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Originally Posted by Caa
Hello out there. Wondering why people love/hate Baton Rouge. I have lived here 3years and love many aspects of living here. I know the crime rate is high, but that is about the same everywhere, even "safe" areas are getting crime ridden, so I know that is a factor. What do y'all think of living here, those of us that do?
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I think Baton Rouge is a great place to live. It has gotten a more diverse population and selection of retail stores than it has had in the past.
As to the "love hate" - you can't beat LSU football, crawfish boils, and Mardi Gras.
I don't think the crime rate is THAT bad. There are certain sections (north of Fla Blvd, Gardere, Blvd De Province, north of LSU) that I don't visit at night, of course, but if you keep your wits about you you'll be fine.
Areas where our city needs to change: (1) repressive attitudes like the blue laws need to be junked (and fortunately, we'll have a vote this October on some of the obnoxious features), (2) we need to think of the WHOLE city when building new subdivisions/new retail - the NIMBY attitude about having a grid pattern is so backwards, (3) We need to upgrade the highway infrastructure connecting us with Livingston/Ascension, (4) More bike paths would be nice, (5) We need to think of our economic potential as more than the axis of state government/petrochemicals/higher education - those employers aren't really in expansion mode.
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