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 hope Trump is wearing a vest under the suit !
I know ... I SOOOO want him to win!!
5,000 outside!!!!
Yes, your boys will LOVE their T-Shirts, I promise!!!!
Take photos!!!!!!
At least 9K inside, capacity is 10K, still letting folks in.
5K outside.
Almost 600!
Nope, justice!
Wild crowd! Go Trump!!
He has a Brother right behind him with a sign.
I’m going to order them tonight after the rally!
Sort of like a vegetable. But bitter.
Trump says stadium packed—four days notice
Oh, he’s having fun tonight with the crowd.
Nacho/chicken nuggets guy seems fine now.
I love it when he turns around to those behind him and lifts his arms to his side....and the crowd loves it, goes crazy!!
The SOUTH loves Trump!
What a crowd.
Guy in red?
Trump really does love his people!
Cruz is FRAUD !
Good they serve refreshments. Long wait.
OMG!
I could have attended this one too!!!
ONLY 2 hours’ drive!!!!
Yes, I am an idiot!!!!
I just now spotted my invitation in my e-mail!!!!!!
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