St. George School System

City of Baton Rouge is suing to try to stop the creation of St George. So however long it takes for it to go through the court systems and appeals. It was legally voted on and passed so this just seems like a delay tactic.

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City of Baton Rouge is suing to try to stop the creation of St George.

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That's St. George the city.

St. George the Independent School District is a whole different ballgame and is many more years and votes and lawsuits away from happening, if it ever does.


And the boundaries of St. George the city and St. George the ISD don't necessarily have to be contiguous either.

Honestly I dont see it ever happening. Just some political jargon to get voters to the poll

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Nothing will be set up in 5 years

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Probably not, which is why I left. They have so much to do before they have a functioning school system and have no clue how to go about it. Schools will need to be built (years to just secure the land, plus years of construction), plus setting up legal entities, payroll, etc, etc, etc.

I voted for the city, it passed but that's probably where it will stay for years as they drag this through courts. The same crowd that ironically chastises people who don't accept the last presidential election are the ones holding this up in the courts. I'm off to Texas soon so if the city ever becomes reality I won't see it.

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It would also have to pass a statewide vote if I'm not mistaken.

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From what I recall from this push years ago, it would have to pass a parish-wide vote to go onto the statewide ballot, and then have to pass again.

Passing statewide should be relatively easy. Passing parishwide will be extremely difficuly.

Draws boundaries specifically around Black and Spanish areas then thinks they will win lawsuit in the judicial system. This must be the same people that thinks Airline Hwy will stop crime and the cancer that is BR.
St George will never be a city. Covid slowed the annexing down but this year it will pick back up. ST George will be left with ONeal lane MAYBE and just because of Oschners and their hate they have for the cities three hospitals. And also MAYBE bluebonnet around Burbank…..MAYBE.
What all you St George backers didn’t think of is the real old power money is all located right it the middle of your “city” and they will support what got them there and keeps them there. City of BR. St Gorge is DOA from multiple angles. Why do you think everything has been hush hush from the ST G camp?? They can still suck in money from the “cause” knowing it was never even close to becoming reality.

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I voted for the city, it passed but that's probably where it will stay for years as they drag this through courts. The same crowd that ironically chastises people who don't accept the last presidential election are the ones holding this up in the courts. I'm off to Texas soon so if the city ever becomes reality I won't see it.

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All of this. I hate to see it, but it seems inevitable. The people who support SWB and her ilk are going to end up with the parish they deserve. Sucks for older folks who have put down roots and can't/won't bail. I'm glad my parents rolled out. I'm not far behind.

Well, there is a hearing on this Thursday.

And this isn’t a popular rant and I’ve been chastised before, but if folks hadn’t fled the Parish there would be a large, white, conservative constituent base to support better leadership within the Mayor’s office, school board, etc. Diluting your power and your base by spreading out into rural areas has given Democrats control over our cities and centers of power. So in that sense I support the STG effort as a strategy for keeping people in the Parish.

But it’s taking too long. The lawsuits should have been anticipated with plans to continue pushing for existing school and government reforms. It could have become something of a catalyst for change, but has fizzled out.

The problems you see in BR are just going to spread outward to the “safe” places next. And it doesn’t take much. You saw it happen in Baker and Zachary is next. Then on to Prairieville and Denham which may already be happening with apartments being built. Perhaps at that point we may see some reverse migration back into the urban core.

I just don’t understand how people are so willing to just abandon the historically prime land, neighborhoods, etc. to go and live a single entrance, cookie-cutter life in a former cow pasture. Which really has ruined any rural character there once was anyway.

At some point you have to stop retreating, turn and stand your ground. Get on boards, go to meetings, get more involved in local elections and zoning issues, etc.