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Day 14, Baton Rouge, September 30, 2022 Baton Rouge  ( from  French   Bâton-Rouge  'red stick') is the  capital  of the  U.S. state  of  Louisiana .  On the eastern bank of the  Mississippi River , it is the  parish seat  of  East Baton Rouge Parish , Louisiana's most populous  parish .  Since 2020, it has been the  99th-most-populous city  in the United States and the  second-largest city  in Louisiana, after  New Orleans .  It is the  18th-most-populous state capital .  At the  U.S. Census Bureau 's 2020 tabulation,  it had a population of 227,470; its consolidated population was 456,781 in 2020.    It is the center of the  Greater Baton Rouge  area, Louisiana's second-largest metropolitan area, with a population of 870,569 as of 2020,  up from 802,484 in 2010. The Baton Rouge area owes its historical importance to its strategic site upon the Istrouma Bluff, the first natural  bluff  upriver from the  Mississippi River Delta  at the  Gulf of Mexico .  This allow

 Day 13, Natchez, September 29, 2022 Natchez may be the oldest city on the Mississippi but we also have the brightest future! Natchez is a walkable, vibrant, and beautiful historic city, where preservation and progress go hand in hand. Today's Natchez is affordable, livable, and especially attractive to those with an entrepreneurial spirit. We enjoy our reputation as a friendly, welcoming town that offers inclusion and community, where “Y’all means all!”  High on the bluffs overlooking the majestic Mississippi River, the beautiful city of Natchez is a unique, and seamless blend of old and new. With over three centuries of fascinating history, Natchez has an extraordinary collection of historic buildings, homes and churches, meticulously-maintained antebellum mansions, four National Park sites, ancient Indian mounds, and the exquisite Natchez Trace Parkway. This jewel of the Mississippi also offers visitors the attractions of a desirable small town destination –a beautiful, walkable