Baton Rouge?

[Rosinante]

Originally Posted by darylwi

I I just wouldn't look at living in Livingston Parish. Mostly white, mostly conservative, and all southern mentality.

Guaranteeing lower crime rates and a greater sensibility as a result.

But soon the riff-raff that calls the city home will have just about completely burgled EBR Parish and it will be time to move on out to Ascension and Livingston to get the good stuff.

[darylwi]

Originally Posted by Rosinante

Guaranteeing lower crime rates and a greater sensibility as a result.

But soon the riff-raff that calls the city home will have just about completely burgled EBR Parish and it will be time to move on out to Ascension and Livingston to get the good stuff.

It's already made it out there. People just like to deny it about as much as others think we deny crime within the city. Livingston has a big time drug problem. And it always seems to stem around suburban youths.

But that's ok, because the schools are better.

[LSU Tiger Z71]

Originally Posted by darylwi

It's already made it out there. People just like to deny it about as much as others think we deny crime within the city. Livingston has a big time drug problem. And it always seems to stem around suburban youths.

But that's ok, because the schools are better.

There are simply superior places to live in EBR than out in Livingston Parish. But hey, the public schools are OK huh? Hah.

[MetroBTR]

Before we know it the cycle will start all over again. The bad neighborhoods have been been popping up farther and farther out for several years now. Eventually people who work in the city and call the suburbs home will be confronted with a commute that is just impossible because of how far out they will have to go to get the "good" life. The result will be tax dollars moving back into the central city and pushing the "hood" out. The reversal of what happened to north Baton Rouge from 1970 to 1990.

This has already happened in cities such as Paris, where the inner city is the place to be, and the dangerous areas are farther out.

[darylwi]

It's definitely happening in the largest cities, but it may be a while before it reaches BTR. But when gas is up to $7+/gal, I'll be glad that I live within the city, within about 30-40 minutes bike ride from my office.

[KEKI]

I was born and raised in BR. Heres my take on my hometown. The people are friendly if you show yourself friendly. Crime, yes there was some crime before the hurricane hit but now since we have more people here it's gotten worse. Not saying that all the people who moved here after the hurricane are bad people, but the good are suffering for the bad reputation wise.The schools are okay but there are some teachers that are there to socialize and earn a paycheck. They are not concerned anymore. They don't care about the kids. Traffic is really badd! For mothers who has to work overnight and have to have a babysitter, you better get some kind of car. There are no opportunities here and the jobs they have don't pay enough to live on. Taxes are tooo high. How can you have taxes this high in a poor state and if they do have money( which they claim they don't) why is it not helping noone but certain people.The police harrasses people for nothing.Ex. If you are walking home from work and you just got off at 12am pray no one has commited a crime because they will stop you and treat you like you were at the scene of the crime. Avoid Gardere Ln, S. Baton Rouge around the bottom( all the name of the states, terrace, s.blvd etc, scotlandville, Zion city, parts of glen oaks, plank rd, fLorida blvd, shewood forest (ashley subdivision area). Some (and I emphasize SOME) of the areas in Denham Springs the people are prejudice.In some areas where there are a high population of blacks, if you are not known to the area don't go outside after dark. I must admit tho the black people are more accepting of a different race than other races, but still trust no man but God. (JMO). Just don't act like you are afraid.If you are, fake it! Thats just if you end up in one of these areas and not know it. I love my home town but won't ever move back.Hope this help.

[MetroBTR]

^^Blacks are more accepting of other races?? Is that why they can walk down my street without being afraid but if I walk around North Baton Rouge I get funny looks (like what does he think he's doing here).

[inoudontnome]

relax. if you are street smart from growing up in chi town, there is nothing here that compares to some of the windy city's ghettos. if you can handle the west side along roosevelt, the area of k-town on west cermak, or even the south shore neighborhoods south of 95th on king drive, you'll be fine. most of the bad neighborhoods here don't equal garfield park or humboldt park. if you're not into crack, heroin, hookers or gangbangin you should be ok.