Baton Rouge, Louisiana

E78636
city state capital

Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the capital city of Louisiana, known for its role as a political, industrial, and cultural center along the Mississippi River.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Baton Rouge 6
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States 5
Baton Rouge metropolitan area 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
state capital ⓘ
abbreviation BR ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
etymology named for a red-colored cypress pole marking a boundary ⓘ
followsLaw Louisiana state law ⓘ
foundedBy French colonists ⓘ
governmentType mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAirport Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport ⓘ
hasBridge Horace Wilkinson Bridge ⓘ
Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge) ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence Cajun ⓘ
surface form: Cajun culture

Creole culture ⓘ
hasIndustry oil refining ⓘ
petrochemical industry ⓘ
port and logistics ⓘ
hasInstitution Louisiana Governor’s Mansion ⓘ
Louisiana State Capitol ⓘ
hasLandmark Louisiana Art & Science Museum ⓘ
Old Louisiana State Capitol ⓘ
Shaw Center for the Arts ⓘ
Tiger Stadium ⓘ
USS Kidd ⓘ
hasLegislatureBuilding Louisiana State Capitol ⓘ
surface form: Louisiana State Capitol building
hasMayor Sharon Weston Broome ⓘ
hasMuseum Capitol Park Museum ⓘ
LSU Museum of Art ⓘ
hasPort Port of Greater Baton Rouge ⓘ
hasSportsTeam LSU Tigers football ⓘ
surface form: LSU Tigers football team

Southern Jaguars football ⓘ
surface form: Southern Jaguars football team
hasUniversity Louisiana State University ⓘ
Southern University and A&M College ⓘ
isCapitalOf Louisiana ⓘ
isCountyEquivalent parish seat ⓘ
isParishSeatOf East Baton Rouge Parish ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn East Baton Rouge Parish ⓘ
locatedInRegion Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South

Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Gulf Coast
locatedOn Mississippi River ⓘ
namedAfter French term "Bâton Rouge" ⓘ
partOf Baton Rouge metropolitan area ⓘ
role cultural center of Louisiana ⓘ
industrial center of Louisiana ⓘ
political center of Louisiana ⓘ
state Louisiana ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LSU Tigers women’s basketball → arenaLocation → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
Mississippi River culture → associatedWith → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge
Russell B. Long → burialPlace → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Louisiana → capital → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge
Mississippi River → cityOnRiver → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge
U.S. Route 61 → connects → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
The Toy → filmingLocation → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
Louisiana → hasCapitalCity → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge
South Central United States → hasMajorCity → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge
LSU Tigers women’s basketball → homeCity → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University → locatedIn → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
LSU Tigers women’s basketball → location → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
Bob Pettit → placeOfBirth → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
H. Rap Brown → placeOfBirth → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Odell Beckham Jr. → placeOfBirth → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Russell B. Long → residence → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Zachary Taylor → residence → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
Interstate 10 → servesCity → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
Diocese of Louisiana → territoryIncludes → Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baton Rouge metropolitan area