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Baton Rouge (/ˌbætən ˈruːʒ/; French for "Red Stick", French: Bâton-Rouge [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]) is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana and its second-largest city. The seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, the city is located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River.
As the "Capital City", Baton Rouge is the political hub for Louisiana, and is the second-largest metropolitan city in the state, with an estimated population of 228,895 as of 2014. The metropolitan area surrounding the city, known as Greater Baton Rouge, had a population of 820,159 people as of 2013. The urban area has around 594,309 inhabitants.
Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, research, motion picture, and growing technology center of the American South. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the tenth largest in the United States in terms of tonnage shipped, and is the farthest upstream Mississippi River port capable of handling Panamax ships.
The Baton Rouge area owes its historical importance to its strategic site upon the Istrouma Bluff, the first natural bluff upriver from the Mississippi River Delta. This allowed development of a business quarter safe from seasonal flooding. In addition, the city built a levee system stretching from the bluff southward to protect the riverfront and low-lying agricultural areas. The city is a culturally rich center, with settlement by immigrants from numerous European nations and African peoples. It was ruled by seven different governments: French, British, and Spanish in the colonial era, West Floridian, United States territory and state, Confederate, and United States again.
Bâton Rouge is a 1985 French film directed by Rachid Bouchareb.
In a town on the outskirts of Paris, the life of Karim, Abdenour and Mozart search for small acting jobs. Karim's father reassures him that he will someday become someone important. Abdenour, orphaned, promises his brother that he may soon withdraw from welfare. For his part, Mozart, a saxophonist, dreams lead his two friends to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the capital of blues. The dream soon becomes a reality in the wake of Abdenour falling in love with Becky, a young American, and thanks to one of the three friends' tricks allow them to obtain airline tickets to New York. But their search continues across the Atlantic.
According to Entergy Louisiana’s power outage map, thousands of customers in East Baton Rouge Parish experienced a power outage Tuesday morning. For more Local News from WAFB: https://www.wafb.com/ For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM06-JFEqr5Q_a-oQBVlrg Follow WAFB on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2XetWgH Like WAFB on Facebook HERE: https://bit.ly/3WIH21U Follow WAFB on Twitter HERE: https://bit.ly/2XLEnr2 Follow WAFB on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3vD8tyk Follow 9Sports on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ncdyKE Get your news on the go! Download WAFB 9News mobile apps HERE: https://wafb.pgtb.me/HNhPRK
In a statement released just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a spokesman with Entergy Louisiana confirmed there are a total of 10,600 customers in the dark. For more Local News from WAFB: https://www.wafb.com/ For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM06-JFEqr5Q_a-oQBVlrg
The city is on the dirty side of Barry. Many are seeing heavy rainfall and power outages.
120 doses of Moderna vaccine lost in Baton Rouge after power outage Subscribe to WDSU on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1n00vnY Get more New Orleans news: http://www.wdsu.com Like us: http://www.facebook.com/wdsutv Follow us: http://twitter.com/wdsu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wdsu6/
A troubled apartment complex in Tigerland is having more issues. The power's been out since Tuesday, and one tenant tells 2 On Your Side that it's inexcusable. First aired 4/13/2023 Read more here: https://www.wbrz.com/news/troubled-tigerland-apartment-has-yet-more-problems-power-turned-off Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQpvOIKyDMhvLsu7VWI6lA Stream live newscasts all day on WBRZ+: https://www.wbrz.com/news/live-watch-wbrz-streaming-live-on-tv-in-baton-rouge-and-shreveport/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WBRZNews2 Follow WBRZ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBRZ
A power outage in Baton Rouge impacted nearly 2,000 Entergy customers Thursday morning. For more Local News from WAFB: https://www.wafb.com/ For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM06-JFEqr5Q_a-oQBVlrg Follow WAFB on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2XetWgH Like WAFB on Facebook HERE: https://bit.ly/3WIH21U Follow WAFB on Twitter/X HERE: https://bit.ly/2XLEnr2 Follow WAFB on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3vD8tyk Follow 9Sports on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ncdyKE Get your news on the go! Download WAFB 9News mobile apps HERE: https://wafb.pgtb.me/HNhPRK
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This free family event will be held from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Baton Rouge Clinic For more Local News from WAFB: https://www.wafb.com/ For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM06-JFEqr5Q_a-oQBVlrg Follow WAFB on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2XetWgH Like WAFB on Facebook HERE: https://bit.ly/3WIH21U Follow WAFB on Twitter HERE: https://bit.ly/2XLEnr2 Follow WAFB on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3vD8tyk Follow 9Sports on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ncdyKE Get your news on the go! Download WAFB 9News mobile apps HERE: https://wafb.pgtb.me/HNhPRK
Entergy wants federal money for North Baton Rouge power grid
WAFB is partnering with the Baton Rouge Clinic to co-host a Power Up Health and Safety event on Friday, Aug. 4. For more Local News from WAFB: https://www.wafb.com/ For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM06-JFEqr5Q_a-oQBVlrg Follow WAFB on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2XetWgH Like WAFB on Facebook HERE: https://bit.ly/3WIH21U Follow WAFB on Twitter HERE: https://bit.ly/2XLEnr2 Follow WAFB on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3vD8tyk Follow 9Sports on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ncdyKE Get your news on the go! Download WAFB 9News mobile apps HERE: https://wafb.pgtb.me/HNhPRK
Baton Rouge (/ˌbætən ˈruːʒ/; French for "Red Stick", French: Bâton-Rouge [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]) is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana and its second-largest city. The seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, the city is located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River.
As the "Capital City", Baton Rouge is the political hub for Louisiana, and is the second-largest metropolitan city in the state, with an estimated population of 228,895 as of 2014. The metropolitan area surrounding the city, known as Greater Baton Rouge, had a population of 820,159 people as of 2013. The urban area has around 594,309 inhabitants.
Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, research, motion picture, and growing technology center of the American South. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the tenth largest in the United States in terms of tonnage shipped, and is the farthest upstream Mississippi River port capable of handling Panamax ships.
The Baton Rouge area owes its historical importance to its strategic site upon the Istrouma Bluff, the first natural bluff upriver from the Mississippi River Delta. This allowed development of a business quarter safe from seasonal flooding. In addition, the city built a levee system stretching from the bluff southward to protect the riverfront and low-lying agricultural areas. The city is a culturally rich center, with settlement by immigrants from numerous European nations and African peoples. It was ruled by seven different governments: French, British, and Spanish in the colonial era, West Floridian, United States territory and state, Confederate, and United States again.
I'm stepping out an open door.
Sometimes, I wish was locked.
Across the hall another's shut
The peephole's all I've got
You've been warned.
I'm sure it's true.
I'm so new to love.
Just hold on.
I want you standing on my shoes
with a peruse-like touch through Baton Rouge
I'm scared to death to even move. To move.
Green strobes still flickering in my head.
I cling to everything you said.
I finally found your hand
But there's only time for you to walk me out.
We'll pray to God and brush our tracks