Baton Rouge Louisiana


About Baton Rouge

The capital of Louisiana and the center of all things this great state has to offer. Look around and you'll be amazed by our diverse arts and culture, delicious cuisine and dynamic music scene. From every direction, everything uniquely Louisiana culminates here in our capital city. From a taste of Cajun Country to the west to the romance and charm of Plantation Country to the east, visitors to Baton Rouge delight in the seamless merger of past and present.
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State of Louisiana Names Final Four Awards in Piggyback Program for Affordable Rental Housing in Gustav-Ike Impacted ...
BATON ROUGE, La. - In its final round of awards, the state of Louisiana has awarded $5.5 million for four projects in the Gustav-Ike competitive Piggyback program, providing "gap financing" to three developers who will create affordable rental housing units in hurricane-affected parishes. The final four awards bring the total amount dedicated in the program to $34 million for 12 projects. The ...

Fitch Releases Report on Baton Rouge, LA's 2010 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds
Councilwoman targets low-hanging pants
DHH reopens some oyster harvesting areas
Louisiana officials consider reintroducing whooping cranes
Councilman Says "Low Pants No Chance"
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MLS Standoff
The Labor Day weekend did not reveal any big surprises in Major League Soccer but as always Soccer 365's Julian Kersh evaluated all the action and came up with his weekly MLS Standoff with awards going to The Good, the Bad and The Ugly.

MLS Weekday Match Previews
MLS suspends Segares for additional game
Soccer Class In Session
MLS suspends Segares for additional game
Socio MLS kicks off in LA and Houston
NFL Headlines
NFL season tickets down again
The NFL's season ticket sales have declined for the third year in a row as teams struggle to get fans to the stadium in a weak economy. NFL - National Football League - Football - Sports - American

NFL picks: Go with Saints, Seahawks
NFL season ticket sales down for 3rd straight year
NFL season preview chat: Adam Caplan
NFL again tweaks where umpires will line up
NFL not done tweaking umpire mechanics
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Baton Rouge Information

Dialing Information
International code: +1
Area Code(s): 225

Population: 224,097

Elevation: 69 ft - 21 m

Location
Latitude: 30.44924
Longitude: -91.154732

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