Baton Rouge
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He’s heard that from members and seen it personally, as chief operations officer of Benny’s Car Wash, a car-wash and oil-change business in the Baton Rouge, La., area.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Formosa Plastics’ Baton Rouge plant applied for an exemption to a Clean Air Act rule.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
On Sunday, a federal judge in Baton Rouge granted Duncan’s request for a temporary restraining order, declaring the bill abolishing the criminal court clerk position to be unconstitutional.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Nathan drives an hour-and-a-half each way from Baton Rouge to get to work every day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
After the storm he had set up a makeshift office in Baton Rouge and was already working with prisoners brought to the prison.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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