Baton Rouge, Louisiana

== Education ==
{{main|Education in Baton Rouge, Louisiana}}
[[File:Louisiana State University (aerial view).jpg|thumb|220x220px|An aerial view of [[Louisiana State University]]]]
Baton Rouge is home to many universities. [[Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College]], generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university that is the [[flagship#Education|flagship]] campus of the [[Louisiana State University System]]. LSU is Louisiana's largest university, with over 30,000 students and 1,300 full-time faculty members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LSU Once Again Sets Records in Academic Quality of Freshman Class |url=https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2022/09/28enrollment.php |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Louisiana State University}}</ref> [[Southern University and A&M College]], generally known as Southern University or SU, is the [[flagship#Education|flagship]] institution of the [[Southern University System]], the nation's only historically black land-grant university system. SU is the largest [[HBCU]] and second-oldest public university in Louisiana.

[[Virginia College]] opened in October 2010 and offers students training in areas such as cosmetology, business, health, and medical billing. [[Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University]] is an independent Catholic institution also in the Baton Rouge medical district that has programs in nursing, health sciences, humanities, behavioral sciences, and arts and sciences. It has an associated hospital, [[Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite news |agency = The Associated Press |url = http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/01/lsu_reaches_agreement_with_bat.html |title = LSU reaches agreement with Baton Rouge hospital; will close Earl K. Long |website = NOLA.com |date=January 25, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2011 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20110522092233/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/01/lsu_reaches_agreement_with_bat.html |archive-date= May 22, 2011 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[Tulane University]] planned to open a satellite medical school at Baton Rouge General's Mid City Campus in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Strecker |first=Mike |date=3 March 2010 |title=Tulane University, Baton Rouge General Affiliate for Medical School Training Campus |url=http://tulane.edu/news/releases/pr_03032010.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008201432/http://tulane.edu/news/releases/pr_03032010.cfm |archive-date=October 8, 2011 |website=Tulane University}}</ref>

[[Southeastern Louisiana University]] School of Nursing is located in the medical district on Essen Lane in Baton Rouge. Southeastern offers traditional baccalaureate and master's degree programs, as well as LPN and RN to BSN articulation. [[Baton Rouge Community College]] is an open-admission, two-year post-secondary public [[community college]], established on June 28, 1995. The college settled into a permanent location in 1998. The college's enrollment is more than 8,000 students.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.brac.org/site27.php#public|title = Baton Rouge Area Education |access-date= June 5, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080828014248/http://www.brac.org/site27.php#public |archive-date= August 28, 2008 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref> The [[Pennington Biomedical Research Center]] houses 48 laboratories and 19 core research facilities.<ref>[http://www.pbrc.edu/about/ Pennington Biomedical Research Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708012536/http://www.pbrc.edu/about/ |date=July 8, 2013 }}. Pbrc.edu. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.</ref>

===Primary and secondary schools===
[[File:Baton Rouge High.jpg|thumb|[[Baton Rouge Magnet High School|Baton Rouge High School]]]]
[[East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools]] operates primary and secondary schools serving the city. The city of Baton Rouge is also home to 27 [[charter schools]] with a total enrollment of an estimated 11,000 students as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lussier|first=Charles|title=Five of six new Baton Rouge charter schools set to open in August delay a year, four more apply|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_f93d8ee8-a821-11ea-b9c7-37b989386cc4.html|access-date=2021-07-30|website=The Advocate|date=June 6, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> One of the latest includes the Mentorship Academy in [[downtown Baton Rouge]], which leverages its location downtown to establish internship opportunities with local businesses as well as provide a high-tech classroom environment to focus on a digital animation curriculum.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url = http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100705/ARTICLES/100709940 |date=July 5, 2010 |access-date=July 19, 2016 |url-status=live |title=Old bank to come back as charter school site |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160718001932/http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100705/ARTICLES/100709940 |archive-date=July 18, 2016 }}</ref>

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is the second-largest public school system in the state and contains nine U.S. Blue Ribbon schools and a nationally renowned Magnet program. The school system serves more than 42,850 students and with the help of 6,250 teachers and faculty, the district has shown growth and increase in its District Performance Score. The East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools serve East Baton Rouge Parish and has 90 schools with 56 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, and 18 high schools.<ref>[http://www.ebrschools.org/explore.cfm/exploreebr/ East Baton Rouge Parish School Board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629025840/http://www.ebrschools.org/explore.cfm/exploreebr/ |date=June 29, 2013 }}. Ebrschools.org (July 23, 2012). Retrieved on July 29, 2013.</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:Baton Rouge, Louisiana - panoramio (67).jpg|thumb|State Library of Louisiana]]

The [[State Library of Louisiana]] is in Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Legislature created the Louisiana Library Commission in 1920. This later became the State Library of Louisiana. The State Library provides Louisiana residents with millions of items with its collections, electronic resources, and the statewide network for lending.<ref name=":3">"[http://www.state.lib.la.us/about-the-state-library/hours-and-location Hours and Location] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425053322/http://www.state.lib.la.us/about-the-state-library/hours-and-location |date=April 25, 2010 }}." [[State Library of Louisiana]]. Retrieved on August 20, 2010.</ref>

The [[East Baton Rouge Parish Library System]] has 14 local libraries with one main library and 13 community libraries. The main library at Goodwood houses genealogy and local history archives. The library system is an entity of the city-parish government. The system has been in operation since 1939. It is governed by the EBR Parish government and directed by the Library Board of Control. The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council appoints the seven-member board and then the board appoints a director. According to its website, all branches are open seven days a week to assist the public with reference and information and  computer access.<ref>[http://www.ebrpl.com/aboutlibrary.html#lhsfs About the Library] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613233005/http://www.ebrpl.com/aboutlibrary.html#lhsfs |date=June 13, 2013}}. EBRPL.com. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.</ref>

The [[Louisiana State Archives]]' Main Research Library is located in Baton Rouge, as well. It houses general history books, census indices, immigration schedules, church records, and family histories. The library also has a computerized database of more than two million names that has various information about these people including census, marriage, and social security filing information.<ref>[http://statearchives.us/louisiana.htm Louisiana State Archives and Libraries] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207202856/http://statearchives.us/louisiana.htm |date=December 7, 2013 }}. Statearchives.us. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.</ref>

Louisiana State University and the [[Paul M. Hebert Law Center|Louisiana State University Law Center]] have libraries on their respective Baton Rouge campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LSU Libraries |url=https://www.lib.lsu.edu/ |access-date=2020-07-31 |website=Louisiana State University}}</ref> Southern University and A&M College and the [[Southern University Law Center]] also have libraries on their respective Baton Rouge campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WELCOME TO JOHN B. CADE LIBRARY {{!}} Southern University and A&M College |url=http://www.subr.edu/page/2441 |access-date=2020-07-31 |website=Southern University}}</ref>