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Skip Bertman, Roger Cador speak out against proposed St. George; 'we stay together as one'
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:51 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:51 am
Advocate
Ah yes, because the St. George region is why the school system sucks and of course they are short sighted in saying a city forming to keep people from leaving the parish is going to stunt the parish's growth.
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Two local baseball coaching legends voiced their concerns about proposed St. George split. Skip Bertman and Roger Cador, were joined by Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome on Thursday at Highland Road Park to discuss the vote in this month's election. Early voting started last week Bertman is a former LSU baseball head coach from 1984-2001 and was also the school's athletic director from 2001-2008. Cador was the Southern baseball head coach from 1985-2017. Both have won multiple national championships with their respective schools. "It's more important that we stay together as one," Bertman said. "That's the winner for us: unity." Cador echoed Bertman's thoughts, adding: "This is about Baton Rouge and the mayor doing a good job. When you stay together good things happen."
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Thursday's press conference follows one the city-parish held two days before early voting kicked off for the Oct. 12 elections where the proposal to incorporate the city of St. George will appear on the ballot for voters living in the defined boundaries of the proposed city in southeast East Baton Rouge.
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At that press event last week, Broome received help in her quest to block the controversial incorporation from business leaders who claimed creating another city would adversely impact the parish's school system and stunt the city-parish's trajectory of growth due to all the financial uncertainty surrounding St. George. The proposed city will have a population of around 86,000 people and would become one of the largest municipalities in the state.
Ah yes, because the St. George region is why the school system sucks and of course they are short sighted in saying a city forming to keep people from leaving the parish is going to stunt the parish's growth.
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Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:01 pm to Areddishfish
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Two local baseball coaching legends voiced their concerns about proposed St. George split.
For the love of God, it is NOT a split! You can't split what isn't together. St. George is not and has never been part of the city of Baton Rouge. When SG becomes a city, it will not leave East Baton Rouge Parish. Absolutely no boundary lines are changing for the city of Baton Rouge.
It is unincorporated land south of Baton Rouge, hoping to become a city. THAT IS IT.
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 12:03 pm
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Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:52 am to Areddishfish
I wonder where they live.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:52 am to Areddishfish
Panderers are becoming easier to spot
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:52 am to Areddishfish
them has beens can stfu
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:52 am to Areddishfish
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and stunt the city-parish's trajectory of growth
Wouldn't that be a good thing, since the current trajectory is a race to the bottom?
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:52 am to Areddishfish
They need to stay in their lane. That lane is baseball and only baseball.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:53 am to Areddishfish
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Sharon Weston Broome
She's already done so much for the community
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:53 am to Areddishfish
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adversely impact the parish's school system
I don't think it can be adversely impacted in a worse manner than it already is........
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:53 am to Areddishfish
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Skip Bertman, Roger Cador speak out against proposed St. George; 'we stay together as one'
Together we are one, separated we are two
~Milli (or Vanilli, I always did get them two confused)
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:54 am to Areddishfish
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When you stay together good things happen.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:57 am to Areddishfish
SWB and The Advocate are going to have daily "Gatherings" and publications all bashing StG...which, coincidentally, will only remind StG to get out and vote.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:00 pm to TH03
If you live in BR and not st George I don’t see how this would benefit you
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:01 pm to Areddishfish
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Two local baseball coaching legends voiced their concerns about proposed St. George split.
For the love of God, it is NOT a split! You can't split what isn't together. St. George is not and has never been part of the city of Baton Rouge. When SG becomes a city, it will not leave East Baton Rouge Parish. Absolutely no boundary lines are changing for the city of Baton Rouge.
It is unincorporated land south of Baton Rouge, hoping to become a city. THAT IS IT.
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Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:01 pm to Kramer26
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They need to stay in their lane. That lane is baseball and only baseball.
Nope. Arguably the best college baseball coach of all-time, definitely the best coach in LSU history, regardless of sport can speak his mind on something that means a lot to him. How many years has he been an integral part of the BR community and you want to speak about him like that?
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:01 pm to Areddishfish
Figures with Skip. His entire game plan as AD was to raise fees on all season ticket holders.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:03 pm to Areddishfish
Has anyone ever been persuaded how to vote by some celebrity's opinion? I honestly don't give a shite how they think I should vote on any given election.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:06 pm to Areddishfish
How is Baton Rouge being its own incorporated city considered staying united? Should the city be submitting counters to incorporate the rest of the unincorporated areas of EBR to fit claim, after the fact of course, of staying together. What parts of the “together” are not going to still be together if city of SG happens.
I don’t even live in area any more, but it angers me that citizens of an incorporated area are trying to stop others from doing the same by pushing this together crap without even pushing a counter plan to be together and just acting like that’s what currently exists.
I don’t even live in area any more, but it angers me that citizens of an incorporated area are trying to stop others from doing the same by pushing this together crap without even pushing a counter plan to be together and just acting like that’s what currently exists.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:13 pm to Paul Allen
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Nope. Arguably the best college baseball coach of all-time, definitely the best coach in LSU history, regardless of sport can speak his mind on something that means a lot to him. How many years has he been an integral part of the BR community and you want to speak about him like that?
He is not talking about expanding BR or a part of BR splitting off. If he lives where he used to live he is just trying to stop city of BR from coming after him for more money when city can no longer take & spend within the city of BR that part of sales tax received from the unincorporated area wanting to form SG.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:16 pm to TH03
I believe Roger lives in Zachary and Skip lives in Riverbend.
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