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Local NAACP, others pushing to change Baton Rouge’s consolidated government
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:54 pm
The perfect storm for the success of St. George is on the way. 
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report Story
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report Story
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As Baton Rouge’s racial divide becomes more evident, particularly at the Metro Council level, the NAACP and several other organizations are pushing to separate city-parish governance into two entities—one for the city of Baton Rouge; the other, for East Baton Rouge Parish. The issue most recently arose at last week’s Metro Council meeting, but plans to untangle the city and parish into two separate governments have been in the works for years, says Mike McClanahan, president of NAACP Baton Rouge.
To change existing law, those supporting the move must petition to alter specific provisions in the Plan of Government—the constitution for the city-parish—with supporting signatures of 10% of those who voted in the most recent parishwide election, notes Ashley Beck, Metro Council administrator-treasurer. The Metro Council would then decide whether to place the item on the next parishwide ballot.
McClanahan says the NAACP has been in talks with city-parish administrators, fashioning the proper legal language for the petition and ballot item. Other ministerial groups and social organizations are also interested in backing the issue, he adds.
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Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:56 pm to tommy2tone1999
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:56 pm to tommy2tone1999
Support. The mayor should not also be the parish president.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:02 pm to tommy2tone1999
I feel like the current system benefits the CP. I figured the rest of the Parish wanted to get away from BR.
What am I missing here?
What am I missing here?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:05 pm to lsu13lsu
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I feel like the current system benefits the CP. I figured the rest of the Parish wanted to get away from BR. What am I missing here?
Blacks want to control the vote in Baton Rouge. So long as there is a Metro-Council, that will never happen. This is their ultra-desperate course of action when their desperate course of action to usurp Buddy Amoroso's seat failed.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:06 pm to tommy2tone1999
I look forward to all of the Advocate articles labeling this as a racist breakaway.
Also, why are they seeking this? Have they studied where the tax revenue in this area comes from?
Also, why are they seeking this? Have they studied where the tax revenue in this area comes from?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:07 pm to Antonio Moss
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Have they studied where the tax revenue in this area comes from?
St. George. That's easy.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:07 pm to tommy2tone1999
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“If you look at the 40,000 fans that would come to Southern’s football games and the 100,000 that would come to LSU’s football games, that’s 140,000 signatures right there,”
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:09 pm to Jester
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St. George. That's easy.
Oh but no. Expect a milking of the people currently living in BR and not subject to St. George. I'm about to be fricked like no other.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:11 pm to tommy2tone1999
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All you had to do was watch the Metro-Council meeting last week to see it.
not arguing your point, just can easily see a thread like this going south quickly
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:12 pm to tommy2tone1999
If they don't get their way, expect a move like NAACP did in St.Louis, calling for a boycott of their own city. LOL
Yeah, don't have people come to your city and spend money, that will show the City.
Yeah, don't have people come to your city and spend money, that will show the City.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:23 pm to upgrayedd
40K fans at a Southern game? Maybe at the Classic.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:24 pm to upgrayedd
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that’s 140,000 signatures right there,”
signatures for what?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:25 pm to Antonio Moss
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I look forward to all of the Advocate articles labeling this as a racist breakaway.
Well...
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Local NAACP, others pushing to change Baton Rouge’s consolidated government
They wouldn't be wrong.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:25 pm to tommy2tone1999
As a resident of the parish and not this city how is this not good for me too? Let the city burn for all I care
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:25 pm to teke184
Yeah, that's a pretty exaggerated number. Not to mention that he's assuming all the people at those games are EBR residents and would support this
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:27 pm to tommy2tone1999
This should be the easy. It being consolidated gives the city extra power over the parish that it wouldn't otherwise have. If the city wants to give that up that's fine by me.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:27 pm to tommy2tone1999
The dumbest thing is, this is the worst possible move for the city of Baton Rouge.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:29 pm to upgrayedd
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If you look at the 40,000 fans that would come to Southern’s football games and the 100,000 that would come to LSU’s football games, that’s 140,000 signatures right there,” McClanahan says. “We could’ve easily gotten it. And we’ll do it this time.”
I initially thought there was no way this was an actual quote. Sadly, I was mistaken.
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