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re: Louisiana Supreme Court just accepted the St. George incorporation case
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:30 am to Dixie2023
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:30 am to Dixie2023
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If Central did it, why all if the fuss re St George? I get loss of tax base, but if one can do it, why not another? Did Central face a fight?
To me Central makes sense. Look at a map of Central and then look at the gerrymandering map of St. George.
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:38 am to Bottom9
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Because it's 2023 and they can't leave because the poor black North Batin Rudge folk will be left behind.
It apparently wasn't racist in the late 90s with Central tho
But now it is.
This.
IMO it's less about actual incorporation and more about social and racial politics.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:40 am to Chrome
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I thought past rulings weighed heavily in new cases?
Depends on the judge and their leanings.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:42 am to RedHawk
quote:The map is “gerrymandered” for two reasons.
gerrymandering map of St. George.
1. To cut out the areas that didn’t want to be part of St. George. What’s wrong with that?
2. BR shady politics annexing large sections after the petition was filed because they are terrified to lose the tax dollars.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:44 am to RedHawk
I understand what you are saying, distance I believe.
Greenwell Springs where Central is now was a nice secret years ago bf so many stupid people began moving out there and ruined it. So nice and quiet. As well as the thruway.
BR was a good town and schools were good, and housing reasonable. Goodwood, Tara, Broadmoor, Bocage and behind it off Old Hammond Hwy., Sherwood Forest. Greenwell Springs. And more. Things to do. It is criminal what they have allowed BR to turn into.
Greenwell Springs where Central is now was a nice secret years ago bf so many stupid people began moving out there and ruined it. So nice and quiet. As well as the thruway.
BR was a good town and schools were good, and housing reasonable. Goodwood, Tara, Broadmoor, Bocage and behind it off Old Hammond Hwy., Sherwood Forest. Greenwell Springs. And more. Things to do. It is criminal what they have allowed BR to turn into.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:45 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
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2. BR shady politics annexing large sections after the petition was filed because they are terrified to lose the tax dollars.
The annexations are illegal and will be reversed.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:46 am to Dixie2023
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BR was a good town and schools were good, and housing reasonable. Goodwood, Tara, Broadmoor, Bocage and behind it off Old Hammond Hwy., Sherwood Forest. Greenwell Springs. And more. Things to do. It is criminal what they have allowed BR to turn into.
While I agree, it won't be like St. George is some safe haven with walls up around it. It will still be in the heart of East Baton Rouge Parish.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:57 am to Deactived
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What's your take on it?
Went to the polls. It passed. Then it got pulled out from under us. The will of the people was clearly thwarted.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:03 pm to RedHawk
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To me Central makes sense. Look at a map of Central and then look at the gerrymandering map of St. George.
It doesn’t look nearly as bad as the Congressional Districts the Federal Court is pushing.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:06 pm to RedHawk
Your takes are pretty bad.
It’s not gerrymandered in any way shape or form. It represents the will of the people in the originally proposed area. The entire contiguous unincorporated southeastern portion of EBR parish.
The will of some of those people was to stay unincorporated, so they are now excluded.
Also, obviously it’s not going to be completely safe. What area is? And I wouldn’t exactly call the southeastern portion of the parish the “heart” either.
And lastly, what does any of that have to do with the constitutional right of the people to incorporate as a city to have equal representation and self governance?
It’s not gerrymandered in any way shape or form. It represents the will of the people in the originally proposed area. The entire contiguous unincorporated southeastern portion of EBR parish.
The will of some of those people was to stay unincorporated, so they are now excluded.
Also, obviously it’s not going to be completely safe. What area is? And I wouldn’t exactly call the southeastern portion of the parish the “heart” either.
And lastly, what does any of that have to do with the constitutional right of the people to incorporate as a city to have equal representation and self governance?
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:07 pm to TBoy
Can't Landry basically sign off on the election once he's in and moot all of this?
Or are we past that point with what the courts have ruled?
Or are we past that point with what the courts have ruled?
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:11 pm to RedHawk
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gerrymandering
Soooo I’m guessing you staunchly disagree with the way the federal government is wanting states to gerrymander districts to favor the blacks, correct? Because there’s nothing more BS than that crap just to appease a select few AND to keep another select few with getting votes they do not deserve!
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:18 pm to C9
quote:what court will do this reverse thing?
The annexations are illegal and will be reversed.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:20 pm to doubleb
quote:In Louisiana? Where can I get a shot of these districts?
It doesn’t look nearly as bad as the Congressional Districts the Federal Court is pushing.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:25 pm to BeerMoney
It is now in the hands of the court that decided gaming wasn’t the same as gambling.
The whole state is a shite hole.
The whole state is a shite hole.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:28 pm to beerandt
Let’s just hope the LA Supreme Court follows the law and not the money and politics of the issue. St. George deserves to have self governance and their own schools. This was all about the schools initially.
I can’t imagine SWB governing anything well.
I can’t imagine SWB governing anything well.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:33 pm to Pedro
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love that elections mean nothing anymore.
Only when the outcome favors Dems. After Trumps victory over Hilary, this was never going to happen again. Uniparty rules.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:37 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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1. To cut out the areas that didn’t want to be part of St. George. What’s wrong with that?
How was this determined? The line was drawn right around my neighborhood but no one ever asked me.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:42 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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2. BR shady politics annexing large sections after the petition was filed because they are terrified to lose the tax dollars.
Didn’t those places want to be in Baton Rouge and not St George?
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:48 pm to TBoy
I went to the St George meeting back in the summer.
SWB, has no standing in the lawsuit as she not apart of the legislative branch in EBRP.
Lamont, basically the only one left on the suit.
It all comes down to the word “and” in a law that discusses annexations.
Everyone will have to wait and see how it goes.
SWB, has no standing in the lawsuit as she not apart of the legislative branch in EBRP.
Lamont, basically the only one left on the suit.
It all comes down to the word “and” in a law that discusses annexations.
Everyone will have to wait and see how it goes.
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