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.
The one with the greenish sport coat looks like the guy sitting against the wall behind Trump at last night’s rally.
“another candidate comes, what do they have 200 people or something?” lol
Gee, wonder who Trump is referring to?
11,000 and 4,000 outside. Amazing!
I get to go for third time next month!
Democrats don’t have Debates, they have Auctions.
The prices go up and the Bidders don’t have to pay the tab, the rest of us do.
FREE isn’t FREE unless you’re a DemoncRat.
It IS fun....I can’t remember ever being this excited about a candidate. I’ve volunteered, phone banked, donated...for so many candidates...but never have felt like this ;-)
Oh good grief; Heidi is even MORE fatuous than her selazy husband.
I was a young kid of 19 when Reagan was elected. My first thought was, great, a movie actor.’ I soon changed my tune and cried so hard watching his funeral.
What’s up with the dude in the red shirt and cap?
Awesome.
He needs to lay off the curse words, the NE eats that stuff up but the South is still genteel.
Be interesting to see what he does.
YES!
I would have had to spend the night in Lousiana.
I do NOT drive at night by myself!!!
I dunno, I pulled pretty hard for Ellie May when she was up for class president on “Beverly Hillbillies!”
I just wanted to say “hi” and see if you were about!
I don’t think anyone will mind if you post a recipe!
Really, the people behind really aren’t necessary. They are a distraction.
11,915 watching on Right Side’s feed.
Trump comparing his crowds to other candidates’ crowds—like 200 people.
Wonder who that was ? /s
!!!!!!!
What fun watching Trump.
If anyone’s interested...this just came off twitterverse...
Cruz Campaign Removes Ad Featuring Softcore Porn Actress
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/soft-core-porn-actress-in-new-cruz-ad-choosing-between-him-a#.unD6dPmejv
What a hoot!
Lol, Ellie Mae from Zachary, Louisiana.
That’s is so true.
I think he will ease up on the salty language. He has already hinted that he would.
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