|
Location | Population
| Labor | Education |
Climate | Transportation |
Waterways | Taxes |
Government | Quality of Life |
Historical Sites | Utilities & Services
| Top Employers
|
LOCATION
(Parish Seat: Baton Rouge)
|
| Major Cities |
Distance in Miles/Time |
| Atlanta, GA |
531 / 8.32 |
| Dallas, TX |
441 / 7.10 |
| Houston, TX |
272 / 4.27 |
| New Orleans, LA |
82 / 1.22 |
|
Note: Distance computed
between major cities and parish seat |
|
|
|
POPULATION |
|
2000 |
1990 |
1980 |
| Parish |
412,852 |
380,105 |
366,191 |
| Baton Rouge |
227,818 |
219,531 |
219,419 |
|
|
|
LABOR FORCE (2008 U.S. Census) |
| Parish |
| Population 16 Years & Over |
334,844 |
| Unemployment rate |
6.8% |
| Employment by Occupation (2008
U.S.Census) |
|
EDUCATION |
|
Number of Schools |
|
Elementary (K-6) |
Middle
(7-8) |
High
(9-12) |
Private
(K-12 ) |
| 52 |
12 |
11 |
56 |
|
|
|
|
Colleges / Universities
(Within 1 Hour Commuting Distance) |
Enrollment |
|
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge |
26,261 |
|
Southeastern Louisiana University - Hammond |
15,225 |
|
Southern University - Baton Rouge |
7,800 |
|
Baton Rouge Community College |
6,525 |
|
Public Libraries |
13 |
|
Total Number of Volumes |
2,026,890 |
|
|
|
|
CLIMATE |
|
|
Monthly Average Temperature |
|
|
January |
51.2° |
|
|
August |
80.5° |
|
|
Annual |
67.5° |
|
|
Annual Average Rainfall |
55.6 inches |
|
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|
|
|
|
TRANSPORTATION
|
|
Highways |
|
|
|
Interstate I-10, I-12 and I-110; U.S. 61and U.S. 190 |
|
State 19, 30, 37, 42, 61, 64, 67, 73, 408, 410 and 426 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rail |
|
|
|
Railroads - Kansas City Southern, Union Pacific,
Canadian National |
|
Motor Freight Carriers - 43 |
|
Terminal Facilities are available within the parish |
|
|
|
Air Service
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport |
|
|
|
Commercial Airlines |
|
|
|
American Eagle |
|
|
|
Continental |
|
|
|
Continental Express |
|
|
|
Delta
|
|
|
|
Average number flights per day |
30 |
|
|
Number of Runways
|
3
|
|
|
Length of Runways 7,004
feet |
7,600 feet |
and 3,799 feet |
|
|
|
|
|
Waterways |
|
|
|
Deepwater Channel |
|
|
|
Port Facilities |
Depth |
Distance
to Port |
|
Port of Baton Rouge |
45 feet |
56 miles |
|
Foreign Trade Zone |
Yes |
|
|
Nearest Shallow Draft Channel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Port Facilities |
Depth |
Distance
to Port |
|
Greater Krotz Springs Port
|
12 feet |
46 miles |
|
Foreign Trade Zone |
No |
|
|
Barge Terminals
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TAXES |
|
|
|
Sales Taxes |
|
Rate |
|
State |
|
4% |
|
Parish |
|
5% |
|
Parish Millage Rate (2001) |
|
112.47 |
|
2001 Local State Sales Tax |
|
$278,228,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
GOVERNMENT |
|
|
|
|
Type
Government |
Zoning
Regulations |
Fire
Insurance Rating |
|
Baton Rouge |
Mayor / Council |
Yes |
Class 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
QUALITY
OF LIFE |
|
|
|
BREC Facilities |
|
|
|
Ball Fields |
Parks |
|
Bluebonnet Swamp |
Recreational Centers
|
|
Golf Courses |
Velodrome |
|
Horse Activity Centers |
Zoo |
|
|
|
|
|
Recreational |
|
|
|
Bowling Alleys |
Lakes |
|
|
Cinemas |
Skating Rinks |
|
Country Clubs
|
Tennis Courts |
|
Hunting / Fishing |
Zoo |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arts |
|
|
|
Baton Rouge Little Theater |
Museums |
|
|
Galleries |
Opera Theater |
|
Louisiana Art & Science Museum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical Sites |
|
|
|
Antebellum Homes |
State Capitol
Building |
|
Old Governor's Mansion |
USS KIDD
(DD-661) |
|
Old State
Capitol |
|
|
|
For
more information visit Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at www.visitbatonrouge.com
 |
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UTILITIES AND
SERVICES |
|
Electricity |
|
|
|
Dixie Electric Membership Corporation (DEMCO) |
|
Entergy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Telephone |
|
|
|
AT&T Telephone Company |
|
|
|
Eatel |
|
|
|
Cox Communications |
|
|
(Several long distance providers are available)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Water Supplier |
|
|
|
Baton Rouge Water Company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Natural Gas |
|
|
|
Atmos Entergy Corporation |
|
|
|
Entergy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Sewer System Supplier |
|
|
|
East Baton Rouge Parish |
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TOP
EMPLOYERS |
|
Baton Rouge General Medical Center |
|
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana |
|
Cajun Contractors |
|
Exxon Mobil Chemical Company |
|
Louisiana State University |
|
Newtron Group, LLC |
|
Oschner Clinic Foundations |
|
Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
|
|
Performance Contractors |
|
Southern University and A&M College |
|
The Shaw Group |
|
Woman’s Hospital |
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