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BATON ROUGE
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The Old Louisiana State Capital Building - Disliked
by Mark Twain
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The name Baton Rouge, in
French means Red Stick. Supposedly, Baton Rouge, Louisiana was named by
the explorer Sieur D'Iberville when he saw a stick that had animal parts
stuck to it. This bloody stick was supposed to have served as a marker between
the different tribes of the area, indicating the boundary on a tribe's hunting
territory. So, it was from this that the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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The city has
existed under the rule of five different coutries, France, Spain, England,
the Confederate States of America and the United States of America. Today,
it stands as a beautiful river city, quite progressive in its nature and
capital of Louisiana. |
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Among the things in and around Baton Rouge that may be
of interest to the visitor is the Atchafalaya Swamp Basin. A nineteen
mile long bridge (on Interstate Highway 10) crosses it. It is located
west of Baton Rouge. The Huey P. Long bridge crosses the Mississippi River
in Baton Rouge. It's located on old U.S. Highway190 and its narrow and
steep lanes take the driver to a high elevation above the Mississippi
River.
The Louisiana State Capital Building is where Governor
Huey P. Long was shot to death.
It was also the workplace of Governor Jimmy Davis, who
had a hit song, "You Are My Sunshine" in the nineteen-fifties.
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Rooms: |
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Labor
Day Sale - Save up to 30% on Baton Rouge! Book by Aug 29th for travel from
8/29 to 9/2/08. |
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ATTRACTIONS: |
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There are no
less than sixty-one museums in the Baton Rouge area, some quite unique.
Click here
to learn more. |
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For Baton Rouge's music
venues, click here. |
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For a tour of the beautiful
Atchafalaya Swamp, check out Cajun Jack's
website. |
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For more of Baton Rouge's
sights, click here.
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