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History of Louisiana. Human habitation in the Baton Rouge area has been dated to about 8000 BC based on evidence found along the Mississippi, Comite, and Amite rivers. [ 1] Earthwork mounds were built by hunter-gatherer societies in the Middle Archaic period, from roughly the 4th millennium BC. [ 2]
The yearly average temperature for Baton Rouge is 68.4 °F (20.2 °C) while the average temperature for January is 51.7 °F (10.9 °C) and July is 83.0 °F (28.3 °C). [56] The area is usually free from extremes in temperature, with some cold winter fronts, but those are usually brief. [57]
According to the Fifth National Climate Assessment published in 2023, coastal states including California, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas are experiencing "more significant storms and extreme swings in precipitation". [5] Climate change impacts on tropical storms, have already increased damage to cities like New Orleans, causing climate migration.
BY SETH BORENSTEIN. July 23, 2024 at 5:08 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of ...
August 7, 2024 at 11:02 AM. WASHINGTON (AP) — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the ...
At least two people died as severe weather hit Louisiana overnight, with storms and tornadoes bringing devastation to southern states and leaving tens of thousands with damaged homes or severed ...
The average temperature of Khmelnytskyi in its warmest month (July) is 20 to 22 °C (68 to 72 °F), and the average temperature in the coldest month (January) is −5 to −6 °C (23 to 21 °F). The maximum temperatures in the summer on average reaches 36 to 38 °C (97 to 100 °F), and the minimum temperatures in the winter on average is −24 ...
1842 – Democratic Advocate newspaper begins publication. [4] 1849 – Baton Rouge becomes capital of Louisiana. [3] 1850 – First Capitol building constructed. [7] 1852 – Louisiana Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind [8] and Magnolia Cemetery established. 1860 – Andrew Lytle photography studio in business.