baton
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He’s heard that from members and seen it personally, as chief operations officer of Benny’s Car Wash, a car-wash and oil-change business in the Baton Rouge, La., area.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
He studied journalism at Louisiana State University and was a columnist for the school paper, the Daily Reveille, and for Baton Rouge’s Morning Observer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
On Sunday, a federal judge in Baton Rouge granted Duncan’s request for a temporary restraining order, declaring the bill abolishing the criminal court clerk position to be unconstitutional.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
That’s an outcome that might not mean very much to people outside of the state or even outside her Baton Rouge-area district.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
“I won’t mention that misguided trip to Baton Rouge. That incident, I believe, caused me to form a mental block against working.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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