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re: Baton Rouge stepping it's tourism game up
Posted on 8/18/26 at 9:53 am to nicholastiger
Posted on 8/18/26 at 9:53 am to nicholastiger
Athens, Georgia festivals/events. The bicycle criterium is a good time. Also the Georgia Theater is great year round for bands and films.
Flagpole athens,ga.
Flagpole athens,ga.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:07 am to Sev09
There is something missing from this picture, but I can't quite put my fingergun on it.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:13 am to Relham10
Baton Rouge will never be a tourist destination except for LSU games. Still it can upgrade its image and attract things far more important like industry and jobs. I enjoyed the four years I lived there, but it seems to have deteriorated since then.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:15 am to Adajax
My wife and I actually opened a business in the River District during this time. The Downtown Development Authority and its director, Liz Swaine, are so crooked that even 50 wants out of the deal now.
The strip of buildings is partly owned by the city, partly by the casinos, and managed by the DDA, so you can't get anything repaired because everyone just points fingers.
We were promised we would get running water for 9 months before we finally just gave up. You can't run a food establishment legally without it. They didn't care because they owned the health department and could still get you a permit. We just weren't comfortable with it, so we gave it up.
The strip of buildings is partly owned by the city, partly by the casinos, and managed by the DDA, so you can't get anything repaired because everyone just points fingers.
We were promised we would get running water for 9 months before we finally just gave up. You can't run a food establishment legally without it. They didn't care because they owned the health department and could still get you a permit. We just weren't comfortable with it, so we gave it up.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:21 am to Shexter
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We need a space needle with bright red neon lights. A big red stick shooting up to the sky.
Baton Rouge already has that tall water tower downtown that looks like a large stick. It was painted silver for decades, but when they finally repainted it in recent years, they painted it white for whatever reason instead of making it look more like a giant red stick. Someone (I think it was actor Jamie Wax) started a social media effort to instead shine red uplights upon it to at least make it appear glowing red at night. I guess that his endeavor must have fizzled out, because when I've visited Baton Rouge recently it still hasn't glowed red after dark.
Water tower photo.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:36 am to King of New Orleans
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I applaud Edwards for a lot of things he’s done
can you list both of them?
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:56 am to Brosef Stalin
quote:Kip got savaged for that by the media and his opponents, but if you go back and look at it, it was a really interesting project that could have turned into a great thing for the area if done right. But politics and greed nipped it in the bud, as happens so often here.
Can we bring back Kip Holden's idea for an aquarium along the river?
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:14 am to Relham10
Demolish all of the housing between LSU and downtown. Build a giant waterfront park with walking trails/bike trails. Add parking next to the park for LSU games. Add bars/hotels along the levee for live music and post-game activities to encourage people to stay at games and party. This would make the area more beautiful, reduce traffic after LSU games, and reduce crime near campus and downtown
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:35 am to Death Before Disco
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Kip got savaged for that by the media and his opponents, but if you go back and look at it, it was a really interesting project that could have turned into a great thing for the area if done right. But politics and greed nipped it in the bud, as happens so often here.
Without a major private developer it was doomed to failure.
No one was going to step up and lose money.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:50 am to Relham10
Didn’t they already try Catfish Town in the 80s?
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:00 pm to TBoy
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If you haven’t noticed, the water level of the river in BR fluctuates tremendously with the seasons. It would be very difficult to build out the waterfront.
Pretty sure if Savannah can figure it out, so can we.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:18 pm to BR Tiger
I don't know why but I feel this poor guy has already failed
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:21 pm to Relham10
Damn.
For a moment I got excited that they were going to convert it into a maximum security prison.
For a moment I got excited that they were going to convert it into a maximum security prison.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:22 pm to Relham10
Chocolate City II?
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:43 pm to Sev09
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Pretty sure if Savannah can figure it out, so can we.
Savannah sits elevated on a natural bluff and does not depend upon levees to restrain the seasonal high water. For Baton Rouge, there is no development on the river side of the levee.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:48 pm to Relham10
Should look to the Somalia model for guidance
Posted on 8/18/26 at 1:28 pm to King of New Orleans
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I applaud Edwards for a lot of things he’s done but this is my issue. Bringing more things like bowling events to Baton Rouge isn’t going to shift the paradigm.
Oh really
The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Open Championships is a massive multi-month sports tourism event that typically generates between $70 million and $125+ million in economic impact for its host city. Running over 120 to 150 days, the tournament regularly draws over 50,000 participants from all 50 states and multiple international countries, filling local hotels, restaurants, and retail centers
Posted on 8/18/26 at 1:54 pm to Relham10
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modernize the aging Raising Cane’s River Center.
So they're making it smaller and more expensive?
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