re: North Baton Rouge vs. South Baton Rouge and Gary Chambers

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It's kind of a chicken/egg situation. Businesses don't want to move into high crime areas, but they'll likely remain high crime areas until businesses come in and inject some capital into the place.

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The kind of resurrection needed in NBR will take government intervention.. One way... Using Imminent domain to secure land for continuing loop efforts off 110 or by connecting 110 with 61.. By sub dividing the area you can shrink the potential private capital needed.

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You really have to look at the LSU northgate model. You just have to start beating back the ghetto by razing it and starting fresh.

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But that's the catch-22. If you come in and "revitalize" an area by pumping capital into it, you are accused of "gentrification." It's like, come put money into our community, but don't move here and make it too nice. It's true. Speaking of "gentrification," the entire concept is just laughable. Areas that are "gentrified" started off as white neighborhoods from the get go. If whites return the the neighborhood it's somehow now a negative thing called "gentrification."