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re: Can the Baton Rouge region become more economically competitive with St. George?
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:28 am to member12
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:28 am to member12
if the crybabies in BR city government would think about growth instead of abstract concepts like equity, yes. the BR area would finally have a place where people can send their kids to public school (eventually). that alone would be a major positive for EBR. you're never going to be a place companies will locate under the current paradigm
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Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:33 am to SlowFlowPro
Yep. As a resident of Baton Rouge and someone who supported St. George, I believe that if the City-Parish government and the newly formed City of St. George leadership actually remain professional and regional-focused...we'll be successful.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:33 am to SlowFlowPro
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that alone would be a major positive for EBR. you're never going to be a place companies will locate under the current paradigm
That's my thinking. If the St. George city school district can get off the ground and put itself on a competitive path.....this could be a HUGE positive for East Baton Rouge and the entire capital area as a whole.
Even if the state of Louisiana continues to flounder, keeping more middle class people closer to the major employers instead of pushing them out towards the far ends of the metro area is a net positive.
Maybe the Baton Rouge region can position itself as a decent alternative for corporate re-locations with a competitive school district a stone's throw away from the major white collar business centers on Essen, Bluebonnet, etc.
Posted on 10/14/19 at 9:44 am to SlowFlowPro
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if the crybabies in BR city government would think about growth instead of abstract concepts like equity, yes. the BR area would finally have a place where people can send their kids to public school (eventually). that alone would be a major positive for EBR. you're never going to be a place companies will locate under the current paradigm
Exactly. Having a great public school to send kids will attract and keep great jobs in Baton Rouge.
No one wants to move to Baton Rouge and join the political/popularity contest catholic/private schools. No one wants to battle for magnet school spots. Many people just want to quietly raise their kids. Without good public schools you cannot do that.
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