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re: Cost of Living of SEC towns. Refence SEC town Home Values Thread.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:20 am to Gunga Din
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:20 am to Gunga Din
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Tigerland
Needs to be bulldozed. There was no Villa in that Franche that I lived back in the day. And to think, LSU students flock to such a dump to party and drink.
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:20 am to ColoradoAg
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because of all the homeless. Not the same city it was ten years ago
This is unfortunately true in many cities.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:23 am to NFLSU
A quick google search on Tigerland…
Recent murders in the Tigerland area of Baton Rouge include the March 2024 fatal shooting of Sirena Franklin, with suspect Angelique Chatman pleading guilty to manslaughter in April 2026. In November 2025, Brian Lavergne received two life sentences for a 2021 double homicide on Earl Gros Avenue that killed LaQuincia Jackson and Fredrick Hollins.Recent and Notable Incidents in Tigerland (4700 Block of Tigerland Ave/Earl Gros Ave):March 11, 2024: Sirena Franklin, 39, was shot in the chest during an apartment fight; Angelique Chatman, 40, later pleaded guilty to manslaughter.August 2025 (Retrial): Brian Lavergne was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 double homicide of LaQuincia Jackson and Fredrick Hollins.May 2022: A man was killed in a shooting in the parking lot behind a popular Tigerland bar, with a woman also injured.July 23, 2021: Jaques Jones, 27, was shot to death outside his apartment at Sandpiper apartments. Coron Davis, 20, was later arrested in connection with this shooting.October 16, 2019: Stan Riley, 37, and Amanda Authement, 34, were found shot to death inside their apartment.Key Context:Following the 2019 and 2021 violence, the East Baton Rouge District Attorney declared some of the older apartment complexes in the area a "nuisance" and ordered increased security.The area, located near LSU, has faced chronic, recurring violent crime.
Damn
Recent murders in the Tigerland area of Baton Rouge include the March 2024 fatal shooting of Sirena Franklin, with suspect Angelique Chatman pleading guilty to manslaughter in April 2026. In November 2025, Brian Lavergne received two life sentences for a 2021 double homicide on Earl Gros Avenue that killed LaQuincia Jackson and Fredrick Hollins.Recent and Notable Incidents in Tigerland (4700 Block of Tigerland Ave/Earl Gros Ave):March 11, 2024: Sirena Franklin, 39, was shot in the chest during an apartment fight; Angelique Chatman, 40, later pleaded guilty to manslaughter.August 2025 (Retrial): Brian Lavergne was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 double homicide of LaQuincia Jackson and Fredrick Hollins.May 2022: A man was killed in a shooting in the parking lot behind a popular Tigerland bar, with a woman also injured.July 23, 2021: Jaques Jones, 27, was shot to death outside his apartment at Sandpiper apartments. Coron Davis, 20, was later arrested in connection with this shooting.October 16, 2019: Stan Riley, 37, and Amanda Authement, 34, were found shot to death inside their apartment.Key Context:Following the 2019 and 2021 violence, the East Baton Rouge District Attorney declared some of the older apartment complexes in the area a "nuisance" and ordered increased security.The area, located near LSU, has faced chronic, recurring violent crime.
Damn
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:26 am to Wildcat1996
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This is unfortunately true in many cities.
Wonder why this is? It’s truly a conundrum
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