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.
Hey Prof!
You here tonight?
What’s that -—a Cruzer? ;)
Cajuns for Trump!
Mess with Swamp People at you own risk.
I love that Cajuns for Trump sign.
Connor Craig â€@DConnorCraig 21m21 minutes ago
Trying my absolute hardest to not be pummeled by the thousands of pickup trucks roaring into Baton Rouge for the Trump rally.
I’m telling you, those boys behind Trump are up to something. Just being obnoxious.
YES, WE DO!!!!
OH NO! (You’ll catch the next one!) : )
For me, that's easy. Reagan. The last rally I attended before Donald's was Ronald Reagan's. No one else.
GO TRUMP...GO STRAIGHT TO THE WHITE HOSE !
I was waiting for this to come up on OANN. They’re not carrying it for some reason.
I’m here and watching it on You Tube. I wasn’t sure if I should post a recipe tonight. Maybe let people digest the two I posted earlier.
John â€@NobamaDotCom 22m22 minutes ago
Baton Rouge Trump rally has a safe place for protestors. I think it is the Mississippi river. The fast current will wash them all away
â€@elizabethcrisp 13 minutes ago
At least 9000 people here at this point. Capacity is 10k. #trumpbr
Latest Newsmax poll: Trump leading with 61%
The phones take pics when he turns for them.
I’s say that he does. Notice that his jacket is never buttoned...probably because it would be too tight with the vest.
Sorry,3/4 mile
Donald J. Trump â€@realDonaldTrump 43m43 minutes ago
Just landed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Reports are out that lines are three quarters of a mile to get in. Wow! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain
OKay and the shirts run true to size.
I ordered Medium for my Louie - he weighs almost 17 pounds.
Don’t feel bad. You have at least been to one. I doubt I will get to go to one, and I would love to go to one.
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