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Posted on 5/26/17 at 4:40 pm to Beessnax
aka Queen of EBR
Posted on 5/26/17 at 4:43 pm to Beessnax
In this case, it's like a dick-butt
Posted on 5/26/17 at 4:45 pm to White Bear
Shelia Jackson Lee in Houston, what a beach?
Posted on 5/26/17 at 4:50 pm to Beessnax
There are many different forms of Parish/county governance out there.
Some Parishes, like East Baton Rouge Parish, have a Parish President and a Parish Council. However, because the City of Baton Rouge is such a big part of the parish, to reduce redundancy, the city and parish have a joint government, so the Parish President is also mayor of the city and is elected parish-wide. Also, rather than having a parish council and a city council, there is only the combined "metro-council".
The system was designed to prevent redundancy, but what it really does is allows the city to piggyback taxes off of the parish, gerry-mander city limits to achieve certain minority percentages while excluding areas that would be expensive to provide city municipal services to (city has its own PD and Fire Department while the rest of the parish uses the Sheriff's Office and private fire districts). In times when the rural areas are in control rather than the city, it means investment in the city is diverted to build infrastructure in the suburbs.
The current mayor-President is all city (exclusively the black neighborhoods of said city) all of the time. The previous mayor managed to strike a healthy balance of both, presiding over one of the most prosperous periods in the city's history partially as a result.
Some Parishes, like East Baton Rouge Parish, have a Parish President and a Parish Council. However, because the City of Baton Rouge is such a big part of the parish, to reduce redundancy, the city and parish have a joint government, so the Parish President is also mayor of the city and is elected parish-wide. Also, rather than having a parish council and a city council, there is only the combined "metro-council".
The system was designed to prevent redundancy, but what it really does is allows the city to piggyback taxes off of the parish, gerry-mander city limits to achieve certain minority percentages while excluding areas that would be expensive to provide city municipal services to (city has its own PD and Fire Department while the rest of the parish uses the Sheriff's Office and private fire districts). In times when the rural areas are in control rather than the city, it means investment in the city is diverted to build infrastructure in the suburbs.
The current mayor-President is all city (exclusively the black neighborhoods of said city) all of the time. The previous mayor managed to strike a healthy balance of both, presiding over one of the most prosperous periods in the city's history partially as a result.
Posted on 5/26/17 at 4:54 pm to Beessnax
Since we have a consolidated form of govt (city and parish) have one council and leader (City of BR mayor & parish president).
It seems outdated now that EBRP has 3 other cities and if St George becomes a city then 4 cities besides BR.
Sad part is under this govt the people in these areas can basically vote for the Mayor of BR even though the people of BR cannot vote for their mayor.
It seems outdated now that EBRP has 3 other cities and if St George becomes a city then 4 cities besides BR.
Sad part is under this govt the people in these areas can basically vote for the Mayor of BR even though the people of BR cannot vote for their mayor.
Posted on 5/26/17 at 5:04 pm to LSU316
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One of the biggest good ole baw rackets in the state. I've yet to deal with one that's not corrupt
You are correct there. One of the jurors in my parish has more DUIs than I have fingers on one hand. Big time corruption. Money for roads, etc etc
Posted on 5/26/17 at 5:09 pm to Beessnax
it was actually set up to keep whitey in power, back when power brokers realized the City was going to become majority black in the early 1980s. The Mayor-President is elected from and by the entire Parish, which includes lots of rural white folks. Metro Council covers all those areas too. System used to get a bunch of Baker/Zachary guys elected Mayor-Pres. Now so many voters have fled to Livingston/Ascension that it doesn't work as well anymore.
Posted on 5/26/17 at 5:10 pm to Beessnax
It's the leader of a Consolodated Government. Lafayette Parish utilizes one
Posted on 5/26/17 at 5:17 pm to Beessnax
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My parish doesn't have a president
Shhhh!
Maybe they won't notice!
My last parish president went to jail.
The status of the current one is yet to be determined. He was caught sexting teenage boys and is banned from parish schools!
Your better off without one!
This post was edited on 5/26/17 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 5/26/17 at 5:21 pm to Beessnax
Its a african american female hyphen thing you wouldn't understand.
Posted on 5/26/17 at 5:36 pm to Beessnax
Most parishes (I assume now most parishes) have a parish president. The parish I live in, for example, has a parish president and a parish council. There are 5 towns that are annexed to operate as individual entities, but they all receive their funds from the parish. Each town has a mayor and a city council.
Most of the the parish is not in an annexed area, which is all governed by the parish.
In East Baton Rouge, Baker, Central, & Zachary are in EBR, but all have their own mayor, but the Mayor-President is the mayor of Baton Rouge and president of the parish (the areas that are not in city limits).
There is the Baton Rouge Police Department and the EBR Sheriff's Department, but if I am not mistaking, the BRPD is bigger than the Sheriff's department. Does anyone know if the mayor-president is over both the BRPD and sheriff's department? Well, I shouldn't say "over", because it's not like they can just do whatever they want.. But both the sheriff and chief of police's boss is the mayor right?
Most of the the parish is not in an annexed area, which is all governed by the parish.
In East Baton Rouge, Baker, Central, & Zachary are in EBR, but all have their own mayor, but the Mayor-President is the mayor of Baton Rouge and president of the parish (the areas that are not in city limits).
There is the Baton Rouge Police Department and the EBR Sheriff's Department, but if I am not mistaking, the BRPD is bigger than the Sheriff's department. Does anyone know if the mayor-president is over both the BRPD and sheriff's department? Well, I shouldn't say "over", because it's not like they can just do whatever they want.. But both the sheriff and chief of police's boss is the mayor right?
Posted on 5/26/17 at 6:10 pm to OweO
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Most parishes (I assume now most parishes) have a parish president.
Actually not.
40 of Louisiana's 64 parishes are still governed by police juries. Police juries are a combination legislation/executive form of government. You elect your representative called a juror and they elect their leader called a president. Kind of like parliament composed of 3-15 members dependent upon population. This was once the only constitutional form of parish in Louisiana government.
The new Louisiana Constitution of 1975, allowed parishes to create a home rule charters to combat belief that corruption was occurring under the old system. Corruption and Louisiana government, go figure!
24 changed to one of 3 alternatives. Most, 19, chose a separate legislature called a council and executive called a president. Four with a single city that dominated the parish chose to combine city and parish governments into one legislature called a city, parish, or city-parishe council and one executive called a mayor, president, or mayor-president. (Orleans-New Orleans, East Baton Rouge-Baton Rouge, Lafayette-Lafayette, and Terrebonne-Houma). Finally, Caddo Parish created a council-manager system where you vote for the council and they hire a professional manager to manage parish operations! Shreveport just always has to be different!
Posted on 5/26/17 at 6:13 pm to Beessnax
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WTF is a Mayor-President?
Something like this.
This post was edited on 5/26/17 at 6:14 pm
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