re: St. George and the future of EBR

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I have read that approximately 65% of the tax base for EBR is gone now.

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I don't think that is right.

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The roads and infrastructure are already in terrible condition.

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That's a parish issue (for the most part), so that should not change...which is not to say the roads don't need work.

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Do you have any comparisons for other cities that come to mind when looking at the future of EBR?

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Someone on here mentioned Birmingham, AL as an example of an area that has done well because it has so many independent school districts.

But I cannot personally verify that.

I live in the City of BR. I will probably have to pay more taxes because of St. George, but that's really because the city was using the rest of the parish to pay for basic services so the city could pay for police. Which was a screwed-up way to do things.

I hope and believe, this would cause less flight out of Baton Rouge. Sucks for Ascension, but good for EBR.