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.
I’m thinking the chip guy is from another campaign put there as a distraction.
Yeah...not liking chip guy. Wondering about the character in the Dundee hat, too....to the left of speaker.
I’m so glad I didn’t miss it — I thought it was 7:00 ET. : )
NO, NO, NO, MS. BEAUTIFUL!
I’d have to live in a Hot Tub!
Absolutely! And there’ll be plenty of “good times” with Trump in DC.
Can you send it over here, please?
LOL
Leni
I will say that the security at his rallies doesn’t waste time getting rid of the troublemakers.
Yup. Just like the guy last night. Trump people need to take control.
Trump should stop the rally go back to the guy and ask him what he’s doing.
Do you think guy eating chips is same guy as last nite pulling shenanigans behind him?
Yep...chip/nugget guy needs a kick. Eeeww...he just set his food down and licked his fingers. Now rubbing fingers through his hair.
Have added Maine and the New England States to my travel bucket list.
LOL
Sounds like a great idea!
I would if I could. :-) We’ve had a wonderful winter. Hardly any snow, very few really cold days.
I know. He couldn’t have eaten first! LOL! : )
Is the crowd still standing? I think someone forgot to have them sit back down after the pledge.
It would be good if we had contact with the campaign and clue them in.
The guy is doing weird things with his face, hands... Gotta go.
Looks like the guy finally finished his nachos or whatever he was eating. Thank goodness!
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