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re: EBR peeps...looks like pissing $$$ away in EBRSS is order of the day
Posted on 5/4/25 at 7:27 am to Tigahs24Seven
Posted on 5/4/25 at 7:27 am to Tigahs24Seven
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Fund fricking corrupt BREC to the tune of 3/4 of a billion dollars, but not the DA's office...? How backwards and ignorant are the people of EBR?
BREC is corrupt, but let’s get real. There’s zero point in adding a tax to increase funding for the DA when the left wing activist judges of the 19th JDC will continue to give wrist slappings to criminals.
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 7:58 am to Chef Curry
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There’s zero point in adding a tax to increase funding for the DA when the left wing activist judges of the 19th JDC will continue to give wrist slappings to criminals.
OK. Let’s be real. I agree with the left wing activist judges part but you’re letting the current DA off the hook. The current DA is a Democrat who was a former criminal defense attorney. Not a real hard core law and order kinda guy. He’s nice though if that’s important to you as DA.
This post was edited on 5/4/25 at 8:00 am
Posted on 5/4/25 at 8:09 am to TDFreak
frick brec if brec is mentioned it’s a no for me. I voted no to all
Posted on 5/4/25 at 8:49 am to Tigahs24Seven
quote:We don’t need more taxes to do this. Our politicians need to be held accountable for budgeting properly.
If you dont overfund the DA and police in EBR then stop bitching about crime. YOU are part of the problem...the city is fricking dying...it was once a great place to live and raise a family..
quote:I’m all for trimming the library funding, however libraries are essential for improving society at large and that’s a fact.
This is insane. How do you imbeciles think this will get any better? By overfunding the libraries so homeless people can stay drugged out in air conditioning?? Or BREC so SWB' s relatives can keep their lucrative contracts and midnight basketball can flourish and grow? The supidity in this town is mind boggling.
BREC, on the other hand is an awful, corrupt money pit. Facilities are total crap and they’re stealing from the till. They need a complete overhaul and their millage wiped out until they can show they can manage money responsibly.
I’m not voting for any additional taxes on my property. The Assessors office reappraised everything at the peak of the real estate boom a few years back, and now they’re making bank on us homeowners. That was 100% intentional. And our insurance is sky high. No mas!
Posted on 5/4/25 at 9:31 am to udtiger
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StG ISD can't come soon enough
These taxes will roll to the St. George school district. Because of the lack of school buildings in the St. G boundaries, this money will be critical for increasing capacity.
Posted on 5/4/25 at 9:33 am to RunninReb
Exactly
Posted on 5/4/25 at 9:46 am to RunninReb
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The problem with highly dysfunctional places like BR & NoLA is when you vote to not increase taxes (and rightfully so) the Government doesn't say "ok well I guess we gotta figure this out with a smaller budget" instead they will simply deliver fewer services to taxpayers at an even lower quality.
Just precipitates the decline.
If you're saying to always grant more taxes to the government when they have their hand out, I strongly disagree.
As to the fix for "highly dysfunctional" places, it sure isn't participating in the dysfunction.
Posted on 5/4/25 at 11:20 am to UptownJoeBrown
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OK. Let’s be real. I agree with the left wing activist judges part but you’re letting the current DA off the hook. The current DA is a Democrat who was a former criminal defense attorney. Not a real hard core law and order kinda guy. He’s nice though if that’s important to you as DA.
Correct, the current DA is worthless and the one after Moore will be worse. My point is that this tax (if it passed) would live long beyond Moore’s tenure and would have been an absolute waste of money.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:00 am to Complete Linebacking
Yeah in theory I don’t disagree the DA is likely under funded. However, the answer around here can’t always be another tax…especially since many are already scratching their heads to figure out where their current taxes are going. Sorry not interested in just cutting them another blank check and hope they spend it as intended for once.
Figure it the frick out internally for once before coming hat in hand for more money.
Figure it the frick out internally for once before coming hat in hand for more money.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:27 am to Tigahs24Seven
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Fund fricking corrupt BREC to the tune of 3/4 of a billion dollars, but not the DA's office...? How backwards and ignorant are the people of EBR?
That isn’t the choice voters had.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:29 am to rt3
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der of the dayby rt3In EBR... the Central Community School bond renewal failing surprises me
Not when you consider Central also pays the same parish taxes we all pay.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:38 am to udtiger
Is the school system really that bad? I drive by BR high and Westdale regularly and they look pretty nice. Even just beefing up security and teachers in scotlandiville/mckinley type school should be a net positive to get kids off the violence & drug track.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:30 am to udtiger
The issue is that Hillar Moore attempted pass a millage in a sleeper election and triple his budget for the next 20 years. Anyone paying federal and state income taxes, high insurance premiums, high property taxes, along with these increased sales taxes and high grocery prices, was not going to vote in favor of more money being taken for the District Attorney's office.
He could have started with trying either a tiered approach, where the millage gradually increased, or only asked for 2 mills instead of 4, but this is what happens when you think that you can do the same thing in East Baton Rouge Parish as was done in West Baton Rouge Parish.
Folks want better stewardship of their tax dollars, and I'm frankly ready for better stewardship of the money that I pay in taxes.
He could have started with trying either a tiered approach, where the millage gradually increased, or only asked for 2 mills instead of 4, but this is what happens when you think that you can do the same thing in East Baton Rouge Parish as was done in West Baton Rouge Parish.
Folks want better stewardship of their tax dollars, and I'm frankly ready for better stewardship of the money that I pay in taxes.
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 11:32 am
Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:51 am to Tigahs24Seven
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Fund fricking corrupt BREC to the tune of 3/4 of a billion dollars, but not the DA's office...?
How backwards and ignorant are the people of EBR?
We pay the highest sales tax in the country. Property taxes related to City and Parish are not any better.
We need DOGE like action in EBR. Stop the entitlements and waste in EBR and in the state.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 12:56 pm to theliontamer
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Is the school system really that bad? I drive by BR high and Westdale regularly and they look pretty nice
BR high is a great school as is many magnet schools. I have no problem supporting those.
I really don’t think it is the $$ that has ruined Baton Rouge schools. Get back to neighborhood traditional schools and those that have a certain make up of students will flourish and others won’t.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 12:56 pm to doubleb
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That isn’t the choice voters had
Oh, I disagree...they triple funded (200MM to 600MM)the BREC disaster that can't even pass a financial audit or say where the money goes...more basketball courts than any park system in the COUNTRY. Then would not give the DA another penny...
Two different elections, I agree....and we had a choice in both with VERY different outcomes. Still your tax dollars being raised...but Muh, parks and splash pads where shootings, drug deals and rapes happen that can't be prosecuted by our DA. Insanity.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 12:57 pm to udtiger
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But for frick's sake, no money for the DA's office. StG ISD can't come soon enough
Out of principal, I vote no on all tax initiatives put forth on random voting days. Had this been put forth during the presidential election, or for the Parish President’s election, I may have supported it. However I hate these crooked arse, low turnout strategies that they just tried to pull.
I also voted no on all renewals for the same reason.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 1:02 pm to Tigahs24Seven
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Oh, I disagree..
Huh?
We didn’t get a chance to vote against BREC and use the money for the DA
Posted on 5/5/25 at 1:12 pm to doubleb
No, we did not get to choose one or the other at the exact same time...I never said we did. Elections don't work that way, and you know.it....
However, we got a choice to vote on both and chose WAYYYY backwards.
Insane.
However, we got a choice to vote on both and chose WAYYYY backwards.
Insane.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 1:27 pm to Trapped in time
Yea, bad schools should encourage people that care about their kids to move out of bad neighborhoods. The government interferes with all of these socio economic issues with well intentioned initiatives (bussing, low income housing, welfare systems). But, these programs are always abused and just reward poor behavior. People need to be incentivized to better themselves and provide for their families. We instead incentivize people to be lazy and make changes to themselves.
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