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re: LaCour's Carpet World reminds us that NBR is horrible for businesses
Posted on 9/26/19 at 2:43 pm to TigersSEC2010
Posted on 9/26/19 at 2:43 pm to TigersSEC2010
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I'm surprised Rolfe's liberals arse
what?
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Posted on 9/26/19 at 2:54 pm to whoa
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Well this probably isn’t the best business to open in NBR for starters. I would imagine the overwhelming majority don’t own homes so why would they need flooring, carpet, etc?
NBR was a whole lot different in 1969
Posted on 9/26/19 at 3:28 pm to whoa
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Well this probably isn’t the best business to open in NBR for starters.
This business opened there in the 60s when the area had home owners.
Posted on 9/26/19 at 3:31 pm to moon
Sugars
Posted on 9/26/19 at 4:05 pm to whoa
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Well this probably isn’t the best business to open in NBR for starters.
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Whoa
Posted on 9/26/19 at 4:12 pm to TigersSEC2010
Not totally off topic but did that Johnny's Pizza ever open up in NBR? Johnny Huntsman, if still alive, would have been against that.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 1:25 am to TigersSEC2010
I’m sure the NBR residents are flocking to spend all that extra money they have on new floors and carpet 
Smart move considering the Rouzan area is booming.
Smart move considering the Rouzan area is booming.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 6:14 am to TigersSEC2010
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David LaCour, whose parents founded the company in 1969, says relocating to the Southdowns area is a better fit for the store’s retail customers, who come primarily from neighborhoods in the 70808 and 70809 ZIP codes.
Funny how they have to specify the zip codes customers come from in an attempt to not be called racist by the media/Gravy
Edited for those posters thinking I was calling them racist
This post was edited on 9/27/19 at 6:27 am
Posted on 9/27/19 at 6:20 am to BeerMoney
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The amount of cash necessary to fix all that just isn’t going to happen
Gasoline and matches are pretty cheap
Posted on 9/27/19 at 6:21 am to BurningHeart
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Funny how they have to specify the zip codes customers come from in an attempt to not sound racist
Wut?
Posted on 9/27/19 at 6:23 am to BurningHeart
quote:Dumb bass. The problem is the 70802’s ain’t supporting the bidness.
Funny how they have to specify the zip codes customers come from in an attempt to not sound racist
Posted on 9/27/19 at 6:56 am to Bullfrog
Spent many High school nights in Sugars.
I think of anything north of Greenwell to be NBR. It’s close enough to make an exception
I think of anything north of Greenwell to be NBR. It’s close enough to make an exception
Posted on 9/27/19 at 6:58 am to Bullfrog
1969-1980’s that was a busy part of town.
My nephew was in Cub Scouts with David and his family lived in the area.
Anyway there was a lot of building material companies in that area as it was booming with new construction along with remodeling.
Ethan Allen, was on the Airline Hwy and Florida Blvd spur.
From what I am told they do or did a lot of commercial flooring business with the plants in NBR.
This area back then was a great area.
Now the area not booming and their clientele on the consumer side does not live in the area.
Just like everything else it is time for them to move to where their customer base is.
Similar to Dons Seafood off of Airline Hwy and Prescott. 50’s - early 80’s it was a great location. Today the area not a good location as the demographics have changed. It was smart not to rebuild after the 2016 flood at this location.
My nephew was in Cub Scouts with David and his family lived in the area.
Anyway there was a lot of building material companies in that area as it was booming with new construction along with remodeling.
Ethan Allen, was on the Airline Hwy and Florida Blvd spur.
From what I am told they do or did a lot of commercial flooring business with the plants in NBR.
This area back then was a great area.
Now the area not booming and their clientele on the consumer side does not live in the area.
Just like everything else it is time for them to move to where their customer base is.
Similar to Dons Seafood off of Airline Hwy and Prescott. 50’s - early 80’s it was a great location. Today the area not a good location as the demographics have changed. It was smart not to rebuild after the 2016 flood at this location.
This post was edited on 9/27/19 at 7:01 am
Posted on 9/27/19 at 7:01 am to johnnyrocket
Don’s location there was still limping on until the flood finished them off.
Once that location went underwater, there was no reason to rebuild because there sure wasn’t enough business to justify it.
Once that location went underwater, there was no reason to rebuild because there sure wasn’t enough business to justify it.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 7:06 am to teke184
I agree.
NBR business community does not get it.
If you lower the standards and make excuses for your citizens bad behaviors the middle class will leave.
The people left are either the poor who have no choices or the thugs. Unfortunately, the people who are poor can not afford to support a lot of businesses. The thugs they are only going to support certain businesses which attract the wrong element.
NBR business community does not get it.
If you lower the standards and make excuses for your citizens bad behaviors the middle class will leave.
The people left are either the poor who have no choices or the thugs. Unfortunately, the people who are poor can not afford to support a lot of businesses. The thugs they are only going to support certain businesses which attract the wrong element.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 7:15 am to TigersSEC2010
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Rolfe's
Talk about the definition of a cuck. The fact that he claims to be a conservative is hilarious.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 7:19 am to johnnyrocket
Hell that area off town was decent until the early 90s. I do miss LaFondas.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 7:45 am to johnnyrocket
Those areas are just like any other city. A city grows out and away from its center as land and roads become available and people move up because land is cheaper, houses are newer etc... Those one rung below on the ladder move into the area vacated. This isn’t new nor does Baton Rouge have a monopoly on economically distressed real estate.
I had plenty of friends that grew up in Melrose and went to school with white people that actually lived in “shocking” Mall City. My neighbor now grew up on Wooddale Blvd. I bought all my sports gear across the street from LaCours at The Athletic House.
Broadmoor opened and plant workers making a good living wage bought large lots and built nice homes because they could afford it. They moved out of Standard Heights and Istrouma. Then Tara, Belaire, Shenandoah, Sherwood Forest were built and the migration continued not necessarily to run away but because it was new and affordable.
The rung below filled in the vacant gaps. The next natural progression was across the Amite River into Livingston Parish and Bayou Manchac into Ascension Parish because of large areas of cheap land. This had already begun before the Federal government stepped in, created forced bussing in lieu of community schools and the movement accelerated.
That was the single most devastating action to happen to East Baton Rouge Parish and almost 40 years later has never been stopped or reversed but it has slowed.
And to be clear, the black communities themselves were against forced bussing as much as the predominantly white communities. McKinley, Capital and Scotlandville have a pretty good alumni association and at the time we’re very active in their schools. They didn’t want their kid from McKinley to bus to Belaire anymore than the white family wanted their kid to be bussed from Broadmoor to Scotlandville.
Until public education is dealt with in EBR Parish, Baton Rouge will continue to suffer and be devisive. It has made good strides over the years and has great magnet and gifted and talented programs but some people are just going to have to do the heavy lifting to get it corrected. I don’t know if that can be done.
And full disclosure, I went to public schools in EBR Parish, support them but sent all of my kids to private schools.
I had plenty of friends that grew up in Melrose and went to school with white people that actually lived in “shocking” Mall City. My neighbor now grew up on Wooddale Blvd. I bought all my sports gear across the street from LaCours at The Athletic House.
Broadmoor opened and plant workers making a good living wage bought large lots and built nice homes because they could afford it. They moved out of Standard Heights and Istrouma. Then Tara, Belaire, Shenandoah, Sherwood Forest were built and the migration continued not necessarily to run away but because it was new and affordable.
The rung below filled in the vacant gaps. The next natural progression was across the Amite River into Livingston Parish and Bayou Manchac into Ascension Parish because of large areas of cheap land. This had already begun before the Federal government stepped in, created forced bussing in lieu of community schools and the movement accelerated.
That was the single most devastating action to happen to East Baton Rouge Parish and almost 40 years later has never been stopped or reversed but it has slowed.
And to be clear, the black communities themselves were against forced bussing as much as the predominantly white communities. McKinley, Capital and Scotlandville have a pretty good alumni association and at the time we’re very active in their schools. They didn’t want their kid from McKinley to bus to Belaire anymore than the white family wanted their kid to be bussed from Broadmoor to Scotlandville.
Until public education is dealt with in EBR Parish, Baton Rouge will continue to suffer and be devisive. It has made good strides over the years and has great magnet and gifted and talented programs but some people are just going to have to do the heavy lifting to get it corrected. I don’t know if that can be done.
And full disclosure, I went to public schools in EBR Parish, support them but sent all of my kids to private schools.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 8:05 am to Martini
What is alarming is census estimates have EBR losing population.
Ascension and Livingston are still gaining.
And while many of the migrants left to surrounding parishes, they still work in EBR and help create our traffic issues.
The folks remaining in EBR are facing a bigger tax load as we try and upgrade roads, and provide other services.
SG could help change this pattern. Families could stay in the parish as they have in Zachary and Central. They wouldn’t need to move away for good schools.
Ascension and Livingston are still gaining.
And while many of the migrants left to surrounding parishes, they still work in EBR and help create our traffic issues.
The folks remaining in EBR are facing a bigger tax load as we try and upgrade roads, and provide other services.
SG could help change this pattern. Families could stay in the parish as they have in Zachary and Central. They wouldn’t need to move away for good schools.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 8:20 am to Martini
I remember the days when BR was a nice small city in the late 60’s and 70’s.
Brec had Pre K programs, the schools were good, and Belaire was just finished being built in 1974.
I lived on Longfellow Drive in NBR and went to Istoruma for a few weeks before my parents moved to Red Oaks. Belaire High Area which was a brand new school was just starting to take some students from Broadmoor. Some high school kids were allowed to finish up at Broadmoor in my neighborhood. After a few weeks of attending Belaire, my father was transferred to Los Angels, CA.
Most people would not believe the Airline and Plank area was a growing retail area in the late 60’s early 70’s. Howard Bros, Kroger, Woolco Dept Store, McClouds appliances, along with Kmart was further down closer to N Foster Drive.
They actually had a baitstore on Airline and N Foster that was packed every Friday during prime fishing season with people getting supplies to go out of town.
Brec had Pre K programs, the schools were good, and Belaire was just finished being built in 1974.
I lived on Longfellow Drive in NBR and went to Istoruma for a few weeks before my parents moved to Red Oaks. Belaire High Area which was a brand new school was just starting to take some students from Broadmoor. Some high school kids were allowed to finish up at Broadmoor in my neighborhood. After a few weeks of attending Belaire, my father was transferred to Los Angels, CA.
Most people would not believe the Airline and Plank area was a growing retail area in the late 60’s early 70’s. Howard Bros, Kroger, Woolco Dept Store, McClouds appliances, along with Kmart was further down closer to N Foster Drive.
They actually had a baitstore on Airline and N Foster that was packed every Friday during prime fishing season with people getting supplies to go out of town.
This post was edited on 9/27/19 at 8:49 am
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