Business Baton Rouge still losing residents as suburbs keep growing By Holly Duchmann - May 18, 2023 Aerial image of downtown Baton Rouge by the Mississippi River. (File photo) FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint The city of Baton Rouge is losing population at a rapid rate while East Baton Rouge Parish’s suburban cities—Zachary and Central— and its two most populated neighboring parishes—Livingston and Ascension—are gaining residents. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.