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Plan Baton Rouge was always envisioned as a model to be applied in other areas of the city using focused strategy to guide the growth and development of the area. Plan Baton Rouge has joined its efforts with the Mayor’s Smart Growth Task Force to bring principles of good planning and Smart Growth to other areas of the city.
The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair is an annual one-week attraction held every mid-fall. The fair began in 1965 and has been under the management of the Baton Rouge Jaycee organization since 1985. [126] In 2021, the fair set an attendance record with over 100,000 attendees. [127]
Baton Rouge Community College is a public community college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Established on June 28, 1995, [2] the college settled into a permanent location in 1998. . The 60-acre (240,000 m 2) campus consists of six main buildings: Governors Building, Louisiana Building, Cypress Building, Bienvenue Student Center, the Magnolia Library and Performing Arts Pavilion, [3] and the Bonne ...
[12] [13] Following a term change by the Bureau of the Budget (present-day U.S. Office of Management and Budget) in 1959, the Baton Rouge SMA became the Baton Rouge standard metropolitan statistical area (or Baton Rouge SMSA). [14] By the census of 1960, the population had grown to 230,058, a 45% increase over the previous census. [13]
Highland Road Community Park or Highland Road Park, is a 144.4-acre (0.584 km 2) public park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1] The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) owns and operates the park. [2] The park is the home course for the LSU Tigers cross country and LSU Lady Tigers cross country teams. [3]
Louis Jetson Center for Youth (JCY) - unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, near Baton Rouge and Baker [13] It as previously referred to as "Scotlandville" after the nearby community. The facility closed abruptly in January 2014. All residents were moved to the other secure facilities in the early morning hours. [6]
KBTR continues to broadcast syndicated reruns and local programming catered to the Baton Rouge market. From 1991 until 2013, Baton Rouge Today, a news program covering local and state issues, has aired on the station. This program won 1st place as the Best Community News Program in the U.S. from the Community Broadcasters Association.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana has many historic neighborhoods, dating back as far as the early 19th century. Downtown - Baton Rouge's central business district. Spanish Town - Located between the Mississippi River and I-110, it is one of the city's more diverse neighborhoods and home to the State Capitol and the city's largest Mardi Gras Parade.