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.
Mr Donald, for now...until November....then, it’s Mr PRESIDENT!!
Love this guy...he’s a hoot!
I didn’t get it....
Who was Mormon?
My youngest had the opportunity to do some work in Maine this fall. He absolutely loved your state, said the natural beauty was unbelievable.
Crowd does to seem fired up.
That entire Landrieu family were and are crooks.
I danced when she got thrown out of office this last time around.
People are still trying to get in
Okay, well it’s gross. Trump needs tighter stagecraft behind the camera.
Not another weird-o behind Trump again. I hope they remove him.
Too bad. I never liked her and he is doing great!
Here in ND near the Canadian border, we are looking at 40 above on Sunday. I love el nino!
Really. Looks like another plant to disrupt. Get the hook!
Woody Jenkins is giving a great warmup speech.
Cajuns For Trump!
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
“MAKE NACHOS GREAT AGAIN!”
You are right!
He will be done. Long line to get in.
Thanks, I’m pretty sure I’ll need it.
It is incredibly beautiful!
Winter however, is a harsh mistress!
He’s wonderful!
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