Baton Rouge, LA, (metropolitan population about 775,000) is both the capital and the second largest city in Louisiana. Baton Rouge is a well-loved Southern city with a strong French history and diverse cultural makeup, such as Cajun, Creole, Catholic and Baptist among the most prevalent.
Baton Rouge is certainly a significant city—not only as a major port in the Unites States, but also as a major Southern industrial, petrochemical, medical and research area. In fact, it is one of the fastest technology-growing cities in the South.
It’s also a college city—Louisiana State University (LSU) is located in Baton Rouge (as is Baton Rouge Community College, Our Lady of the Lake College, and Southern University), and it is also a huge draw for young adults freshly graduated and entering the working world. So is the famous nearby Louisiana locale of New Orleans, a city well known for letting the good times roll. Film crews are frequently seen among these two Louisiana cities filming the next blockbuster, making up a huge part of the “Hollywood South.”
Being in the South, Baton Rouge has some famously “Southern” weather, which consists of mild winter and humidity in the summer, as well as a healthy amount of rain. Baton Rouge is a city that truly exudes Southern charm, yet also has cultural offerings and “things-to-do” as a true metropolitan area should.
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