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.
Thanks - that makes sense.
He is on NewsMax. Interesting article with video of him discussing Rubio and Faux News bias. Watched some of the Video ~ good stuff.
LOL! Good one
We need to recruit Freepers to get to these rallies and give us live remote updates. It was fun doing it in NH and wish Donald were still here for another one.
You’re supposed to reprimand me, not laugh..You Trumpers.
Maybe trying to get more widespread exposure to keep fresh in the minds of people in many states.
He’s running a smart campaign so I figure there’s a good reason that will result in success.
If he comes to KC, I’ll volunteer to go and take notes!
Trump’s got the best bumper music around - Love the blues!
We’ll call ‘em “The Trump Bump!”
Oh, good—I’m not the only strange one ;)
Looks like a great crowd there in Baton Rouge
Link for those just joining in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIB5XO-0s74
My sister had one and had to replace it but the hardware store folks told her that happens with them. She spent more that she was planning but got a Moen without plastic I think and it has a lifetime warranty.
Yep. Trump runs a multi-state campaign. Not so much by the other guys.
Exactly, Paul and Rubio both beat him like a redheaded stepchild.
Here we go.
I get more of the “lets move to guyana” vibe from Teddy and crew.
I was just thinking the same thing.
Great invocation.
Upper seat sections behind the stage are empty. I’ve noticed that for places that don’t have huge television/jumbo-trons he limits the amount of people behind him.
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