Situated on the east side of the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. Baton Rouge is a thriving city with the best of Louisiana’s vibrant culture and home tp both the LSU and Southern University. Baton Rouge is 60 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Baton Rouge is French for red stick, which refers to a cypress post marking the boundary of tribal hunting grounds. It has a subtropical climate with brief winter cold spells. Baton Rouge is fifth among the ten most wettest cities with plenty of precipitation.
 

Area: 76.84 square miles (2000)

Elevation: 83 feet above sea level

Latitude: 30.46 N

Longitude: 91.14 W

Average Temperatures: January, 51.21° F; August, 80.54° F; annual average, 67.5° F

Average Annual Precipitation: 55.55 inches of rain; 0.1 inch of snow


Population: 222,064 (as on July 2005)

Festivals

• Mardi Gras in February or March
• LSU Livestock and Rodeo show
• Jambalaya Jamboree in April
• FestForAll in May
• Bastille Day and 4th of July Freedom Fest
• The Baton Rouge Blues Fest and State Fair in October
  
  

Attractions

• Baton Rouge Zoo
• Blue Bayou Waterpark
• Dixie Landin' Theme Park