re: ZIP 70805: The Worst Neighborhood in Baton Rouge

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No! We must fight the cancer! We must cut it out with whatever means are available! If not, it will destroy all that we held dear, and spread!

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You can't fight section 8 because the federal government will sue you for housing discrimination. It's the feds that help it to spread. Unless you can abolish section 8 in D.C., you can't stop it. The only way to combat it is to raise property values high enough that Section 8 ceases to be profitable on even the largest of properties. This is extreamly difficult to do on account of how low the overhead is on Section 8 properties and the fact that the federal government is very consistent with paying those rent bills.

The only way to stop it is to not allow developers to purchase homes in your neighborhood.

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It will Kill our beloved LSU.

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False. It may kill Tigerland, but it won't kill LSU. Gentrification is already beginning in Old South Baton Rouge. Inside of two decades, the north side of campus will be a trendy neighborhood, especially along the streetcar between downtown and LSU.

Midcity gentrification is in full swing, and the improvements along government street will only help.

The future is bright for BR.