Baton Rouge
Pelican State capital
Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River.
The name is French for "red stick," referring to a cypress pole that marked the boundary between two Native American tribal territories.
The city is home to Louisiana State University and a major center of petrochemical industry.
We drove from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.
Pelican State flagship university
- CajunLouisiana's French descendants
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
jambalaya · crawfish · boudin · zydeco · Mardi Gras · beignet · po'boy · Acadian
State's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- governmentAuthority over a state
- politicsGovernmental power struggles
administration · senate · house · bureaucracy · lobbyist · executive · judiciary · representative
River flood barrier
- riverfrontLand along a river
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
catfish · current · bluff · floodplain · barge · shipping · waterfront · navigation
Central business district
- Old SouthPre-Civil War Southern states
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- petrochemicalProduct from crude processing
- suburbOutlying residential district
urban · municipality · infrastructure · metropolitan · riverboat casino · sprawl · development · growth
LSU
Pelican State flagship university
- CajunLouisiana's French descendants
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
gumbo · jambalaya · crawfish · boudin · zydeco · Mardi Gras · beignet · po'boy · Acadian · plantation
governor
State's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- governmentAuthority over a state
politics · administration · senate · house · bureaucracy · lobbyist · executive · judiciary · representative · assembly
levee
River flood barrier
- riverfrontLand along a river
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
bridge · catfish · current · bluff · floodplain · barge · shipping · waterfront · navigation · channel
downtown
Central business district
- Old SouthPre-Civil War Southern states
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- petrochemicalProduct from crude processing
suburb · urban · municipality · infrastructure · metropolitan · riverboat casino · sprawl · development · growth
- LouisianaNew Orleans, Bourbon Street, Shreveport, French Quarter, Mardi Gras
- Louisiana PlacesNew Orleans, Shreveport, Lafayette, Monroe, Alexandria
- Baton RougeLSU, downtown, Third Street, Sherwood Forest, Westminster
- Louisiana TownsNew Orleans, Delacroix, St. Bernard, Triumph, Violet
- Deep SouthAlabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Mississippi Delta
- Multi-word placesNew York, New Jersey, New Orleans, New Zealand, New Delhi
Baton RougeNew Orleans
Louisiana's largest city
NOLA · French Quarter · Shreveport · Bourbon Street · Monroe
Baton RougeNew Orleans
Louisiana's largest city
Los Angeles · New York City · Chicago · Miami