re: BusinessReport: Baton Rouge needs dramatic change to keep pace with global landscape

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So, run away, that's your answer?

There are many things to love about La and stay to fight for

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Many of the things we need to fight for will get you labeled a racist in a hot minute.

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So, run away, that's your answer?

There are many things to love about La and stay to fight for.

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Run away wasn't always my answer. For years, I was a huge cheerleader for ways to save BR. I was a member of Forum 35, went to guest speaker panels, went to community meetings during the "Austin 6" days of the early 2000's. I was involved with the push to get younger progressive types on the Metro Council. That combined with Kip getting into office, with Walter Monsour and William Daniel and such, City Hall was changing. The blue laws were repealed and open container laws downtown were relaxed. Downtown BR was in this renaissance period.

Eventually though, the progressive push lead to a more local Democrat presence. That was the beginning of the end. St George was attacked as a racial pariah bent on destroying Baton Rouge. In my opinion, that was the last ditch effort to at the very least save EBR Parish as a whole. Without it, the drain continues. Suffering the most is not only the city of BR, but every city in the parish as well. St George could have at least kept property taxes in the parish. Now Ascension and Livingston await with arms wide open.

BR is now filled with urban decay. Murders are up, white flight continues, and the powers that be basically spend their time on sowing racial division and salivating for more tax revenue.

I'm pretty sure it's done. There might be some things to love LA for, but there's not much to fight for in the city of Baton Rouge. My family and peer group are looking for a way out of here. I'd advise you do the same. Let the race hustlers keep raising taxes for somebody else to pay for because I'm sick of it being me.