...
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area
The Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area, as defined by...
- Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Baton Rouge Magnet High School (BRMHS or Baton Rouge High)...
- Nottoway Plantation
Nottoway Plantation, also known as Nottoway Plantation House...
- USS Kidd
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first...
- History
Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville provided Baton Rouge as...
- Louisiana State Capitol
The Louisiana State Capitol (French: Capitole de l'État de...
- Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State...
- Old Louisiana State Capitol
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.
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.
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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