Mall of La / BR General petition for Annexation into City

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The Mall of Louisiana and Baton Rouge General are petitioning for annexation into the city of Baton Rouge.

In a news release announcing the joint petition, Baton Rouge General board members cited the potential economic impact that an effort to create a new city in the southern unincorporated area of East Baton Rouge Parish could have on Baton Rouge.

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The mall and hospital annexation proposal, which now goes to the Metro Council, is just the latest hurdle to St. George’s incorporation.

St. George organizers told The Advocate that they weren’t surprised by the annexation petition but were disappointed.

“Annexation of the Mall of Louisiana could likely invalidate the current petition process,” St. George spokesman Lionel Rainey said. “This is nothing more than the Baton Rouge City Parish Government yet again trying to inject themselves into the legal, petition process and deny over 70,000 registered voters the right to vote. This is city government and politics at its very worst.”

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"Our Lady of the Lake has filed an annexation petition with the City asking that the hospital’s property contiguous to the Essen/Hennessy campus be incorporated within the city limits. Today the hospital campus is divided with the main hospital and Hennessy Blvd medical office buildings operating within the current Baton Rouge city limits while the Tau Center and an adjacent 60-acres are outside the city limits, yet operate within the parish. Straddling the city/parish boundary creates challenges with first responders such as fire or law enforcement, as well as separate planning and zoning commissions.

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