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  2. List of Louisiana hurricanes (2000–present) - Wikipedia

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    July 25–26, 2010 – The remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie produced a localized heavy rain event on July 25, with 8 to 9 in (200 to 230 mm) of rain falling in West Baton Rouge Parish. More than 100 homes were flooded and 20 bridges and roads were washed away. Severe weather related to the system caused further damage the following day.

  3. Baton Rouge metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the area was 56% White, 36% Black and African American, 2% Asian, 1% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic and Latin American of any race. There was a median household income of $60,746 and per capita income of $31,571. An estimated 15% of the metropolitan population lived at or below the poverty line.

  4. History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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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]

  5. Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    1st, 6th. Website. www .tpcg .org. Terrebonne Parish ( / ˌtɛrəˈboʊn / TERR-ə-BOHN; French: Paroisse de Terrebonne) is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 109,580. [ 1] The parish seat is Houma. [ 2] The parish was founded in 1822. [ 3]

  7. Lower Mississippi River - Wikipedia

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    315 ft (96 m) Mouth. • location. Gulf of Mexico. Length. 990 mi (1,600 km) Lower Mississippi from New Orleans to Baton Rouge is navigable by large ships. The Lower Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River downstream of Cairo, Illinois. From the confluence of the Ohio River and the Middle Mississippi River at Cairo, the Lower ...

  8. Port of South Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    The ports of New Orleans, South Louisiana, and Baton Rouge cover 172 miles (277 km) on both banks of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (now closed by a rock dike built across the channel at Bayou La Loutre) extends 67 miles (108 km) from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico, and the channel up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge runs at a 48-foot (14 ...

  9. Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the ...

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    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 ...