re: Stolen from OT. St George submits petition.

If annexing properties is not beneficial to the city of Baton Rouge, then why would the city do it? Certainly not for the benefit of the few property owners who are being annexed.

If Baton Rouge is benefitting from revenue gained at the expense of another entity, then doesn't it stand to reason that that entity is going to suffer? The non-residents of Baton Rouge will have to pay nearly the same amount for the police services they receive based on the number of people being served, and they will have less money to cover those costs. No there won't be money cut from police service, but there will be less money from parish sources to pay for other services.

Amend the La. Constitution

Stop. Go re-read what you posted.

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Amend the La. Constitution

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I posted this LINK in the other St. George thread earlier, regarding the creation of a school district.

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If 2/3rds of the members of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature vote in the affirmative, a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment can be placed on a statewide ballot. If approved by a simple majority, it becomes part of the constitution in twenty days, unless the amendment itself has a different date that it will become effective.

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Since what you propose would also be a change affecting just this parish, I guess the same part would apply to that type of amendment as to the formation of a school district:

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Amendments to the constitution can be proposed that directly affect voters in just part of the state. If an amendment affects five or fewer parishes it has to be approved by a majority statewide vote and by a majority vote in the parishes it affects. The same thing is true for an amendment that affects five or fewer municipalities in the state.

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So 2/3 approval by the legislature + majority statewide approval + majority parish approval to get this type of constitutional amendment passed.