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Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:29 pm to ThuperThumpin
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Tract housing development in S. Baton Rouge in the 140,000-180,000 range and decent schools. A lot of young families cannot afford 200,000 plus homes and send their kids to private schools.
This was done back in the 80s. It was called Gardere.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:31 pm to kingbob
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Tract housing development in S. Baton Rouge in the 140,000-180,000 range and decent schools. A lot of young families cannot afford 200,000 plus homes and send their kids to private schools.
This was done back in the 80s. It was called Gardere.
With the '70s version being Mall City.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:31 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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They get dredged like every 20-25 years, but the nature of the "lakes" are that they quickly fill up with more sediment (they are really just an old bottomland swamp). Therefore, there's never much more recreational use than you currently see.
That's only half true. The lake used to be cypress swamp, and is full of rock hard stumps, so every effort to dredge has been half-assed because it's too much work. Also, it fills with sediment because fertilizer runoff induces algae and vegitaion to grow, sapping oxygen levels.
If the lake were ever dredged beyond a certain depth and aerated either naturally or mechanically, these problems would disappear.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:33 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
I wasn't aware of the more ambitious plan. Good info, thanks. 
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:35 pm to kingbob
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Would you want a pro baseball team?
A Top Golf?
An NHL franchise?
A sky-scraper?
Something resembling the Alive Project?
None of these are sustainable here.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:36 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I'm not too optimistic it will ever happen, but it would be a great centerpiece for the area. Problem is that only directly benefits those living near the lakes, thus the private donations.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:36 pm to kingbob
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Caveat: you can't make major changes to the road grid (like a loop)
Well frick, there goes idea #1.
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i.e. you can't just dynamite North Baton Rouge and everything between LSU and Downtown
frick, there goes idea #2.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:37 pm to kingbob
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This was done back in the 80s. It was called Gardere.
The closest you can get to the price range I'm referring are being developed close to Gardere in the 190,000 to 220,000 range . All along Burbank a lot of them are going up. If the home owners move quickly to form HOA and keep the trash out you think it may revitalize the area?
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:38 pm to kingbob
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Would you want a pro baseball team?
I always thought Louisiana should have a wooden bat league in the summer. Have 10 or so teams throughout the state. Everywhere there is a college stadium, you could have a team.
I don't know if a Top Golf can be supported, but a Dave and Buster's would work well.
My third wish was for Alamo Drafthouse, but that's happening!!!!
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:38 pm to kingbob
If I could stay alive until Baton Rouge had a bypass I would take it right now.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:39 pm to ThuperThumpin
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Tract housing development in S. Baton Rouge in the 140,000-180,000 range and decent schools. A lot of young families cannot afford 200,000 plus homes and send their kids to private schools.
You think inviting in more poors will help Batom Rouge become a better city?
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:40 pm to ThuperThumpin
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The closest you can get to the price range I'm referring are being developed close to Gardere in the 190,000 to 220,000 range . All along Burbank a lot of them are going up. If the home owners move quickly to form HOA and keep the trash out you think it may revitalize the area?
It's helping some. I think what will help more is the gentrification in Old South Baton Rouge. Hipsters and developers are encroaching from all sides, pushing the trash further West from Park, North from LSU, East from Nicholson, and South from downtown. If I had money to spend to invest and sit on it, that's where I'd be buying cheap rent houses.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:44 pm to ThuperThumpin
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Tract housing development in S. Baton Rouge in the 140,000-180,000 range and decent schools. A lot of young families cannot afford 200,000 plus homes and send their kids to private schools.
Aren't there already several of these sort of developments along Burbank?
And then Nicholson Lakes which isn't much more expensive.
Then the subdivisions off of Bluebonnet which are just a notch above that.
And there's all sorts of cheaper housing off of Jefferson heading toward Prairieville. Some expensive housing out there too.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:46 pm to LSUBoo
Has anyone said a fence along Florida blvd?
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:54 pm to Epic Cajun
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You think inviting in more poors will help Batom Rouge become a better city?
Poors? Im talking about the young families making around 50-75k who are moving out of EBR to raise their kids.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:55 pm to kingbob
bud's broiler
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:58 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:58 pm to PaBon
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bud's broiler
I like the where your head is at PaBon.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:59 pm to LSUBoo
The ones I've seen start around the 190,000 range. That's not bad but when you have to throw in private school tuition it has been and continues to be difficult for a lot of families to afford to live in BR. I'm not saying you cant find houses cheaper but its becoming more and more difficult.
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