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re: Local NAACP, others pushing to change Baton Rouge’s consolidated government
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:08 pm to lsu13lsu
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:08 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?
Ditto. If another group attempted this I would expect cries of racism.
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Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:08 pm to Upperdecker
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We can all agree we want to separate the parish from the city. Let those idiots keep pushing what we want
No no no.
Half of BR is still fine. Due in large part to the consolidated government.
St. George needs it’s neighbor to the north to not be any worse. Otherwise both end up failing.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:10 pm to Golfer
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St. George needs it’s neighbor to the north to not be any worse.
That is true. I like having Old South Baton Rouge as a buffer.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:02 pm to Snipe
If you own property in Livingston or Ascension, the election of Mayor President Sharon Weston Broome has been the single biggest positive catalyst for increasing your equity over that same timeframe.
I'd say the Flood but it helped EBR just as much as any other Parish in that regards within the 5-Parish Capitol/Metro Baton Rouge Region.
I'd say the Flood but it helped EBR just as much as any other Parish in that regards within the 5-Parish Capitol/Metro Baton Rouge Region.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:02 pm to Golfer
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Half of BR is still fine. Due in large part to the consolidated government. St. George needs it’s neighbor to the north to not be any worse. Otherwise both end up failing.
This. It amazes me that most on this board don’t realize that the success of St George, Central and Zachary is dependant on the success of Baton Rouge.
In my opinion the current administration wants St George to happen just as much if not more than the residents of St George. This will be the last domino to fall before everyone wants to break up city parish form of government. When this happens we will be conceding all of the power to Gravy and his ilk to implement whatever policies and property taxes they want. They will have control of the city of BR and possibly maintain control of the parish. If baffles me that conservatives in the parish think that this could possibly be a good scenario for the area.
We don’t need to break up the government to right the ship. We just need to actually care enough to show up to the polls and vote.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:11 pm to tommy2tone1999
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The NAACP leader says he thinks he has enough support for the item to land on next spring’s ballot.
“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.”
Does he not realize that the majority of the people at LSU football games wouldn't be able to sign the petition because they don't live in EBR Parish? Then good luck with trying to convince the rest to actually sign some political petition unless you tell them its a "Recall SWB" petition.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:35 pm to tommy2tone1999
White folks need to get out of the way and let Baton Ruudge reach it’s inevitable destiny without further delay.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:00 pm to teke184
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40 k fans at a Southern game. Maybe the classic.
And from that maybe half can actually read and sign a petition.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:21 pm to armytiger96
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When this happens we will be conceding all of the power to Gravy and his ilk to implement whatever policies and property taxes they want. They will have control of the city of BR and possibly maintain control of the parish. If baffles me that conservatives in the parish think that this could possibly be a good scenario for the area.
If this is truly a concern (not sure it is), then the action to take would be to simply shrink the boundaries of EBR into just the city limits of Baton Rouge, and then take what is left of EBR and create a new parish out of it.
I imagine that takes state approval.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:23 pm to Tiger Prawn
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Does he not realize that the majority of the people at LSU football games wouldn't be able to sign the petition because they don't live in EBR Parish? Then good luck with trying to convince the rest to actually sign some political petition unless you tell them its a "Recall SWB" petition.
"Hey, you are in town from Mississippi for the game? Would you like to sign our petition to change our local government structure?"
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:24 pm to tommy2tone1999
Wonders never cease - I actually agree with the NAACP on something.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:28 pm to tommy2tone1999
Will they build a wall
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:31 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Wonders never cease - I actually agree with the NAACP on something.
When wypipo agree with the NAACP, they're sure to reverse their stance, but then again, their balls are already hanging out and they'll never admit they made a bad move
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:38 pm to LSUFanHouston
They wouldn’t change the boundaries. They have won the last three parish wide elections.
So now the best case scenario is a Democrat Mayor of the city and a Republican Parish President. Worse case scenario is two Democrats working to appease the constituents of NBR.
Please explain how this could possibly be good for EBR?
So now the best case scenario is a Democrat Mayor of the city and a Republican Parish President. Worse case scenario is two Democrats working to appease the constituents of NBR.
Please explain how this could possibly be good for EBR?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:40 pm to armytiger96
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Worse case scenario is two Democrats working to appease the constituents of NBR.
It's already essentially 2 democrats trying to appease NBR.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:48 pm to upgrayedd
But this can be fixed by showing up to the polls not taking your ball and going home. At parish level demographics still favor conservatives.
Break up the city/parish form of governments and a Republican won’t control Baton Rouge again.
Break up the city/parish form of governments and a Republican won’t control Baton Rouge again.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:49 pm to OysterPoBoy
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It was pretty apparent from the people who spoke at the council meeting the other day that they want a city of black people run by black people.
No, i’m Not gonna lump all of the decent hard working black people into that mess.
The goobernoggined morons on the city council and the gibbering idiots like Gravy want a city full of black trash run by corrupt black trash.
frick them.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:51 pm to armytiger96
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Break up the city/parish form of governments and a Republican won’t control Baton Rouge again.
That's already the case anyway. A republican will never control BR for the foreseeable future.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:57 pm to armytiger96
quote:There is zero chance of that happening anyway.
Break up the city/parish form of governments and a Republican won’t control Baton Rouge again.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 6:04 pm to upgrayedd
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That's already the case anyway. A republican will never control BR for the foreseeable future.
Stop with this nonsense.
Bodi White. Bodi White. Needed 2% more registered Republicans to show up to the polls.
This is without a St. George on the books.
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