re: History of Gardere lane

Knew lots of LSU students who lived there in the 80's.

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The sewer treatment plant stunk up the area and prop value plummeted. I know several high profile people in Baton Rouge who lived there in the 80s.

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Hahaha...I lived directly behind that stinkin' sewer treatment bitch in '82 -'83...Gardere area was all LSU students and a blast back then..Great memories, except when the wind blew the wrong way....

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there was a Piggly Wiggly grocery store at the corner of Gardere and Burbank.

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I bought a lot of beer, fish sticks, frozen pizza, hot dogs, Mac and cheese, hamburger helper, beer, and other nutritious student grocery items in that store.

Yeah, it’s mostly working class Hispanic families now.

I spent one semester at LSU in the mid-2000s. To ease the transition and give me hope in a hopeless city, I volunteered through church to tutor a child who lived in section 8 housing off Gardere. I never felt unsafe. But I was always there during the day. I could see how the area could feel dangerous at night. Sadly, the child I tutored ended up taking the same path his/her father took and ended up in prison several years later. I count that as another of my many failures in life. What could I have done differently to help with a better outcome? I asked myself everyday. Now I may only ask myself that a couple of times a month, but my failure still dwells in my soul.

Think positive, everything else is old. Work hard, never stop hustling. Pray and give thanks daily. Everything will be just fine.

Murder rate dropped 86% with the police substation. Eventually gang bangers and thugs left and now its mexican construction guys.

Area has greatly improved

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I don't know what you baws are talking about, that area was renamed "Pakistan" several years back.

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A lot has changed in the area in the past 8 years. A lot of Mexican/Central American families have moved into to the small newish homes. Still crime in the area but a lot more non-violent. Also there's a sidewalk now, so you have fewer people strolling down the middle of the road waiting to get hit.

Now the area by the shite factory, with the run-down 4-plexes and such, you couldn't pay me to drive into that part of the neighborhood.

Tropical Storm Allison in summer of 89.

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Back in the 80s the are was filled with young families and college students

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early 80s... then.... judge parker made surrounding parishes more attractive and .... the oil bust....