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Baton Rouge Facts:- French for "Red Stick", a marking left of a tree by local indians- State capitol of Louisiana- Located on the Mississippi River- Home of LSU and Southern University- Industries include petro-chemical, paper, shipping, health care- Interstate highways 10 and 12 pass through town- In East Baton Rouge Parish (Louisiana has parishes instead of counties)- 2002 estimated population is about 227,000 people, the parish has about 412,000- The city is approximately 76 square miles, the county is about 472 square miles- Furthest inland deep-water port on the Mississippi River
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