East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

1755 Florida St
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 389-3129
Fax: (225) 389-3118
www.brgov.com

In eastern LA, northwest of New Orleans; organized 1810 (prior to statehood) from Spanish West Florida. Name Origin: For its location. The city and the parish share a joint mayor-council form of government

Area (sq mi):: 470.54 (land 455.43; water 15.11) Population per square mile: 903.40
Population 2005: 411,417 State rank: 3 Population change: 2000-20005 -0.30%; 1990-2000 8.60% Population 2000: 412,852 (White 55.10%; Black or African American 40.10%; Hispanic or Latino 1.80%; Asian 2.10%; Other 1.60%). Foreign born: 3.70%. Median age: 31.50
Income 2000: per capita $19,790; median household $37,224; Population below poverty level: 17.90% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $26,633-$29,786
Unemployment (2004): 5.60% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.60% Median travel time to work: 23.20 minutes Working outside county of residence: 11.50%

Cities with population over 10,000:

Baton Rouge County seat

(224,097)

Baker (13,386)

Zachary (12,070)

See other counties in Louisiana.

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East Baton Rouge Parish officials appreciate the benefits of horizontal directional drilling.

Contractor makes the grade on sewer job

Agencies such as the East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana and the Department of Solid Waste Management in Houston have used these books as educational tools.

Children's Involvement Promotes Recycling Awareness

Deputy John Johnson of the East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff's Office was off duty when he saw a woman trying to drown a 21-month-old boy in an apartment complex swimming pool.

Sheriff's Office

In June 1999 we found a female brooding a clutch of 12 eggs in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Aspects of reproduction in the southeastern five-lined skink (Eumeces inexpectatus): new data and a review. (Short Communication)

This publication should be helpful to staff developers planning professional development for teachers in the area of classroom assessment in mathematics.--Amy Allen, East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, Baton Rouge, LA 70X21.

Exploring Classroom Assessment in Mathematics: A Guide for Professional Development

In 1995, some 57 million pounds of wastes were released in East Baton Rouge parish, according to EPA data.

Toxic targets: polluters that dump on communities of color are finally being brought to justice

Court of Appeals in New Orleans that the secrecy order was calculated to "freeze the parents, students, taxpayers and voters of the East Baton Rouge Parish out of any meaningful scrutiny" of the drafting.

Doing the public's business in the dark

Chad Jones, a detective with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, agreed, explaining that investigators often use social media to help them investigate instances of package theft.

Package thieves are this year's threat to Christmas

"It's unfortunate that one student out of the almost 1,200 at Westdale made a bad, bad choice and faces some pretty serious consequences,' East Baton Rouge Parish [County] Superintendent Bernard Taylor told The Advocate.

Schoolboy burns headscarf