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So who's stealing the L'Auberge Casino area?? LOL! Steal?....this is a two-way street...not a one way street looking thru a straw! St. George "Original Plan" was everything EAST of I-10 & South of

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I'm still kinda worried about what this will do to Baton Rouge proper.

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TogetherBR has no credibility.

People opposing the CATS tax had very legitimate reasons to do so. That organization was quick to paint them as hateful, mean spirited, and anti-public transit. They are called TogetherBR, but they have been nothing but divisive so far.

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ST. GEORGE FIRE APPOINTMENTS CAUGHT UP IN INCORPORATION DEBATE

 

from the Advocate: 

 

"The Metro Council was split Wednesday night over who should serve on the St. George Fire Commission, a board that has landed in the crosshairs of the debate about the proposed St. George incorporation.

Three of the five St. George fire commissioners’ terms had expired, and had requested reappointment.

On Wednesday, the Metro Council narrowly — and only after repeated votes — reappointed two of the commissioners, Gary Durham and Johnny Suchy. The council deadlocked on the third reappointment, David Carnes. The council will vote on him again at its next meeting.

The appointments, which are ordinarily fairly routine, first appeared before the council in January. At that time, council members John Delgado, C. Denise Marcelle and Donna Collins-Lewis each nominated a challenger to the commissioners from the floor.

Delgado later admitted he’d orchestrated the attempt to oust the sitting commissioners because he believed the St. George Fire Department had improperly allowed its facilities to be used for campaign purposes related to the incorporation effort.

More than a dozen St. George firefighters, including Chief Gerard Tarleton, attended Wednesday’s meeting in uniform to show their solidarity and support of the sitting commissioners.

Dustin Yates, a firefighter and one of the three co-chairmen for the St. George incorporation, said he was disappointed Delgado had politicized the agency.

“As a public safety agency, we hate being drug into the political battle,” Yates said. “We probably protect 100,000 people every day and something like this takes our focus away from what we’re meant to be doing when we’re brought into the political arena.”

Delgado said after the meeting it was the St. George Fire District that initially waded into the debate.

“The fact is politics is already dragged into this argument by people like Mr. Carnes when he goes out publicly speaking in favor of St. George, something I think is divisive and destructive for this parish,” Delgado said. “So I’m certainly not going to support his reappointment.”

The sitting commissioners were pitted against four other nominees: Brad Detruch, Bradley Ricks, John Scott and Connie Bernard, an East Baton Rouge Parish School Board member whom Delgado nominated at Wednesday’s meeting.

Bernard came close to receiving the appointment over Suchy, with votes from Delgado, Chauna Banks-Daniel, Ronnie Edwards, Collins-Lewis and C. Denise Marcelle. These council members have the largest constituencies inside the city of Baton Rouge.

But ultimately, Marcelle ended up voting for Suchy in a subsequent vote that gave him the majority. Trae Welch, Scott Wilson, Chandler Loupe, Buddy Amoroso, Joel Boé and Ryan Heck also voted for Suchy.

These council members, save Marcelle, have the largest constituencies representing unincorporated parts of the parish.

Tara Wicker was not present for the meeting.

Tarleton has said the Fire Department is not taking a position on the proposed city of St. George, and is actively denying requests for the facilities to be used for meetings and petition sites. He said some informational meetings were held at the station early on.

 

Delgado has noted that on Sept. 23, a petition drive was held at the firefighter union’s building, next to the fire station and is owned by St. George Fire Department." 

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The battle-line continue to be drawn...at one time thought LSU was already incorporated into BR...

 

LSU confirms it has been approached about annexation into B.R.

 

LSU officials have been approached about petitioning the city of Baton Rouge to annex two large tracts of university-owned property that are outside the city limits—including 2,269 acres of farmland on Ben Hur that are adjacent to L'Auberge Casino. LSU interim vice president for communications Jason Droddy tells Daily Report "the suggestion has been brought forward to LSU President King Alexander and we are considering it."
 

Droddy was unable to say who floated the suggestion or whether the request was made by phone or in person. The potential annexation of the LSU property—which also includes the 120-acre Innovation Park near Gardere—would be extremely significant in the battle over the proposed incorporation of a new city of St. George.

That's because it would clear the way for L'Auberge—which is not in the city and is one of the biggest sources of sales tax revenue in the parish—to also apply for annexation.
 

A property outside the city limits must be contiguous to city property in order to apply for annexation. Supporters of the St. George incorporation effort have based their proposed city budget on the inclusion of sales tax dollars generated by such heavy-hitters as L'Auberge, the Mall of Louisiana and Perkins Rowe, all of which are in the unincorporated portion of the parish. Should those businesses apply for and become annexed into Baton Rouge, the St. George financial model would be seriously imperiled.

 

*rest of article*

http://www.businessreport.com/article/20140225/BUSINESSREPORT0112/140229866

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St. George supporters in a two-front battle for incorporation ......Petition, legislation divide organizers’ efforts

 

http://theadvocate.com/home/8874227-125/st-george-supporters-in-a

 

 

 

Nevers to meet St. George group ........Senator’s bill would halt breakaways

 

http://theadvocate.com/home/8907594-125/nevers-and-st-george-organizers

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So who's stealing the L'Auberge Casino area?? LOL! Steal?....this is a two-way street...not a one way street looking thru a straw! St. George "Original Plan" was everything EAST of I-10 & South of I-12.....but then soon realized that's not nearly enough sales tax revenue with NO MALL inside of those borders....so it was St.George went with the land grab with ....HOW MANY Square Miles do they want again??

 

I'm glad St.George is causing the EBR School System & State Legislators to finally take some action...a shame it  took all of this to make it happen!

 

Soon you will be complaining St. George Schools did not live up to it's promise...it's about socio-economics....Gardere area will soon prove this!

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per yesterday's Business Report, St George organizers believe they will have enough signatures for the November ballot. Baton Rouge better hurry up and steal ....I mean annex... as much money as they can!

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Are these acceptable responses now? Cause if so I would have posted a billion better gifs on the laughable "BR needs a international airport" thread. What say you admin boss man Antrell?

So who's stealing the L'Auberge Casino area?? LOL! Steal?....this is a two-way street...not a one way street looking thru a straw! St. George "Original Plan" was everything EAST of I-10 & South of I-12.....but then soon realized that's not nearly enough sales tax revenue with NO MALL inside of those borders....so it was St.George went with the land grab with ....HOW MANY Square Miles do they want again??

I'm glad St.George is causing the EBR School System & State Legislators to finally take some action...a shame it took all of this to make it happen!

Soon you will be complaining St. George Schools did not live up to it's promise...it's about socio-economics....Gardere area will soon prove this!

Dude I don't know what you're talking about. St George group is trying to manage its own schools. Not a land grab. Edited by itsjustme3
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So who's stealing the L'Auberge Casino area?? LOL! Steal?....this is a two-way street...not a one way street looking thru a straw! St. George "Original Plan" was everything EAST of I-10 & South of I-12.....but then soon realized that's not nearly enough sales tax revenue with NO MALL inside of those borders....so it was St.George went with the land grab with ....HOW MANY Square Miles do they want again??

 

I'm glad St.George is causing the EBR School System & State Legislators to finally take some action...a shame it  took all of this to make it happen!

 

Soon you will be complaining St. George Schools did not live up to it's promise...it's about socio-economics....Gardere area will soon prove this!

I was thinking this EXACT thing. Baton Rouge is trying to steal L'Auberge, and St. George isn't? Ha!

Are these acceptable responses now? Cause if so I would have posted a billion better gifs on the laughable "BR needs a international airport" thread. What say you admin boss man Antrell?

Dude I don't know what you're talking about. St George group is trying to manage its own schools. Not a land grab.

Images have never not been an acceptable post as far as I'm concerned. Just don't get offensive or way off-topic.

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I was thinking this EXACT thing. Baton Rouge is trying to steal L'Auberge, and St. George isn't? Ha!

Images have never not been an acceptable post as far as I'm concerned. Just don't get offensive or way off-topic.

Good to know. Because we all know that animated gifs are a true indication of ones intelligence when it comes to civil discussions.

Let the games begin.

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Good to know. Because we all know that animated gifs are a true indication of ones intelligence when it comes to civil discussions.

Let the games begin.

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From the guy who says Baton Rouge needs a international airport and then says he didn't say that. Doesn't understand how tif's work. Likewise for supply and demand. Not to mention believes "Livingston is just experiencing a boom" and will soon fall apart.

I'm going to resist playing this game. I don't want Antrell to change his mind yet on gifs.

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