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La. Supreme Court OKs New Affluent City Secession
By Jim Thomas | Monday, 29 April 2024 04:27 PM EDT



After a decadelong legal tussle, affluent white residents in Louisiana have secured approval to carve out their own city, sparking debate over racial segregation and economic fallout in Baton Rouge.

Wealthy white Louisiana residents have emerged victorious in a court ruling granting them the right to secede from their poorer black neighbors and establish their own city after a contentious legal battle spanning a decade, the Daily Mail reported.

The newly sanctioned city will be known as St. George. It will encompass a 60-square-mile area in the southeastern region of East Baton Rouge Parish and have an anticipated population of 86,000.

The endeavor has been championed by affluent segments of the community, who tout aspirations for improved education and enhanced safety measures.

The Louisiana Supreme Court's decision on Friday marks a pivotal moment in a protracted struggle that began nearly 15 years ago. Initially rooted in a desire to establish a separate school district, the ambition evolved into a comprehensive proposal to form an autonomous municipality, culminating in a successful ballot initiative in 2019, where 54% of residents voted in favor of incorporation.

Critics decry the move as inherently discriminatory, alleging that it will perpetuate racial and socioeconomic divisions by segregating a predominantly white, affluent enclave from the broader, predominantly black city and school district. Voices of dissent warn of economic repercussions for Baton Rouge, with projections indicating a potential $53 million budget deficit and a halving of the unemployment rate in the new city.

Opponents also expressed concerns that the separation would exacerbate existing inequalities, relegating the remainder of Baton Rouge to economic hardship and diminished public services. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and other detractors have fiercely contested the formation of St. George, asserting that it will precipitate a fiscal crisis and undermine the viability of essential services.

Despite these contentious debates, proponents of the St. George initiative remain resolute in pursuing self-governance. Advocates argue that establishing a separate municipality is an exercise in constitutional rights, promising to deliver on pledges for a more efficient and prosperous community.

"The residents of St. George have long been the backbone of East Baton Rouge Parish's economy and have been leaders in its commerce, industry, education, and culture," supporters of the incorporation effort argue on their website. "This has led to a situation in which St. George's taxpayers provide two-thirds of the revenue to the East Baton Rouge Parish government with only one-third of that government's expense in return," Bloomberg reported.

Organizers assert that with increased control over their tax dollars, the city of St. George could enhance service delivery.

Would be nice if lots of the big cities throughout the U.S. did this.

I wonder if they named the new township after the late St. George Floyd.

White = Wealthy to these people.

If blacks did this, would anybody complain ?

College students of color seem to want “safe spaces” in universities, where whites aren’t allowed.

“Birds of a feather,” comes to mind!

There goes the neighborhood

Is the thread title accurate??

nope

Wonder if they are going to put in a new set of railroad tracks to separate the two communities..

Living on the other side of the railroad tracks was a southern tradition, for separating racial residents.

I have to say, if you're worried your city will go broke because the white people are leaving, there are probably a LOT of things the majority population should have considered and done differently.

BTW, I drove through Baton Rouge a couple years ago. From what I saw from the interstate, I don’t know why any white person stuck around this long.

Kinda like Jackson MS, unless you consider Haiti a tourist spot, there’s no reason for white folks to live there.

Well, the majority is black, so.........

Don’t want to name names…..😂

Admitting you are completely dependent on a particular race for your city’s solvency says a lot. And none of it good.

That said; if all the Mexicans went home, the majority of white people in this country would have leaky roofs, so, there’s that.

BR is the dirtiest crap-hole I've ever been to.

Dated a woman who went to LSU- I'd visit her there and couldn't believe the level of trash everywhere I looked.

Good for them the Black people and gangs run Baton Rouge I only go there for medical and to take care of other business.

Too bad American couldn't do the same.

The town I grew up in is still like that blacks have their side of town & whites have their side of town. It's a little more mixed than it was 30-40 years ago though. The blacks & whites still to this day have their own Mardi Gras parades.

The blacks have been doing this to every major cities for years. Whites deserve equal rights. Edk

Socialism is all fun and games until the "other people's money" decides to leave the party.

Dang...

"Critics decry the move as inherently discriminatory, alleging that it will perpetuate racial and socioeconomic divisions by segregating a predominantly white, affluent enclave from the broader, predominantly black city and school district. Voices of dissent warn of economic repercussions for Baton Rouge, with projections indicating a potential $53 million budget deficit and a halving of the unemployment rate in the new city.

Opponents also expressed concerns that the separation would exacerbate existing inequalities, relegating the remainder of Baton Rouge to economic hardship and diminished public services. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and other detractors have fiercely contested the formation of St. George, asserting that it will precipitate a fiscal crisis and undermine the viability of essential services."

It seems that the remaining residents of Baton Rouge are at a crossroads.

Continue the downward spiral

Take a new path

It's up to them.

LOL

Spent a week in Baton Rouge for work about six years ago. Third world schit hole comes to mind. Hard to believe it’s a state capital, worse even than Albany NY.