Baton Rouge
Informations
| Country : | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Region : | South |
| Division : | West South Central |
| State : | Louisiana - LA |
| Municipality : | City |
| Area code : | 225 |
| Land area : | 76.8 sq mi (199 km²) |
| Elevation : | 53 ft |
| Population : | 227,818 |
| Density : | 2,966.38/sq mi (1,145.33/km²) |
| Male : | 47.52% |
| Female : | 52.48% |
| Latitude : | 30.46 - 30° 3' N |
| Longitude : | -91.14 - 91° 1' W |
| Contact : | Melvin 'Kip' Holden (Mayor) |
| Address : | City Hall 222 Saint Louis Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 |
| Phone : | (225) 389-5100 |
| Fax : | (225) 389-5203 |
| code : | 225 |
| Website : | http://brgov.com |
| E-mail : | |
Ancestrie
 | French : | 8.9 % |
 | English : | 6.3 % |
 | German : | 6.2 % |
 | Irish : | 5.7 % |
 | United States : | 4.2 % |
 | Italian : | 3.9 % |
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Baton Rouge, LA news
Letter: School failures and vouchers
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:13 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
If anything should be compared to the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, it should be the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, teachers’ union, Democratic Party ...
Smiley Anders for Dec. 5, 2008
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
Write Smiley at PO Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, fax to (225) 388-0371 or e-mail Smiley@theadvocate.com. By SMILEY ANDERS Marsha Raymond, of Thibodaux, ...
New trial date set in fraud case
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has set a new trial date for a Baton Rouge man accused in fraud and kickback schemes involving federally funded day care and ...
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
Five teams from the Baton Rouge area highlight the schedule tonight as the Louisiana High School Athletic Association holds its semifinal rounds of the ...
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
The board had been divided in an 8-8 voting split for months between Alvin Kimble of Baton Rouge and John George of Shreveport. Kimble, a telecommunications ...
Rally urges students to accept Jesus
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
... told thousands of Baton Rouge-area students that if they die before accepting Jesus Christ into their lives, they could be trapped in darkness forever. ...
Doctors group accused of pulling ‘stunt’
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
The pediatricians group filed a lawsuit Tuesday in 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish, asking the court to compel the state Department ...
Music, festivities spread holiday cheer
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
5) from 4 to 9 pm with most events being staged along North Boulevard downtown and at nearby venues like the Baton Rouge River Center Plaza and Louisiana ...
Chief justice hears judicial conduct case
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
Johnson, who served six years as a Baton Rouge City Court judge before his election to the 19th Judicial District Court in 1999, has been under fire for ...
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
Linebacker Rufus Porter is the son of former NFL player and Baton Rouge native with the same name who starred at Capitol and Southern University. ...
