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re: downtown baton rouge resturant scene
Posted on 10/15/20 at 12:24 pm to Paul Allen
Posted on 10/15/20 at 12:24 pm to Paul Allen
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The closure of White Star market tells me that the Government Street revival isn’t as promising as it once was for BR residents.
White star isn't/wasn't the beacon of gov. st revitalization.
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I know you’ve mentioned Bulldog not being as popular anymore, especially on pint night and how busy that night was 10 or so years ago.
Maybe during covid. Pre covid wednesday pint night and thursday trivia were busy as usual.
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Posted on 10/15/20 at 12:30 pm to The Implication
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wednesday pint night and thursday trivia were busy as usual.
That would certainly be a contradiction to what some posters have mentioned recently about The Bulldog. Maybe they’re referring to it not being as busy was it was when they first opened?
Posted on 10/15/20 at 12:58 pm to Paul Allen
It still consistently has good crowds even with Covid
Posted on 10/15/20 at 1:13 pm to The Implication
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Maybe during covid. Pre covid wednesday pint night and thursday trivia were busy as usual.
I went a couple times pre-covid and they were not dead or anything but I meant they weren't the "unable to move" level they were 10 years ago. You used to not be able to walk through the place and had to just stand in place. It wasn't like that as often pre-covid.
Bulldog was the place you couldn't wait to turn 21 to get to go to, and they still have the older crowds that did just that 10 years ago. But the kids at LSU currently (or recently finished) don't seem to know/care about the place.
Funny enough, they seem to be doing very well during covid. Granted, they are at capacity when all seats are filled since you can't stand around. But it seems people have been missing bars.
This post was edited on 10/15/20 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 10/15/20 at 1:21 pm to LouisianaLady
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I went a couple times pre-covid and they were not dead or anything but I meant they weren't the "unable to move" level they were 10 years ago. You used to not be able to walk through the place and had to just stand in place. It wasn't like that as often pre-covid.
That's fair and you wont find me complaining about that either. I was once that kid with a stack of 10 glasses on my way out the door. I much rather the young professional crowd, the environment seems more catered to that.
This post was edited on 10/15/20 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 10/15/20 at 1:44 pm to The Implication
Agree. I like it much better.
I have read a few articles saying studies suggest young people are going out to bars less. Various reasons - preferring house parties, trending more towards weed over alcohol, how expensive it can be, the difficulty it can be to drink underage these days, etc.
I have read a few articles saying studies suggest young people are going out to bars less. Various reasons - preferring house parties, trending more towards weed over alcohol, how expensive it can be, the difficulty it can be to drink underage these days, etc.
Posted on 10/15/20 at 2:45 pm to LouisianaLady
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I actually don't know if Blend is still open post-covid.
Blend is still open. I haven't been in a while, but that's one of the better spots downtown.
Hell, the only time I go downtown these days is for the farmer's market on Saturday mornings. Guess I'm just old.
Posted on 10/15/20 at 3:27 pm to kingbob
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Louisiana is in economic free fall right now and on the verge of almost irreparable demographic collapse.
I feel a lot more people are now realizing this
Posted on 10/15/20 at 4:00 pm to Paul Allen
Katrina was a wakeup call for many, but it seemed to spark a sort of rebirth and doubling down for those who wanted to be a part of the new Louisiana and make it work.
In the late 2000’s/early 2010’s Louisiana went on an economic rollercoaster ride, but even with the BP Oil Spill, was better off then most places besides Texas. However, Louisianans didn’t seem to benefit from that boom like they should have.
Jindal squandered the boom and his conservative mandate, JBE ended that boom completely, Katrina didn’t wash away the old corrupt politicians and criminals as they all came back to drown the phoenix as it attempted to rise from the ashes, and the BLM movement combined with the 2016 flood and Sharon Weston-Broome washed away all of Kip’s accomplishments.
The last 15 years are an example of a state’s people trying desperately to save themselves and their culture only for the political class to destroy everything anyone tried to build. This place is toxic and I don’t see many people still having hope beyond just tuning out the noise and trying to make the best of the decline.
In the late 2000’s/early 2010’s Louisiana went on an economic rollercoaster ride, but even with the BP Oil Spill, was better off then most places besides Texas. However, Louisianans didn’t seem to benefit from that boom like they should have.
Jindal squandered the boom and his conservative mandate, JBE ended that boom completely, Katrina didn’t wash away the old corrupt politicians and criminals as they all came back to drown the phoenix as it attempted to rise from the ashes, and the BLM movement combined with the 2016 flood and Sharon Weston-Broome washed away all of Kip’s accomplishments.
The last 15 years are an example of a state’s people trying desperately to save themselves and their culture only for the political class to destroy everything anyone tried to build. This place is toxic and I don’t see many people still having hope beyond just tuning out the noise and trying to make the best of the decline.
This post was edited on 10/15/20 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 10/15/20 at 9:15 pm to kingbob
I'm not from BR and I feel kind of bad trash talking it as I feel like I don't have that right, but every time we go back there to see my wife's family, I'm reminded of why we left. Just my opinion, though. I know a lot of happy people here, including some of those posting in this thread, and that's cool.
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