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Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana and the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 79.15 square miles (205.0 km 2), of which 76.95 square miles (199.3 km 2) are land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2) (2.81%) are covered by water. [ 53 ]
On December 22, 1810, the county west of the Pearl River was organized in four civil parishes: East Baton Rouge, Feliciana, St. Helena, and St. Tammany. Later, in 1824, Feliciana Parish was divided into East Feliciana and West Feliciana parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish Profile. Name: The name of the parish is derived from French phrase baton rouge meaning red stick; a red stick was used by local Native Americans to mark the boundaries between tribal territories. Parish Seat: Baton Rouge. Statistical Profile. Local Contact Information.
East Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Bâton-Rouge Est; Spanish: Parroquia del Este de Bastón Rojo) is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its population was 456,781 at the 2020 census. [1] The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. [2]
1 paź 2024 · Baton Rouge, city, capital of Louisiana, U.S., and seat (1811) of East Baton Rouge parish. Baton Rouge is a port situated at the head of deepwater navigation on the Mississippi River, in the southeast-central part of the state.
23 kwi 2022 · Baton Rouge is a city located in Louisiana and is the state's capital. Baton Rouge is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, one of the eight parishes in southeast Louisiana, United States , also known as the Florida Parishes.
City-Parish News & Updates; Featuring City-Parish updates from across East Baton Rouge Parish
