Posted on 02/11/2016 4:59:52 AM PST by nikos1121
Thursday, February 11, 2016: GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in Baton Rouge, LA at the Baton Rouge River Center. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM CST.
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.
HOW DID BATON ROUGE GET ITS NAME?
The French name le baton rouge ("the red stick") is the translation of a native term rendered as Istrouma, possibly a corruption of the Choctaw iti humma ("red pole") Andre Joseph Penicaut, a carpenter traveling with d'Iberville, published the first full-length account of the expedition in 1723. According to Penicaut,
"From there [Manchacq] we went five leagues higher and found very high banks called ecorts in that region, and in savage called Istrouma which means red stick [baton rouge], as at this place there is a post painted red that the savages have sunk there to mark the land line between the two nations, namely: the land of the Bayagoulas which they were leaving and the land of another nation—thirty leagues upstream from the baton rouge named the Oumas."
THE BATON ROUGE RIVER CENTER
At this time, I have no idea if the event will be in the large arena or the theater.
You may be onto something. Since I have stopped listening, I suppose I won’t find out anytime soon.
Yes there are! I know because I started one for them a few weeks back. No snark, just wanted to see one. Haven’t seen many since then.
Donald J. Trump â€@realDonaldTrump 3m3 minutes ago
Cruz caught cold in lie after denial of push polls like lies w/ @RealBenCarson. How can he preach Christian values? http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/donald-trump-ted-cruz-south-carolina-push-polls-219158#ixzz3zuAXvW83 …
Donald J. Trump â€@realDonaldTrump 1h1 hour ago
“@truthinvest: @CNN @tedcruz @realDonaldTrump Ted Cruz is the definition of sleaze. Just ask @RealBenCarson”
SC brings out the dirty tough campaigning. Trump ran over a dog and did not stop to help. Jeb saw him hit a woman with a bulldozer. Cruz saw him set fire to her house.
“Hopefully the personality of your candidate makes up for him moving the country down an Obama-like path of NSA surveillance, opening relations with Cuba, covering everyone with free health insurance, etc. Life will suck, but at least the president has a cool personality.”
Your crystal ball has no authority over any other crystal ball. Got anything else?
Teddy and The Cruzers
I am aware this will offend ‘The Perfects’ but don’t care.
COUNTRY before PARTY!
And good for YOU!
Adorable!!
Who gives a crap about party? We conservatives created the Tea Party and Ted Cruz to fight the corrupt Republicans and leftist Democrats alike.
“I don’t recall seeing Cardinals out here, but when I see a Robin in the yard (not that frequently) I always think of my Mom. When a butterfly goes by, I think she’s saying hi.”
Oooooh.. You’re speaking my language. Every year I try to plant flowers for butterflies and try to make sure I keep the hummingbird feeders full and clean. Something about those little tiny fragile but powerful beings just gets to me.
Thank goodness. FR has been unbearable today.
I think Trump's New Hampshire blowout also blew out their minds.
Out. of. control.
Red Stick is packing the house. Go TRUMP!!
better stated, country before self
Had to plead my case just to visit a neighbor. But it truly established critical thinking and analysis.
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Same with my dad. I always thought he missed his calling. Should have been a judge.
“There are Cruz threads?”
The Cruz threads are most likely ‘holy’ and ‘righteous’ but I suspect they are not very fun!
That’s why Cruzers end up on Trump threads. This is where the action is!
She is small now, but will quickly grow to be a good match. She has good family lines and if you note her feet, would be large like him. We won't breed them until next year, but they will both be "family". He is already jealous, though. She is asleep laying on one of my old shirts, and he is sitting and wondering why!
This is my first time with more than one dog at a time. I now live in interesting times. When he was first with us, his nickname was "trouble". Now, we have trouble X2!!!
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