re: EBRP Deputy shot on O'Neal lane.

I'm referring to 17950 Airline Hwy, Prairieville, Louisiana 70769, Manchac Lake Apartments.

It is financed with a guaranty from HUD under the 221(d) market rates financing programs

Ok but you watch and see what moves in there.

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East Baton Rouge parish's free fall is due to demographic changes and their effect on elections and society. St. George will slow white flight and help save the parish from itself. It's that simple. Killing St. George will accelerate the already rapid decline in EBR's quality of life.

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I don't disagree with the direction of this thouggt, I'm just not convinced the outcome would be that beneficial versus the trade offs/ costs of having To duplicate the entire government system since you're still next door.

I see it as you and your neighbor agreeing to keep your houses up and well maintained while the remainder of your subdivision turns to vacant or rental houses. Even though you took care of your house, you're being impacted /pulled down by the surroundings And you're spending a fortune to maintain your house to try to overcome the others.

Edit : just read back in this thread and my point Of view seems to play out with the talk of Section 8 housing over near lake a white oak and how it's impacting the area. I see a larger scale model of these comments with st George/ Baton Rouge

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32% black population and 20% (overall) of the population are below the poverty line.

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And that 20% has no real desire to stop the cycle, from generation to generation. It's "culcha". The ones that do good for themselves are chastised for doing so.

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It's sorta like "white flight" without the "flight" part; just the tax dollars leaving BR and being redirected to St George( south Baton Rouge).

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Exactly. The goal is for St. George to have its own "neighborhood schools" (read: Predominantly White) so all of the white flighters won't have to pay to send their kids to private schools.

These people were all excited about Jindal's school voucher program. However, it turned out that all of the "white flight" schools (like Parkview, St. Michael's) and more established schools (like Catholic and Episcopal) would not take the voucher money. Only shitty charter schools and "storefront" schools (that only cater to poor and minority kids) take state voucher money (for the most part).

Soon after they realized that their kids wouldn't be getting voucher money or their schools wouldn't be accepting it, is when the St. George movement really gained steam.

Majority white neighborhood public schools. That's what St. George is all about. In a nutshell.

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Back on topic:

My condolences to the family of the slain officer. May he rest in peace. May the killer be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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And the criminal that did this is currently in an undisclosed local hospital, I sure hope they were gentle with him while starting an IV and catheter

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It would have been ashame if the paramedics got lost along the way to the hospital.

If only people would respect the family and not post anything until it has been made public by the department.

But everyone wants to be first and get there before anyone else.

That's not the point.

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Also, I can never figure out why municipalities let developers run wild.

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The shadier developers know how to work the system. They know which palms need greasing.

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Killed in the line of duty exactly a year after helping bring a new life into the world

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Just horrible.

RIP and prayers for the family.