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.
Is Louie ready for the rally?
We have to have our mascot in place!
FOX10 babe is hilarious!
:Black Hawk Down” when they lost feed.
He's SPOT ON !
Announcer says they have provided a safe protest area for protesters.
Getting instructions for how to handle the bozos.
Says Trump will be here shortly.
Crowd seems ready for bear.
Safe Protest Area OUTSIDE the venue has been established!
Instructions on what to do if there is protester near you.
Hold up your sign and shout “Trump!” “Trump!” “Trump!”
Do NOT harm the protester.
Hilarious!
Safe Protest Area OUTSIDE the venue has been established!
Instructions on what to do if there is protester near you.
Hold up your sign and shout “Trump!” “Trump!” “Trump!”
Do NOT harm the protester.
Hilarious!
“If some idiot starts protesting next to you, please do not harm the protester” - ‘cause we’ll kick butt for you!
My family moved here from Greece in 1900. How in the hell am I responsible for slavery? And how about all the black slave owners...?
We need Trump to clean house. He can use Cruz, Rubio, Bush etc to help him...
Durbin wants to raise gas taxes... cause the price is so low...
Screw that....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????
This country is upside down....
Maybe we need to be like ISIS and return to our roots of 1776 too.
I LOVE Robins..all birds actually!
Redwing blackbirds are a favorite.
I like how the march around on the lawn with thier bright red shoulder patches sounding like they are going TSK TSK TSK!
Comical!
I don’t see that feature.
This gal is funny...reading folks (who are tweeting her??) favorite Trump quotes.
Those cajuns will fight!
Trump doggie tee shirts come in sizes large enough for both Sam and Finnegan. Think the boys will have theirs soon to start wearing to the parks.
Adorable!! I love the names (course I love chocolate :-)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/trumpbr?src=hash
Elizabeth CrispVerified account â€@elizabethcrisp 8 minutes ago
There are so many people outside they are delaying the start. #TrumpBR
Mr. Trump, this is a job interview and you’re late ! FIRED !
Just kidding. You are HIRED.
Thanks, Nita!!
It is not on your remote?
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