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Will Louisiana ever get its act together?
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:40 am
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:40 am
Will the state ever improve relative to its peers?
New Orleans hasn't been the economic engine the state needs it to be for decades. Baton Rouge desperately needs infrastructure investment and flood protection. Shreveport is still stagnant. Crime is out of control in all of Louisiana's larger cities, and public education is in the dump. Wages are low, costs of living are increasing, and taxes are likely to climb.
Since the oil bust in the 1980s, there hasn't been nearly enough diversification. Even a lot of home grown companies move to Texas or Georgia - and manufacturing companies outside the petrochemical industry still seem to steer clear of the state. LSU, Tulane, and ULL graduates mostly still leave the state for opportunities elsewhere.
In your opinion, what would it take for Louisiana to improve?
New Orleans hasn't been the economic engine the state needs it to be for decades. Baton Rouge desperately needs infrastructure investment and flood protection. Shreveport is still stagnant. Crime is out of control in all of Louisiana's larger cities, and public education is in the dump. Wages are low, costs of living are increasing, and taxes are likely to climb.
Since the oil bust in the 1980s, there hasn't been nearly enough diversification. Even a lot of home grown companies move to Texas or Georgia - and manufacturing companies outside the petrochemical industry still seem to steer clear of the state. LSU, Tulane, and ULL graduates mostly still leave the state for opportunities elsewhere.
In your opinion, what would it take for Louisiana to improve?
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 10:42 am
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Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:44 am to goofball
Fashion a new Constitution which moves governance from centralized to local control...so, the answer to the question, no.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:44 am to goofball
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What would it take for Louisiana to improve?
Not much. Politicians have fricked over the state and individual cities for years. The necessary tax hikes to fix a lot of problems will never happen because no one (rightfully) believes the money will ever be spent wisely.
Without a constitutional convention, higher education and healthcare will continue to take cuts, driving away qualified students. The state's various issues will continue to keep businesses from investing heavily in the state, which means the few bright minds who stuck around for college, will leave for better jobs elsewhere.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 10:45 am
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:44 am to goofball
Maybe if the demographics change.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:45 am to wfallstiger
Louisiana is almost like a middle eastern oil state.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:46 am to goofball
I'll never understand why Louisiana didn't capitalize on legalizing and taxing marijuana. The state is in obvious need of industry and commerce. It just seems like an easy, no-brainer to generate income. New Orleans is the perfect place to market as the United States' own Amsterdam.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 10:47 am
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:46 am to goofball
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Will Louisiana ever get its act together?
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:47 am to LaBR4
What happened with the film industry? Did the state pull away all the tax breaks? A lot of projects relocated to Austin, Atlanta, and Nashville.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:47 am to member12
Unfortunately correct...some have likened her to a Banana Republic
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:49 am to wfallstiger
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Fashion a new Constitution which moves governance from centralized to local control...so, the answer to the question, no.
Best chance for this to happen in the next few years IMO (The convention that is). They literally have no $$$$ to spend. Edwards is beginning to lose key democratic backing because he can't send the pork home to those districts.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 10:50 am
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:49 am to goofball
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In your opinion, what would it take for Louisiana to improve?
Less pandering to culcha
Infrastructure spending
Government ethics reform and transparency like Jindal constantly campaigned on but didn't practice.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:49 am to goofball
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Will the state ever improve relative to its peers?
No, because of "culture" and "cultcha"
Culture-people don't leave due to family, food, friends. They are happy with what and who they know. The good ole boy politicians take advantage of the simple minded collective, but the people don't care bc "dat's de way it is brah".
Cultcha-demographics. Terrible public schools breed a terrible populace.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:51 am to goofball
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Will the state ever improve relative to its peers?
Nope
LA citizens like to blame the politicians but it is actually their fault because they are the ones who vote them into office.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:51 am to Loungefly85
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Government ethics reform and transparency like Jindal constantly campaigned on but didn't practice.
In fact, he practiced the opposite.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:51 am to Grandioso
No, there are still tax breaks. They aren't as good at Atlanta. But better than Austin, Nashville
There is a bill about the tax incentives that are coming up soon too. So, they could improve them even more
There is a bill about the tax incentives that are coming up soon too. So, they could improve them even more
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:52 am to Grandioso
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What happened with the film industry? Did the state pull away all the tax breaks? A lot of projects relocated to Austin, Atlanta, and Nashville.
I'm not going to sit here and claim to be an expert. The way I understand it is the state had given them plenty of tax breaks. The Film Industry kept wanting more and more. The way somebody explained it was, it was meant to give the industry and beginning boost, then it became like supporting a 32 yr old son that won't get out of the house.
Somebody else I'm sure knows more, or can explain it better.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 10:58 am
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:53 am to Tigeralum2008
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LA citizens like to blame the politicians but it is actually their fault because they are the ones who vote them into office.
Local politicians in our major South LA cities are not voted on by the people who are complaining.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:53 am to Grandioso
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I'll never understand why Louisiana didn't capitalize on legalizing and taxing marijuana. The state is in obvious need of industry and commerce. It just seems like an easy, no-brainer to generate income. New Orleans is the perfect place to market as the United States' own Amsterdam.
Jesus
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:54 am to Grandioso
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What happened with the film industry? Did the state pull away all the tax breaks?
I may be mistaken but I believe the state was / is losing tons of money on those deals.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:55 am to goofball
I don't think it will ever happen.
Louisiana will always struggle. We are built on a shaky foundation. Literally and figuratively.
We have problems with crime, poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, mental health, the environment (coastal land loss), education, economic diversification, frequent natural disasters, infrastructure, corruption, and health care. Oh, and we're bankrupt.
If a random state had just three or four of those problems, and wasn't bankrupt, they would still have trouble righting the ship. But we have them all. And we have no resources to address them. Louisiana will always be broken. It's a great place to live, in some ways, despite the problems. But these problems are huge, and I fear we will never live in true prosperity here.
Louisiana will always struggle. We are built on a shaky foundation. Literally and figuratively.
We have problems with crime, poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, mental health, the environment (coastal land loss), education, economic diversification, frequent natural disasters, infrastructure, corruption, and health care. Oh, and we're bankrupt.
If a random state had just three or four of those problems, and wasn't bankrupt, they would still have trouble righting the ship. But we have them all. And we have no resources to address them. Louisiana will always be broken. It's a great place to live, in some ways, despite the problems. But these problems are huge, and I fear we will never live in true prosperity here.
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