Baton Rouge (/ËŒbætÉ™n ˈruË Ê'/ BAT-É™n ROOZH; from French
Bâton-Rouge 'red stick') is the capital of the U.S. state of
Louisiana. On the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the
parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, the most-populous parish in
Louisiana. It is the 100th-most populous city in the United States,
and second-largest city in Louisiana after New Orleans. It is also the
16th-most populous state capital. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July
2019 estimate, Baton Rouge had a population of 220,236, down from
229,493 at the 2010 census. Baton Rouge is the center of Greater Baton
Rouge, the second-largest metropolitan area in Louisiana, with a
population of 834,159 as of 2017, up from 802,484 in 2010 and 829,719
in 2015.Baton Rouge (/ËŒbætÉ™n ˈruË Ê'/ BAT-É™n ROOZH; from French
Bâton-Rouge 'red stick') is the capital of the U.S. state of
Louisiana. On the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the
parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, the most-populous parish in
Louisiana. It is the 100th-most populous city in the United States,
and second-largest city in Louisiana after New Orleans. It is also the
16th-most populous state capital. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July
2019 estimate, Baton Rouge had a population of 220,236, down from
229,493 at the 2010 census. Baton Rouge is the center of Greater Baton
Rouge, the second-largest metropolitan area in Louisiana, with a
population of 834,159 as of 2017, up from 802,484 in 2010 and 829,719
in 2015.The city of Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical,
medical, research, motion picture, and growing technology center of
the American South. It is the location of Louisiana State University,
the LSU System's flagship university and the largest institution of
higher education in the state. It is also the location of Southern
University, the flagship institution of the Southern University
System, the only historically black college system in the nation. The
Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the 10th-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 at the Gulf of Mexico. 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 brought to North America as slaves or
indentured servants. It was ruled by seven different governments:
French, British, and Spanish in the colonial era; the Republic of West
Florida, as a United States territory and state, Confederate, and
United States again since the end of the American Civil War. Baton Rouge, Louisiana Top Movies & Young Movies