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The zoo should be able to move if they think it will be mutually beneficial to themselves and their patrons without worrying about being declared racist.

They should, but they won't, and the main reason is b/c it would be racist to take it out of NBR, and put it next to the white college, or next to the white flight of Prairieville and the Santa Maria/LA Country Club whites.

Did you not hear our idiot mayor say she thinks the tram they are proposing between downtown and LSU, should also go all the way to Southern?

The Zoo should be by LSU, close to the river. The Casino could have a boat bring people there. It would be an attraction for football games, as well as baseball games, and you can get some free and/or cheap labor from LSU vet students.
What does it matter if it's far from the interstate? Audubon zoo isnt' near the interstate and that mfer is packed every weekend. That's another problem. People from Baton Rouge would rather drive an hour and a half to the Audubon zoo as opposed to 20 minutes to the baton rouge zoo, and they pay more than double to get in as well. If you're not going to make a zoo that will make your local residents stop going to New Orleans as often, then what's the point of having one at all?

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Posted by LSUBoo

Knoxville, TN

Member since Mar 2006

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Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:02 pm to TeddyPadillac

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Did you not hear our idiot mayor say she thinks the tram they are proposing between downtown and LSU, should also go all the way to Southern?

I didn't hear that... the only reason it should go all the way to Southern is for it to connect to the airport. Having the airport/downtown/LSU all connected wouldn't be a bad thing.

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Posted by kingbob

Sorrento, LA

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:34 pm to TeddyPadillac

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the tram they are proposing between downtown and LSU, should also go all the way to Southern?

Well, I think it should eventually go to Southern and to the airport. I think it should eventually extend to Tigerland, and then out to LaBerge. I think a new zoo, if it's built, should be along that route.

Wouldn't it be wise to have a tram connect the two major universities, downtown, the airport, the zoo, most of the hotels, 2 of the 3 main strips of bars, and the casinos (plus, i'm sure a shuttle could be offered to take riders to the new Kids museum)

Said Tram should also connect to a train station that ties into the BR/NOLA commuter rail with stops by the hospitals, Blue Bayou, Gonzales, LaPlace, MSY, Zephyr, and the NOLA CBD. Perhaps this would be an east/west line on North Blvd or Government Street that would end up connecting downtown to the train station, BRCC, and Independance Park.

This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 3:46 pm

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Posted by doubleb

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2006

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Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:39 pm to TeddyPadillac

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People from Baton Rouge would rather drive an hour and a half to the Audubon zoo as opposed to 20 minutes to the baton rouge zoo, and they pay more than double to get in as well. If you're not going to make a zoo that will make your local residents stop going to New Orleans as often, then what's the point of having one at all?

Hammer meet nail. Like I said, a zoo is a destination place, you go because its something unique and you go no matter where it is.

The BR zoo will never match the NO zoo. I should be geared to meet our needs, and not something to compete with Audubon.

People drive a hour and a half to NO and don't go to the one here that's 30 minutes away because the Audubon is much, much better.

I can't see spending 110 million dollars trying to compete with NO.

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