Baton Rouge
the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part: a river port on the Mississippi.
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Those margins are wide enough to override a governor’s veto, though it’s unclear whether lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge to do so.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards vetoes trans youth sports bill | Brody Levesque | June 22, 2021 | Washington BladeBefore arriving in Baton Rouge, he spent four seasons as the head coach at Oklahoma State, and was hired by Kansas late in 2018.
Ex-LSU coach Les Miles was subject of female students’ complaints, according to 2013 report | Des Bieler | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostThe Baton Rouge-based Advocate reported last week that sources said Miles reached a settlement with a student who accused him of harassment several years ago.
Ex-LSU coach Les Miles was subject of female students’ complaints, according to 2013 report | Des Bieler | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostAlexandra Henderson, a high school senior in Baton Rouge, advised iCivics on Students Powers Elections, an online guide that explains all aspects of the voting process as well as other avenues for civic engagement for students.
As the election draws near, civics and government teachers walk a fine line | Joe Heim | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostLeBlanc went to a drive-thru site in Baton Rouge to get tested for coronavirus.
New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas | by Lylla Younes, ProPublica, and Sara Sneath | September 11, 2020 | ProPublica
But the most recent poll of the race, conducted for the Baton Rouge Fox affiliate, has Landrieu ahead of Cassidy 36 to 32 percent.
That means a lot of kids are going to come to Baton Rouge and try college for a while, not like it, and leave.
Athletes in Baton Rouge, however, have an extra motivation, in the form of the free ride, to stick it out.
Maybe we better go back to Baton Rouge,” she told him, “and you get a job at Standard Oil.
Eddie Robinson, College Football’s Winningest Coach | Samuel G. Freedman | August 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSid Gautreaux became the sheriff of East Baton Rouge in 2007.
Twelve Men, Silenced by an Unconstitutional Law | Caitlin Dickson | August 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the family home in Baton Rouge, only women and children remained.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonButler has ordered them to burn Baton Rouge if forced to evacuate it.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonThey believed us still in Baton Rouge, and feared we had been there during the battle.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonAlmost all those who fought at Baton Rouge are provided with them.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonThey are now within four miles of us, on the big road to Baton Rouge.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for Baton Rouge
/ (ˈbætən ˈruːʒ) /
the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
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