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but they should absolutely not be allowed to have access to EBRPSS Magnet schools

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Why not? They PAY for those schools.

This map says otherwise.

And while we’re digging into EBRPSS…

•28% of the EBRPSS budget is now being transferred to Charter schools, accounting for $194m. This is an increase of 5.4%

•The EBRPSS has a total of 9 schools that are permanently closing or being consolidated due to the lack of enrollment. These closures & consolidations are saving EBRPSS $129 million.

•More than 30 schools are housed in buildings that are 50-85 years old and have not undergone major renovations.

•About 22% of active schools are rated as being in poor condition.

The district has 20,000 more seats open than students even after closing 9 schools.

•Nearly 1/3rd of schools are operating at less than half of their capacity.

EBRPSS has 83 total sites (56 direct-run, 13 charter, 11 magnet, & 3 alternative). The system was built to accommodate 60,000 students however current enrollment sits at 38,244. Based on these numbers, it would only require 55-60 schools to house that number of students. This would save the district $16 million in annual operating expenses and avoid more than $365 million in long term maintenance costs.

• There are 26 schools with less than 300 students. Small enrollment often leads to higher per-pupil costs.

• Students residing in St. George account for 13.6% of the EBRPSS student population yet take 36% of the magnet seats. If you’re in EBR, wouldn’t you want to vote YES and take back your precious magnet seats?

Yes, absolutely agree.

This specific map was chosen to give Cleo a seat and kick Graves out. Marching orders from Jeff.

There were other options presented where a 2nd minority district was created and didn’t involve piecing parts of the state together.

This is the one that made the most sense to me.

I felt like this was obvious. The LA legislature picked the worst map as there were far better options for the 2nd district.

I do believe Louisiana has enough minority residents to justify a 2nd district, but it has to make sense geographically and culturally. Baton Rouge, Lafayette & Shreveport have no business being in a congressional district together.

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So, how much of a stretch is it to assume that the Courtney Scott running this fraudulent program is related to the grandmother also named Scott?

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Interesting. Let me get to digging.

Courtney Scott did sign off on the contract with a company by the name of AGILE solutions that headed the BR Community Street Team. The owner of AGILE is the director of the BR Community Street Team.

But wait there’s more…

Markel Lee mentioned in NYT article

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Baton Rouge became the first city outside New Jersey to be tutored in the Newark method. The mayor’s office started an effort to mimic Newark’s public safety ecosystem, overseen by Courtney Scott, then a mayoral aide.

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Under indictment

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The team’s high-risk interventionists are the first responders to shooting scenes and heated disputes

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One of the group’s elders is Gerald Haynes, 51, whom everyone calls Face for the jagged scar that runs from his left ear to his throat. Mr. Haynes spent 27 years in prison for his role in a drive-by shooting, an attempt at retribution for the killing of a friend.

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Quite the mentor, I guess.

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Khoury Brown, 32, another high-risk interventionist, is best known to many of the young people the street team works with as the rapper Geaux Yella, with 129,000 Instagram followers. His skill with words is central to his job, but sometimes when a fight is brewing, he fears words will fail him.

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A rapper mentor…just what these kids need.

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One of the street team’s initiatives is a mentorship program, in which young people at risk of violence are paired with mentors like Darius Crockett. Mr. Crockett had drifted to the streets as a teenager in Baton Rouge, selling drugs. But he had since gotten his G.E.D. and found work as a welder. He was assigned to work with a 15-year-old named Markel.

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Shootings happen frequently on Markel’s street. His mother, Kayla Atkins, uses a wheelchair, having been paralyzed by a gunshot long ago. From a young age, Markel had to be a caregiver. As he entered his teens, he was getting into fights. When he was 14, one of his best friends was shot and killed. His mother said she desperately wanted to save her son “from going down that path.”

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The mentorship program required Markel to complete three goals. Knowing Markel wanted to rap, Mr. Crockett urged him to enter a talent contest, where he performed an original rap song. Markel took first place, which meant he not only accomplished his first goal, but won prizes that would satisfy his other two: He would be a featured performer in a video with Geaux Yella himself and participate in a recording session. Markel eagerly looked forward to the coming winter when the session would happen. Mr. Crockett also helped the boy land a job at a city-run summer camp.

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Then, in June, Markel got into an argument with his sister. He had a “meltdown,” slamming doors and throwing things, Ms. Atkins said. Feeling helpless to control him, she called the police — and Mr. Crockett. The police officer put Markel in handcuffs in the back of his cruiser.

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Moms was trying to help I guess

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As 2023 came to a close, the street team faced new troubles. In early December, Mr. Crockett, the street team member who had mentored Markel, was charged with aggravated battery, domestic abuse and child endangerment. His girlfriend told the police that he had slammed her head against a wall and thrown a steam iron at her while children were sleeping in the next room.

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Hmm maybe not the best mentor after all.

Sid Edwards took office in January 2025. In May 2025, Markel Lee was already in Juvenile Detention.

The math is not mathing here.

I believe this intersection has gotten much better traffic wise since the Pecue exit opened.

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The amount of minor side streets that get a dedicated light in this city is just absurd.

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Burbank at Pelican Lakes says hello.

Check out the Capital Outlay bill. That’s where legislators add in their special pet projects including their kick backs to churches, organizations, etc.