TeddyPadillac

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Does anyone know what percentage of these taxes are BR? The rest of the parish? Could it be 50/50?

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I think it’s about 60/40 in favor of BR. I think. I tried looking it up and made some rough estimates.

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Went to buy some steaks at the grocery store last weekend and a pack of two ribeye that were 25 this time last year at this same grocery store are now 36 dollars. Insane.

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Next time you want to fear monger grocery store prices by starting a stupid thread on it, do it using price per pound.

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How can you be so stupid that you think even if THRIVE fails those agencies won't roll forward their millages so that your total taxes will go UP without any improvement in the DA's and Sheriff's funding, which are both parish offices.

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First of all, voting no means that the renewals for the library, COA and Mosquito abatment don't continue, meaning another vote will have to pass in order for those entities to continue to get funding.
I don't know about you, but i seriously doubt a straight up renewal of the library or COA tax will pass unless they drastically reduce the millage.

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Shall the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to rededicate $52,400,000 to be used for Parish-wide general purposes, heretofore and hereafter received from the levy of an ad valorem tax (the "Tax") previously approved for public library purposes at an election held on October 24, 2015, and shall the Parish be further authorized to extend and rededicate the levy of said Tax at the rate of 11.1 mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish for an additional 10 years, beginning with the year 2026, to and including the year 2035 ($67,432,500 is reasonably estimated to be collected from levying the Tax for an entire year), so that (a) proceeds heretofore and hereafter received from 8.30 mills of the Tax shall be administered by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Board of Control and used to maintain and operate the public library system of the Parish, including collections, software, furniture, and equipment, and acquiring land and constructing new library facilities, and (b) proceeds heretofore and hereafter received from 2.80 mills of the Tax shall be used for Parish-wide general purposes (after paying reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax)?

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Many of us do not want to "extend...the levy of said Tax at the rate of 11.1mills....for an additional 10 years"



Second, where does it say anything about this money being used for the DA and Sheriff's funding? We all pay a dedicated property tax for the sheriffs funding. If they need more, they need to ask the people for more, not the city/parish general fund. If we don't think they need more, then oh well. Maybe we don't want to up their funding so they can have cops making $200K+ a year by fudging overtime hours.

I've provided plenty of data with links on how this rededicated money is supposed to be used. Are you saying they aren't going to use this money where they say they are going to use it? or are you saying since they'll get this money to use on what they say, now they'll have excess funds in the city/parish budget to give to other city of BR entities? How convenient.


There should be no such thing as a City/Parish fund.
There should be a city of BR general fund, that is supported by sales tax in the city and property taxes from it's residents.
There should be a parish general fund that is supported by property taxes of all residents, and whatever other means of taxes they can collect parish wide.

The residents outside of the city of BR are tired of sharing our money with them and watching them misuse it. Thrive doesn't change that.

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Imidacloprid is very toxic to honeybees and other beneficial insects. The role, if any, of imidacloprid in Colony Collapse Disorder is not yet clear. Scientists have shown that plants grown in treated soil may have imidacloprid residues in their nectar and pollen at levels that are below those shown to cause effects on bees in laboratory experiments.

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I hope its not fatal to bees. The two flowering trees i treated with it normally have 100's of bees on them in the spring.



I'll have to use it on my guava regardless. thanks for the info.




My 10x6 greenhouse maintained 45F with the small heater/thermostat, and still is this morning while its 34F outside right now.

How do you let a guy go 10-15 from 3?
Quit letting him shoot dumbasses!!

I do want to move money from the Library and COA to help pay for stormwater and street projects. That is an excellent idea.

I don't want to help pay for BR debts using parish raised funds b/c they don't know how to manage their city finances.

I honestly don't disagree that it's a good compromise, but I just don't like the idea that they are taking money from a overly funded parish service, and using it for the city of Baton Rouge. When will Central, Baker or Zachary get to take money from parish funded entities and use it for their police departments pension plan, or for their police departments new building?

Is BR going to be able to run a fiscally responsible city gov't after they get bailed out? or are they going to be bitching in 2 years and asking those outside of the city for more money again?
The solution isn't in St. George, or Central, or Zachary. It's in BR.

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It was a business decision. He made millions in NIL this year, and there was no guarantee about his NFL draft position or contract.

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Shoug was drafted early 2nd. $10.8M guaranteed contract for 4 years.
Gabriel round 3. 4 years $6.2M. Only his $1.16M signing bonus is guaranteed.
Shedeur round 5. 4 years $4.6M. Only his $447k signing bonus is guaranteed.


If he did in fact get $3M+ in NIL, he absolutely made the right move.


and there's no way we can keep going this route. I don't understand how individuals can give away their money to college athletes, especially incoming freshman. You can't keep expecting donors to pay the salaries of these now professional athletes.

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Oregon State -20.5 over SHSU

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Sam Houston got their first win of the season, and only the 2nd time they covered the spread all year.

They were outgained 474 to 157 in total yards and still somehow won 21-17.
Shame on you Oregon State.
kickoff returned for a TD and block punt returned for a TD.

Oregon State missed 2 FGs, threw 2 interceptions deep in their opponents territory, and was able to miraculously get an interception with a minute thirty left in the game at the Sam Houston 28 down 4, and couldn't get a 1st down.
Just pathetic.




OP did well going 4-2. I....not so much.

I've sprayed Malathion twice now and it has done a pretty good job. They are still not completely gone but it's a lot better than it was.

I didn't like putting that guava infested tree in the greenhouse with the other trees, but i haven't had an issue on the other trees i have all summer.

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Imidacloprid

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I was trying to avoid using that. When you use that you're not supposed to eat the fruit for at least 2 years after using it.
That is what i used on the flowering tree that had the bad infestation.

I wasn't planning on eating any fruit next season anyway as i'm still trying to let my trees grow and shape them correctly.



From the description of the one you attached:

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Systemic Insect Control Granules are not intended for use on edible plants like herbs, vegetables or fruit bearing plants

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If these cities do not step up and help fund our court system and District Attorney's office. That crime will become a problem for the entire parish and all municipalities with this parish.

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What the hell are you talking about? Do you think we can just opt out of paying for parish services?
He's the DA for East Baton Rouge. citizens of St. George and Central don't have a choice. We pay taxes, just like citizens of Baton Rouge do.
Whether there's a dedicated tax that goes to them, or some other generic parish tax that goes into the CITY/parish fund, we all pay our share to the DA's office.