Projections are that the world population will reach the 10 billion mark by the mid-21st century, which translates into a population increase of one billion per 10 or 12 years during the next 40 to 50 years. By sharing knowledge and discussing issues and challenges with others, we hope so. These potent transforming forces can give us lives fuller and richer than we have ever known. Dr. Alison B. Smith, Wagga Wagga Agric. Baton Rouge City Baton Rouge has a subtropical climate free of extreme temperatures.
Winters are mild with only occasional cold spells.
Baton Rouge has a metropolitan area population of 500,000 and is the site of the state capitol. The City is only about 75 miles from New Orleans. The International Airport in New Orleans is about 65 miles from Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge also has its own Airport. The city's name is derived from a tall cypress tree that once stood at the present site of Louisiana's Old State Capitol marking the boundary between the hunting grounds of the Houma and the Bayou Goula Indians.