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Baton Rouge Louisiana
Your Guide to Hotels, Restaurants, Tickets, Tours and More!
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About Baton Rouge

Set along the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge is a city of presence, both Louisiana's capital and seat of East Baton Rouge Parish. The state's second largest city, however, wasn't always the political and manufacturing force it is today. When claimed by the French in 1699, the area was a threshold between Bayougoula and... [read more]
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Baton Rouge Factoid
Among his public works while in office, Governor Huey Long constructed a bridge over the Mississippi River. More than just improving infrastructure, it is reputed to have been built low enough that large tankers couldn't get upriver, thereby solidifying Baton Rouge's prominence as a port city.
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