Baton Rouge

English Aerial view of Baton Rouge waterfront along the Muddy Mississippi|thumb|right Flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana|thumb|right Etymology From the en fr bâton fr rouge ("red stick"); so named because of a red painted pole placed on its original site by Native Americans. Pronunciation en /ˌbætən ˈɹuːʒ/ [̩bʰæ.ʔn̩ ˈɹuːʒ] GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Baton Rouge.wav Southern England Proper noun Baton Rouge en The <<capital city>> of the state of <<s/Louisiana>> in the <<c/USA>> and the <<parish seat>> of <<par/East Baton Rouge Parish>>. Derived terms en East Baton Rouge Parish en West Baton Rouge Parish Translations city Antillean Creole: gcf Batonwouj m Arabic: ar باتون روج bātūn rūj Bulgarian: bg Ба́тън Руж m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 巴吞魯日 Dutch: nl Baton Rouge n French: fr Baton Rouge m, fr Bâton-Rouge m less common, fr Bâton Rouge m less common German: de Baton Rouge n Greek: el Μπατόν Ρουζ n Hebrew: he באטון רוז׳ באטון רוז' Japanese: ja バトン・ルージュ Baton Rūju Latin: la Rubribaculum n Louisiana Creole: lou Batonrouj m Russian: ru Ба́тон-Руж m French fr: Alternative forms fr Bâton-Rouge Bâton Rouge less common Pronunciation Bâton Rouge Baton Rouge Proper noun Baton Rouge m fr capital city s/Louisiana c/USA Baton Rouge