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Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana and the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 79.15 square miles (205.0 km 2), of which 76.95 square miles (199.3 km 2) are land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2) (2.81%) are covered by water.
Metro Council. City-Parish News & Updates. Featuring City-Parish updates from across East Baton Rouge Parish. City-Parish Services for Veterans Day Holiday. City-parishes offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Read on... New Mobile Units Unveiled: Taking Human Services to the Parish, Increasing Access to Vital Resources.
This organized the state into seven judicial districts, each consisting of groups of parishes. In 1816, the first official map of the state used the term parish, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then, the official term for Louisiana's primary civil divisions has been parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish Profile. Name: The name of the parish is derived from French phrase baton rouge meaning red stick; a red stick was used by local Native Americans to mark the boundaries between tribal territories. Parish Seat: Baton Rouge. Statistical Profile.
East Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Bâton-Rouge Est; Spanish: Parroquia del Este de Bastón Rojo) is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its population was 456,781 at the 2020 census. [1] The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. [2]
Baton Rouge is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge. Jurisdiction Lookup. This lookup tool is designed for users to quickly find which jurisdiction an address is located.