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re: Little known facts about Baton Rouge

Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:42 pm to
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:42 pm to
The St. In front of all the streets in down town is not short for Saint
Posted by Traffic Circle
Down the Rabbit Hole
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:44 pm to
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The St. In front of all the streets in down town is not short for Saint

It stands for Santo.
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:46 pm to
I thought it was short for ShiT
Posted by Hammertime
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:46 pm to
Ask your coworker about the fault line next time you see him
Posted by CT
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:46 pm to
There's a pretty active fault line that runs near College Dr. Because our soil so moist, you can't feel anything when it moves.
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:46 pm to
Someone is dealing drugs on a street named after a president right now.
Posted by John McClane
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:47 pm to
Both Seigen Lane and Highland Road owe their names to their German connection.

The highland road area was known as the German highlands and Seigen (pronounced zee-gen) means victory in German.
Posted by Bushmaster
19th Hole
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:48 pm to
Or a state or an Indian tribe or an number.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17277 posts
Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

It stands for Santo.


Actually it stands for street, seems when all the streets were laid out they were done in French and it was rue Joseph, rue Ferdinand, etc, when they went to translate they did the literal translation which would be street Joseph , street Ferdinand, and abbreviated with ST. Since then it has just been assumed it was suppose to be saint and it has stuck
This post was edited on 8/2/14 at 9:50 pm
Posted by Breaux
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:52 pm to
NOLA>BR
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:52 pm to
Yep to highland rd but rather than natural levee I would say it was the flood plain prior to man made levees.

The hill on college by fairway view is a fault line.
Posted by USMCTiger03
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:52 pm to
Les Miles has completely lost control of the team.


quote:

Little known


Oh, never mind then.
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 9:54 pm to
And unfortunately the war on inspection stickers is taking its toll on the police force.
Posted by mikrit54
Robeline
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:00 pm to
The Wal Mart on College Dr. sits on top of what was a city dump.
Posted by LSUTigers1986
Member since Mar 2014
1336 posts
Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:01 pm to
quote:

There's a pretty active fault line that runs near College Dr. Because our soil so moist, you can't feel anything when it moves.

Or ya know.. Straight through old Woodlawn.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:05 pm to
quote:

Seigen (pronounced zee-gen) means victory in German.


No. You're thinking of "Sieg". I is before e and there is no "en" at the end.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:06 pm to
quote:

Because our soil so moist, you can't feel anything when it moves.


TWSS
Posted by liz18lsu
Naples, FL
Member since Feb 2009
17331 posts
Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:07 pm to
Highest concentration of AIDS in the country at this place
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
24604 posts
Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:11 pm to
Damn I had sex there several times about 20 years ago. Guess I got it.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:20 pm to
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Huey P. Bridge was built low to keep large ships from going past Baton Rouge thereby forcing it to be a major hub.


Funny that people really believe this
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