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Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:39 am
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:39 am
Corndogs, et al.:
I'm thinking of taking a job in Baton Rouge, but wanted some honest input about the town.
I know that I could ask in other boards, but I don't think that most in those would give a very objective answer. Maybe you won't either but anyway...
Really looking to see if any decent suburbs with good schools, etc.
I'm thinking of taking a job in Baton Rouge, but wanted some honest input about the town.
I know that I could ask in other boards, but I don't think that most in those would give a very objective answer. Maybe you won't either but anyway...
Really looking to see if any decent suburbs with good schools, etc.
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 11:47 am
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:41 am to LovetheLord
What do you want to know?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:42 am to LovetheLord
We don't want you here
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:42 am to LovetheLord
Baton Rouge is a country town with a crime problem
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:43 am to NorthshoreTiger76
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with a crime problem
That helps. What are the schools like?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:45 am to LovetheLord
Whats the questions you want answered?
First thought that come to mind is high crime rate
First thought that come to mind is high crime rate
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:47 am to LovetheLord
Have bars on your windows, always lock your car.....
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:49 am to LovetheLord
Grew up in BR
Hate going back frankly
It's like the worst of America in a small area. Horrid traffic, chain stores everywhere and just a general everyone hates being there feel to ME.
JMHO and yes it's my hometown and shite but I despise being anywhere near it
Hate going back frankly
It's like the worst of America in a small area. Horrid traffic, chain stores everywhere and just a general everyone hates being there feel to ME.
JMHO and yes it's my hometown and shite but I despise being anywhere near it
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:50 am to LovetheLord
That corn dog smell you smell are the 300+ refineries along the Mississippi river
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:50 am to LovetheLord
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That helps. What are the schools like?
public or private?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:51 am to LovetheLord
Don't believe all these goons...BR is a great city and is growing exponentially in a good way.
If you keep it inbetween college and highland, you'll be golden.
Public schools are absolutely terrible.
If you keep it inbetween college and highland, you'll be golden.
Public schools are absolutely terrible.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:51 am to The Cajun Prince
The high crime rate and bad school problems aren't an issue for the middle class and up.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:53 am to LovetheLord
Baton Rouge has its positives and its negatives.
Positives:
There are some great neighborhoods in the city (Garden District, Capitol Heights, Old Goodwood, Bocage, ect)
Parks and libraries are outstanding
drinking water is among the purest and best tasting in the nation
Tons of jobs
The city is undergoing some MAJOR revitalization especially in downtown, mid-city, and between LSU and downtown
Great food (no where near as good as New Orleans, but where is?)
It also has a lot of negatives:
Atrocious public school system
sky high murder rate
insane traffic (I-10 is 1 frickING LANE!)
mediocre (but improving) bar and music scene for a city it's size
garbage suburbs
trashy people
Tips for enjoying Baton Rouge:
1. Live close to where you work and make sure that none of the city's "choke points" are between you and there. For example, if you work downtown, don't live in Prarieville. Live in the Garden District, Southdowns, Downtown, Bocage, or Old Goodwood) If you work in Geismar, don't live in Denham Springs, live South of LSU around Burbank and Highland or in Ascension Parish)
2. Don't send your kids to public school
3. Enjoy the bars Baton Rouge does have
4. Enjoy the food
5. PARTICIPATE! There's tons of community events for the arts, charity, food, and fun like White Lights Night, Earth Day, Fest-For-All, The Farmer's Market, Trash for Treasure Sale, 1000 fun runs and 5ks, Balloon Festival, St. Paddy's Day Parade, Spanish Town, ect. Go out and get involved.
6. Don't live in or adjacent to the Ghetto. Stay within the lines of North of Burbank, East of Park, South of Florida Blvd. In that area, there are only a few bad areas and they are easy to spot (Valley Park, St. Jean Apartments, that little bit of ghetto next to BR High, ect)
BR is an amazingly fun city if you make even a modicum of effort and don't live in the suburbs and fight traffic every day.
I work across the river in Port Allen, but live in the Garden District. It takes me 15 minutes top to get to work and 30 minutes tops to get home. If I wasn't working 60 hours + a week, my life would be damn near sublime.
Positives:
There are some great neighborhoods in the city (Garden District, Capitol Heights, Old Goodwood, Bocage, ect)
Parks and libraries are outstanding
drinking water is among the purest and best tasting in the nation
Tons of jobs
The city is undergoing some MAJOR revitalization especially in downtown, mid-city, and between LSU and downtown
Great food (no where near as good as New Orleans, but where is?)
It also has a lot of negatives:
Atrocious public school system
sky high murder rate
insane traffic (I-10 is 1 frickING LANE!)
mediocre (but improving) bar and music scene for a city it's size
garbage suburbs
trashy people
Tips for enjoying Baton Rouge:
1. Live close to where you work and make sure that none of the city's "choke points" are between you and there. For example, if you work downtown, don't live in Prarieville. Live in the Garden District, Southdowns, Downtown, Bocage, or Old Goodwood) If you work in Geismar, don't live in Denham Springs, live South of LSU around Burbank and Highland or in Ascension Parish)
2. Don't send your kids to public school
3. Enjoy the bars Baton Rouge does have
4. Enjoy the food
5. PARTICIPATE! There's tons of community events for the arts, charity, food, and fun like White Lights Night, Earth Day, Fest-For-All, The Farmer's Market, Trash for Treasure Sale, 1000 fun runs and 5ks, Balloon Festival, St. Paddy's Day Parade, Spanish Town, ect. Go out and get involved.
6. Don't live in or adjacent to the Ghetto. Stay within the lines of North of Burbank, East of Park, South of Florida Blvd. In that area, there are only a few bad areas and they are easy to spot (Valley Park, St. Jean Apartments, that little bit of ghetto next to BR High, ect)
BR is an amazingly fun city if you make even a modicum of effort and don't live in the suburbs and fight traffic every day.
I work across the river in Port Allen, but live in the Garden District. It takes me 15 minutes top to get to work and 30 minutes tops to get home. If I wasn't working 60 hours + a week, my life would be damn near sublime.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:56 am to LovetheLord
BR is what you make it. it's not a great city by and stretch but it's not Gary, Indiana either. Lots of families. Most of the crime is contained to the northern part of the city. Public schools are horrible.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:56 am to LovetheLord
Just be advised before making the move that you will be unable to travel major through-ways between 3:30-7PM without experience major traffic.
God bless you if there is an accident on I-10 near the mall.
If it rains avoid trying to get on I-10 from Acadian unless you bring a boat.
God bless you if there is an accident on I-10 near the mall.
If it rains avoid trying to get on I-10 from Acadian unless you bring a boat.
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 11:57 am
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:56 am to LovetheLord
I don't know much of anything about the elementary schools, but I had a lot of friends graduate from Catholic High, and they generally said it is a pretty good school.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:57 am to kingbob
damn. good post. hard to argue with any of it.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:59 am to bbap
yeah kingbob's post sums BR up pretty well
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