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.
That is why I love Southwest airlines...You can make a reservation and change or cancel it with no penalty. If you use credit card points, they don’t expire. If for some reason could not get to Washington for inauguration, then don’t lose any $$.
Encore!
Don’t Forget to Count the White House Silverware Ball.
It was a hoot. I even saved the “Who killed Vince Foster?” crazy confetti!
Fox 10 doing immediate Encore presentation.
Yep....these rallies just get better and better.
Go Trump!! Let’s make America great, again, TOGETHER!!
Even better!
Money well spent!
Hear that! I was so wrapped up watching Trump I forgot about there even being a live thread.
I’ve watched several of these rallies and they’re all great but this one was AMAZING! Trump has truly entered Rock Star stature now and its is clear the crowd thinks so too.
What’d ya know? For Once I am agreeing with Chris Mathews LOL
Me too!
NBC NEWS: Trump Effect==Ford moving some work to Youngstown, OH that was going to go to Mexico
COINCIDENCE?
THIS
WAS
ONE
KICK-ASS
RALLY!!!
I can’t believe it’s 10:00!!
Must.Try.To.Sleep.Now. LOL!!!
Great night, great time!! Till next time....good night, all!
Well Rats!
OANN never DID show it tonight!
;0(
C-span should call it road to the back door.
I bet that was one fun FReeper gathering.
Looking forward to Trump’s FReeper gathering, for the Inauguration next January!!
Just joined the thread after watching the rally that was great! I believe Trump is once in a generation type of candidate. I had Reagan! I hope my children have Trump!
One of the best crowds he has had! It was a rock concert!
Night!! Sleep well.
It was a great time at another YUGE and great Trump rally, all!!
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