It was then that the Spanish governor in New Orleans sent an army to the city and captured it from the British. The French lost Baton Rouge to the British under the Treaty of Paris in 1736 but maintained a fort through 1779. In 1719, Baton Rouge was established as a French military outpost. This pole and the area were called le baton rouge, or the red stick. The history of modern-day Baton Rouge goes back to 1699 when a French explorer named Sieur d'Iberville led an expedition party up the Mississippi River and found a red-colored cypress pole with bloody animals marking the boundary between tribal hunting grounds. The area of Baton Rouge has been inhabited since at least 8000 BC, with mounds built by hunter-gatherers that are more than 1,000 years older than the pyramids of Egypt. Baton Rouge's State Capital Building is the tallest in the country.The city's port is the 9th largest in the U.S.Baton Rouge was an independent republic for 74 days.Baton Rouge has been under seven governments: French, English, Spanish, West Floridian, Louisiana, Confederate, and American.In 2013, the city's population was 229,400, about 580 less than the previous year and 0.03% down from 2010. The city is now experiencing stagnant population growth while the suburbs are proliferating. Last year, the city was ranked number one in the country for economic growth. It is still one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country among areas with a population under one million. Baton Rouge Population Growthīaton Rouge has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the South with a population that exploded briefly after Hurricane Katrina when it accepted about 200,000 displaced residents. Over the last 50 years, there has been a great deal of migration of black people from the rural areas to the urban area of Baton Rouge. This led Asians, Cajuns, Italians, and other Europeans to live side-by-side, although the black community was the exception. Interestingly, Baton Rouge did not develop ethnic neighborhoods like most developing cities but instead settlement based on wealth. It's very common to hear a French accent in Baton Rouge today, with more than one-third of the population of Louisiana having French ancestry. Baton Rouge is located 157 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico and 80 miles out of New Orleans. The city is a large research, medical, technology and industrial center of the South. Junior status and nine credits of sociologyīA 210, and general education cultures requirementBaton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana and located in East Baton Rouge Parish along the Mississippi River. MATH 220 or HSA 241 or consent of instructorĬJ 388 Comparative Study/Criminal Justice Pass (MATH 105 or above) or ((pass MATH 095 or ACT math score ≥ 19) and pass MATH 100) or ACT math score ≥ 24 or an alternative placement as approved by the math department or instructor approvalĮCON 161, ACCT 202, Or permission of instructor Pass MATH 095 or ACT math score = 19 or an alternative placement mechanism as approved by the math department or instructor approval.ĮNG 102, And 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through UIUīA 256 or MATH 220 or instructor approval.Īll core requirements and only 6 required credit hours or less remaining in the program.ĬS 102, HSA 205, Or consent of instructor MATH 105 College Mathematics/Applications Senior standing and within 9 credit hours of program completion.ĪCT (verbal portion) of at least 18 or the completion of ENG 100 or successful performance on challenge examination Get the support you need for successful studies through tutoring or accommodations for a disability.
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