re: Mall of La / BR General petition for Annexation into City

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I cannot understand why St. George can't admit that they have been just as much to blame in contributing to this problem. Even as you are touting the power of community involvement, you go right back into the apathy that brought you here.

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You must be new yo the area, decades of Federal control of the EBR System took many if not most of the citizens out of the game.

People were not heard , the judge looked at quotas, schools, and buses.

Many citizens headed for the borders, the ones left now had to pick up the pieces.

Now the suit has been settled and the status quo was votes millions in new tax dollars as they promised results.

Now we see our tax dollars are going to a corrupt system and people say enough is enough. Let us run our schools. EBR you are fired .

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Now we see our tax dollars are going to a corrupt system and people say enough is enough. Let us run our schools. EBR you are fired .

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Run your schools. Your schools are EBR. Elect better board members. Gets petitions circulating calling for the removal of Taylor (y'all are good at that, I think).

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Hopefully you heard wrong

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It was scheduled for the 28th. technically it is still scheduled for the 28th, but the mayors office added it to the may 14th agenda. The mayors office scheduling agenda items is abnormal. Go figure.

Not really, the judge took them away and returned them broke down and in shambles with the people left to fix them unqualified to do major surgery.

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The status quo has killed families in EBR. Four thousand fewer school age kids than there was 40 years ago.

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ok, i keep seeing the separatists throw around this kid number. Completely ignoring that the United States birth rate has declined dramatically in that time.

Birth Rate

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The overall U.S. birth rate peaked most recently in the Baby Boom years, reaching 122.7 in 1957, nearly double today’s rate. The birth rate sagged through the mid-1970s but stabilized at 65-70 births per 1,000 women for most years after that before falling again after 2007, the beginning of the Great Recession.

I find it hard to understand why you have confidence in the current school regime.

Maybe you had a good experience and your kids prospered, but many did not and after the last round of tax increases with little results most do not share your enthusiasm.

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I find it hard to understand why you have confidence in the current school regime.

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Who said I did? I want change as much as anyone.

I am not however, in favor of turning destroying Baton Rouge in order start a new system that will most likely fail as well.

I don't see how turning Baton Rouge into Detroit serves St. George's interests, even if the Woodlawn Panthers turn into the Woodlawn Rainbow Farting Unicorns

No, Taylor represents St. George right now just as must as he does the city if BR.

I love how SG people put all the blame on the city for the failing schools, as if they aren't part of the same exact school system with the same amount of voting power as everyone else.

Your insistence of creating this "us vs them", "SG vs BR" is hurting the entire community. SG is BR. Your 'leaders' have just as much blame as those coming from the city limits regarding the schools.

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You whine constantly.

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Kip says you spill too much coffee.

It's obvious what went on

EBR pro business anti family.

While businesses cut deals with Daniels, you don't see families asking in do you?