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re: What’s next for St George?
Posted on 5/18/26 at 7:25 pm to armytiger96
Posted on 5/18/26 at 7:25 pm to armytiger96
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To me it is and always will be Baton Rouge.
Opinon. Everyone got one.
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BRFD and BRPD get mentioned as well but not a single penny of St George property taxes goes to these entities.
Lie. St George taxes went into the general fund that EBRP paid BRFD and BRPD out of.
Know what BRFD is doing with offices now because of the loss of St George money? Inspecting each office 1x per year for a fire extinguisher for $75 per year.
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Only one person on this board took the time actually look at the votes to see once again the people of St George could really not care less about a new city or new schools.
LOL. Yeah, this new city journey was just a lark.
These were just the major things that jumped out at me from your post. Your a liar, grossly misinformed, and/or have SGDS. St George Derangement Syndrome.
St George is a reality. You lost. I suggest you get over it.
Your opinions and posts should be ignored regarding St George.
This post was edited on 5/18/26 at 7:30 pm
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Posted on 5/18/26 at 7:27 pm to Adam Banks
quote:They will keep paying for EBR's failing public schools, sadly
What’s next for St George?
I moved my family and my money to Livingston
Not perfect, but far better than EBR
This post was edited on 5/18/26 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 5/18/26 at 7:29 pm to Cliff Booth
quote:Not sure if this guy is a lefty, but that is precisely how a lefty argues
Why do you keep shouting “facts” at everyone else and then you spew this emotionally based BS.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 8:10 pm to armytiger96
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by armytiger96
I still remember your butt hurt post on the OT crying because you took a beating every time you time to push BS on StG discourse, so I won’t do it again to your usual subjective facts lacking the relevant details per usual.
You know that I can hurt your feelings if I was so inclined.
This post was edited on 5/18/26 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 5/18/26 at 8:17 pm to doubleb
No problem. The whole situation got me curious especially seeing posts on WBRZ Facebook about how St. George leaving will bankrupt the school system. St. George would take about 5500 students with them. EBRPSS has $21k per student on their budget of $823 million. My guess is St. George could do it for $15k per student (my home town on the MSGC does it for about that much for a top flight district), and I think that’s generous. That’s $82.5 million. How in the heck would that bankrupt them if St. George takes 13% of the students on 10% of the budget? The more I look at it the more I’m convinced EBRPSS doesn’t have a funding problem. Zero excuse for not having something better for $21k per student.
Put it another way. If they were to lose 5500 kids at $21k per. EBRPSS would down to $707.5 million for 36000 kids or $19k per kid by the 2026 numbers. The national average is $17,600. I think they could figure it out.
Put it another way. If they were to lose 5500 kids at $21k per. EBRPSS would down to $707.5 million for 36000 kids or $19k per kid by the 2026 numbers. The national average is $17,600. I think they could figure it out.
This post was edited on 5/18/26 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 5/18/26 at 8:23 pm to SparkyWilson
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How in the heck would that bankrupt them if St. George takes 13% of the students on 10% of the budget?
I think the bigger danger for EBRPSS is potentially losing a ton of C level kids from the system.
The magnet schools have the A and B level students. Most other schools have varying levels of C, D, and F students.
If the non-magnet schools get too much worse, they risk state takeover and that endangers a lot of money. Hence why they have been doing shell games for years with the various gifted programs and selectively shutting down some schools, like Capitol and pre-magnet Lee, to head off state action.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 8:31 pm to teke184
Ah. Good to know my children’s education is in their capable hands.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 9:21 pm to dallastigers
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dallastigers
GFY and enjoy your losing cause.
I'm sorry if you aren't smart enough to recognize the vast majority of St George citizens don't give a shite about the new school district. Just think if current trends continue we can have the trifecta majority vote "no" at the state, parish and in St George in the next election.
1 in 5 registered voters from St George cared enough to vote for a new school district and yet y'all still think you have a chance to put lipstick on the pig that is the public school system for BR and St George (once its formed). You can point to Central, Zachary, Ascension and Livingston all you want but it doesn't mean you will get the same results just because you say it's so.
This board is full of people saying they want good schools in St George then you should lead by example and send your kids to their neighborhood schools because that is what its going to take to get a good schools in St George. Our public schools aren't shitty because of the incompetent school board. They are shitty because we have watered down the student population through private, magnet, charter, and home school programs. You don't need a new school system to have good schools. You and everyone like you just needs to participate.
This is why Central and Zachary school systems had success and St George will ultimately fail. The vast majority of their students were already participating in the schools before they broke away while the vast majority of St George kids are sitting on the sidelines taking a wait and see approach.
This post was edited on 5/18/26 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 5/18/26 at 9:43 pm to armytiger96
Shouldn’t a city control the schools in it’s city limits?
Self determination?
Self determination?
Posted on 5/18/26 at 10:12 pm to UptownJoeBrown
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Shouldn’t a city control the schools in it’s city limits?
This is the most valid argument that I have read on this board to support it.
All the other finger pointing is a bunch of crap.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 4:22 am to armytiger96
It all began with a federal judge doing non federal overseeing.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:58 am to PerryWinkleBlue
I like the posters who think StG and their private school kids are the same as Livingston Parish families. I promise those families don’t want their kids going to DSH as much as they don’t want them going to EBR public schools.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:19 am to ColdDuck
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I like the posters who think StG and their private school kids are the same as Livingston Parish families. I promise those families don’t want their kids going to DSH as much as they don’t want them going to EBR public schools.
What are you trying to say here?
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:23 am to teke184
quote:some of those schools called magnets now are magnet in name only.
The magnet schools have the A and B level students. Most other schools have varying levels of C, D, and F students.
If the non-magnet schools get too much worse, they risk state takeover and that endangers a lot of money. Hence why they have been doing shell games for years with the various gifted programs and selectively shutting down some schools, like Capitol and pre-magnet Lee, to head off state action.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:35 am to armytiger96
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GFY and enjoy your losing cause.
You do know that we formed a city, despite "losing" the first go round. In 2 years, this will likely pass, and you'll be here crying about it.
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I'm sorry if you aren't smart enough to recognize the vast majority of St George citizens don't give a shite about the new school district.
It's why we formed our own city.
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1 in 5 registered voters from St George cared enough to vote for a new school district
I think that's about the average turnout for any non-presidential election. If i recall, last mid term election the turnout was only 17%. The greater BR area, as a whole, always has abysmal turnout. But, don't let me interrupt your cope and change.
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This board is full of people saying they want good schools in St George then you should lead by example and send your kids to their neighborhood schools because that is what its going to take to get a good schools in St George.
So, you are admitting that BR schools suck. Thanks. That's why we will have our own school district one day. I send my kids to private school to get a quality education. I'm not going to engage in some social experiment to appease the BR liberals so they can justify wasting more of my tax dollars.
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They are shitty because we have watered down the student population through private, magnet, charter, and home school programs. You don't need a new school system to have good schools.
So, you are admitting that BR public schools are terrible. And you want St George parents to send their high performing kids to the zoo to get your test grades up? If BR was such a success, you wouldn't be here pleading for everyone to send their smart kids to BR public schools. It's insane you can't see the hypocrisy you are spouting.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:53 am to BugAC
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So, you are admitting that BR schools suck. Thanks. That's why we will have our own school district one day. I send my kids to private school to get a quality education. I'm not going to engage in some social experiment to appease the BR liberals so they can justify wasting more of my tax dollars.
Did you see the budget numbers I posted? The East Baton Rouge School District has $823 million on the books for 2026. That's $21k per student, and they can't do better? Mind boggling.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:54 am to BugAC
Having kids in that system isn’t going to change that system either. You need control of the school board to implement any fixes and, as has been pointed out earlier, the board is entrenched and refusing to consider any reforms.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 11:10 am to teke184
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Having kids in that system isn’t going to change that system either. You need control of the school board to implement any fixes and, as has been pointed out earlier, the board is entrenched and refusing to consider any reforms.
Take a look at the current school board. Of the 9 school board members, 6 are in their 1st term. In addition, 5 of the 9 are Republican.
Name (Year assumed office)
District 1 Mark Bellue (2015)
District 2 Dadrius Lanus (2019)
District 3 Carla Powell (2023)
District 4 Shashonnie Steward (2023)
District 5 Cliff Lewis (2023)
District 6 Nathan Rust (2023)
District 7 Michael Gaudet (2017)
District 8 Emily Soulé (2024)
District 9 Patrick Martin (2023)
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 11:10 am
Posted on 5/19/26 at 11:10 am to KamaCausey_LSU
If they aren’t willing to upset the apple cart and fight the entrenched bureaucracy, it doesn’t matter what letter is behind their names.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 12:48 pm to moneyg
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What are you trying to say here?
Rich white families that already go to private schools are not moving to DS to go to DSH. They are also not sending their kids to a new magic STG high school. They chose to be in EBR and decided they have enough money for Private. That is not going to change ever. You can build a new fancy school in a new fancy school district and the current private school kids are staying private.
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