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With the area near Tigerland going to complete shite it would seem like Nicholson/River Road along the river going north to downtown could try to improve itself. Having an isolated downtown from campus and the rest of the city doesn’t help either area at all.

Mayor Broom refused about $500 million in federal funds to build a transit line along Nicholson because it went to LSU and not north Baton Rouge.

Then the owners of the land next to Magnolia Mound ended up never recovering from the recession and it's all owned by their bank.

But....LSU is growing in size like crazy and the Water Campus is slowly coming together. It's just the stuff in between that still needs work.

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Posted by MrJimBeam

Member since Apr 2009

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Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:10 am to goofball

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Mayor Broom refused about $500 million in federal funds to build a transit line along Nicholson because it went to LSU and not north Baton Rouge.

Then the owners of the land next to Magnolia Mound ended up never recovering from the recession and it's all owned by their bank.

But....LSU is growing in size like crazy and the Water Campus is slowly coming together. It's just the stuff in between that still needs work.

I think it very well could thrive. It'll take a massive amount of work and won't be any time soon, but I've always thought that property in between LSU and downtown was a buy low opportunity with lots of potential. The issue is I don't see the turn happening any time in the near future.

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Posted by whoa

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Member since Sep 2017

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Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:18 am to goofball

I’ve heard rumors in the past of a new PMAC being built down Nicholson.

That side of the north gates is doing much better than the Highland side.

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