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re: Soon you St. George Citizens will be spending time at the economic mecca of Plank Road...
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:25 am to member12
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:25 am to member12
If it's about public investment in public infrastructure, I can see the value in that, but if if they're going to be spending money on things that private industry should otherwise be doing, I'd be against it.
That's the beauty of capitalism...if there's an opportunity to offer a good or service and it can make money, someone will give it a shot. Don't need to spend taxpayer money on it. You can even structure the taxes such that they get a break for a certain amount of time, considering the tax revenue would otherwise be zero.
That's the beauty of capitalism...if there's an opportunity to offer a good or service and it can make money, someone will give it a shot. Don't need to spend taxpayer money on it. You can even structure the taxes such that they get a break for a certain amount of time, considering the tax revenue would otherwise be zero.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 9:26 am
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:25 am to HouseMom
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My husband and I ran over to Tony's around Mother's Day, and I was surprised at the road construction in that area. Looked so much better than I remember.
Upgrading and improving public infrastructure is 100% within the scope of the City/Parish’s responsibility. They should be doing this everywhere. Better sidewalks, streets, decorative hardscape, and better lighting could help the area attract private investment.
And I’m even fine with targeted tax breaks to revitalize one small area at a time to help mitigate risks for private investors.
But not okay with handing out $$ to consultants and local grifters.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 9:36 am
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:27 am to Crappieman
Tony's makes 75% of their money off EBT/food stamps. They'd go belly up if they moved to a nicer area.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:31 am to Crappieman
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I'm surprised Tony's Seafood and Krispy Kreme haven't left North BR.
I don't think Tony's will ever leave that location. Lots of locals buying $5 and $10 dollars worth of boiled seafood from him. I'd imagine the residents of the area make up a lot of his business. At least thats what I've observed when I'm in there.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:31 am to MrBobDobalina
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Tony's makes 75% of their money off EBT/food stamps. They'd go belly up if they moved to a nicer area.
They distribute to some restaurants too but yeah. It is a local favorite….and they do very well.
The area right around Tony’s is probably where I would start this focus then expand to other parts of Plank if they were successful. That area is a little better off than the rest of the neighborhood, but even it recently lost the old Firestone store and the Picadilly. Years ago the private school across closed down too. But still the business are a little bit better and the housing there is a little better cared for than the areas south of Clayton Dr.
I think they over stretched by making the district the whole damn street for 30+ blocks.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 9:43 am
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:59 am to mthorn2
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That corridor actually has economic potential, much more than Airline Hwy between I-110 and I-12.
I agree.
And that is why I'm not opposed to changing the format of Airline to an efficient freeway with feeder roads and away from an inefficient "Stroad" that can't move traffic, isn't supporting regional retail, and is too wide/expansive to actually be a cohesive neighborhood. The retail along Airline between Florida and I-110 has already changed format away from "regional shopping centers" and towards an industrial center/service business focus (that don't rely on heavy retail traffic). So it's not like a change in the street format would threaten that. If you want that Airline corridor to be what it was in 1985.....the damage has already been done. The street format needs to catch up to what already happened.
Widening Airline isn't enough IMO. It needs to move traffic faster. It needs to be a freeway with feeder roads. It will never be home to major shopping centers again and Plank Road is already drawing the more locally focused, small scale businesses away from Airline too. That will accelerate if they are successful in reformatting just part of Plank.
Plank....especially the Delmont neighborhood between Airline and Clayton Dr/Shelly...is arguably in better shape because it is still in that neighborhood format for the most part (excluding Tony's, which has a big regional draw). The retail is smaller scale and isn't dependent on traffic from outside of the area. They aren't trying to redevelop an entire mall or something out there. It's going to be the main street for north Baton Rouge.
Which means we should seriously look at a major reformat of Airline Highway to a major commuter route that's at least partially a freeway with feeder roads. The business that are thriving on Airline in north Baton Rouge are industrial centers, equipment rental, fast food, and fuel stops. Regional shopping and retail mostly already left (and many of the structures they left behind are still empty) and Airline is not the right format right now for neighborhood focused retail. We may as well make it efficient in moving traffic - and I have the same criticism of Florida Blvd between Monterrey/Cortana and Denham Springs.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 10:12 am
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:03 am to TigerGman
They going to bring Metro Bowl back to life?
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:12 am to TigerGman
Christmas shopping at Delmont Village 
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:23 am to TigerGman
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Soon you St. George Citizens will be spending time at the economic mecca of Plank Road...
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:25 am to member12
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Plank....especially the Delmont neighborhood between Airline and Clayton Dr/Shelly...is arguably in better shape because it is still in that neighborhood format for the most part (excluding Tony's, which has a big regional draw). The retail is smaller scale and isn't dependent on traffic from outside of the area. They aren't trying to redevelop an entire mall or something out there. It's going to be the main street for north Baton Rouge.
Which means we should seriously look at a major reformat of Airline Highway to a major commuter route that's at least partially a freeway with feeder roads.
Good point.
Airline is the wrong setup now and the wrong setup for any likely future for that section. If the retail in north Baton Rouge continues to concentrate on Plank, there's no reason to keep Airline Highway the way that it is. Airline is too big to support smaller scale retail, but it's too small to actually move traffic. And it's not like equipment rentals, truck stops, and tractor dealerships need sidewalks and street parking.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:33 am to TigerGman
To borrow an old saying….
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:38 am to mthorn2
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That corridor actually has economic potential
Explain. What potential? Do you believe crime is not a factor in why North BR is always a crime ridden shithole?
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much more than Airline Hwy between I-110 and I-12.
Yet, all of the development is in this area. Someone needs to tell these economic morons to stop building in S. BR and head to N. BR. That's where the real gold is at.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:39 am to tigerbutt
They don’t want whites up there. They shite on us everyday. Everything is our fault. Pls stop the theater.
ETA: every several months I go up to Tony’s Seafood. It’s not the highlight of my day.
ETA: every several months I go up to Tony’s Seafood. It’s not the highlight of my day.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 10:43 am
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:44 am to TigerGman
With the people that live in the area it does not matter how much money you put into that area. They are gonna tear it up and it will be destroyed within few years.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:51 am to TigerGman
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most crime-ridden and underserved zip code in Baton Rouge
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improvements in facades, signage, lighting, and landscape
Nothing a little signage and landscaping can't fix. I'm sure it'll be money well spent.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:53 am to member12
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Widening Airline isn't enough IMO. It needs to move traffic faster. It needs to be a freeway with feeder roads. It will never be home to major shopping centers again
It won't?
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That idea turned into a plan for a 33-acre development in St. George at the corner of Highland and Airline called “The Highline.” It’ll combine with another development next-door already in the beginning phases and one across the street, making it around 160 total acres. Davis calls it a Perkins Rowe 2.0.
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“We have a restaurant district, we have a shopping district, and we have a government and an office district in the development. We’re currently trying to get different local government agencies to move in, to rent, to build, whatever we could do to help them really get the city up and running,” Davis said.
Once completed, Davis says The Highline will be the biggest development in East Baton Rouge Parish. So far, he says the St. George community likes the idea.
“Everyone wants a development in St. George so they don’t have to drive to Baton Rouge, more restaurants near where they live. One of the biggest advantages we have, we are not a development that borders or is really close to any residential developments. A lot of these big developments that come in, they get a lot of pushback from because they’re right next to a neighborhood. We’re very fortunate. We’re lucky we don’t have that issue, so really that hasn’t been a factor. We haven’t seen any pushback from that aspect, so I would say that was my biggest concern going into it, but we really haven’t had anyone complain about it just because it’s not close to any neighborhoods,” Davis said.
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 11:18 am to BugAC
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It won't?
That’s definitely not north Baton Rouge. Not sure about the other poster but I was referring to Airline between I-12 and I-110.
Airline south of Jefferson is a very different animal. There is still vast pieces of undeveloped tracts down there.
In theory they could control development enough to avoid having so many traffic lights and force setbacks generous enough to handle future widenings. They won’t but they could.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 11:21 am
Posted on 10/9/25 at 11:21 am to TigerGman
Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:18 pm to TigerGman
I hope its wildly successful.
But I doubt it
But I doubt it
Posted on 10/9/25 at 12:44 pm to member12
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That’s definitely not north Baton Rouge.
It is not. It is South Baton Rouge.
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I was referring to Airline between I-12 and I-110.
Oh, i thought you posted I-12 and I-10.
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Airline south of Jefferson is a very different animal. There is still vast pieces of undeveloped tracts down there.
Vast and away from Residential. I drove along that route at lunch today, and made it a point to notice the potential. Lots could happen in this area.
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In theory they could control development enough to avoid having so many traffic lights and force setbacks generous enough to handle future widenings. They won’t but they could.
It would be nice for airline to have side roads and let airline flow. But that would be very costly and would be a drainage planning nightmare, not to mention may require several small bridges.
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