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re: Where would you rather live: Auburn or Baton Rouge?
Posted on 4/15/09 at 1:54 am to lsutiger2486
Posted on 4/15/09 at 1:54 am to lsutiger2486
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but the culture of the people is way better.
What the frick does this mean?
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Posted on 4/15/09 at 2:13 am to TheDoc
Baton Rouge is better. Auburn is boring as hell.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 2:56 am to STORMINWarrenStorm
Personally, If I am going to buy a second house on the beach it wouldn't be in Alabama. It would be in a place like San Deigo. Great Weather out there. So that choice is easy to make, New Orleans over Alabama.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 4:09 am to dterral003
Sluttier women in BR, much easier to get tail, you don't have to be in a southern gentlemens association to get laid, auburn is old school, BR is way better party location, BR hands down
Posted on 4/15/09 at 8:03 am to bbap
quote:I have never been to Baton Rouge, but I have been to Tuscaloser. It looks like a freaking ghetto especially compared to Auburn.
BR is basically just a bigger Tuscaloosa. If you think one sucks then you think they both suck. I for one think Tuscaloosa is pretty fun.
Three things you see in a ghetto are high crime rates, low property values, and low education levels. Tuscaloser has all three of those things. The property values in Auburn are 50 or 60 thousand dollars higher than the property values in Tuscaloser, the crime rate in Tuscaloser is two or three times higher than the crime rate in Auburn, and the education level in Auburn is much, much higher than the education level in Tuscaloser.
If Baton Rouge is a bigger version of Tuscaloser, then I would take Auburn over Baton Rouge any day of the week and twice on Sunday
This post was edited on 4/15/09 at 8:26 am
Posted on 4/15/09 at 8:17 am to biggsc
quote:I am not surprised you and the rest of the gumps would pick Baton Rouge. From what I understand Tuscaloser and Baton Rouge have a lot in common. Both of those cities are dirty, nasty, crime infested shite holes
I'd rather live in Red Stick than Barnerville
This post was edited on 4/15/09 at 8:18 am
Posted on 4/15/09 at 8:20 am to CC Tiger1
You were obviously looking for negatives if the only thing you came away with was that Tusaloosa is a poverty stricken ghetto, with high crime rates and low education levels. Come on. The University of Alabama is the largest employer in the state of Alabama. There are a number of industies in the city, including Mercedes, Good Year, as well as steel companies along the Black Warrior River. Druid City Hospital is the major trama center for West Alabama. The point is, Tuscaloosa has a lot to offer, but any metro with 170,000 or more in popualtion is going to come with higher crime rates, as well as areas of low income and low educational levels, comparaed to a small town like Auburn. If you spend your entire time west of Downtown I guess you'll get the idea Tuscaloosa is all those negative things, but as I've said, it has so much more to offer.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 8:38 am to CapstoneGrad06
couple points:
Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish which contains 428,000 residents. The Greater Baton Rouge population is approximately 774,327.
Auburn is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2007 population of 54,348.
Baton Rouge Economy:
Baton Rouge is the farthest inland port that can process deep ocean tankers and cargo carriers. As such, those ships transfer their load (grain, crude, cars, containers) at Baton Rouge onto rails and pipelines (to travel east-west) or barges (to travel north-south). Deep draft vessels cannot pass the old Huey Long Bridge because it is too low, and the river gets shallow near Port Hudson.[4]
Baton Rouge's biggest industry is in petrochemicals. ExxonMobil has the second largest refinery in the country here and among the top 10 in the world. It also has rail, highway, pipeline, and deep water access.[5] Dow Chemical has a large plant in Iberville Parish near Plaquemine.[6] NanYa Plastics has a large facility in North Baton Rouge that makes PVC and CPVC pipes. Shaw Construction, Turner, and Harmony all got started by working construction projects at these plants.
Being the state capitol and the parish seat, the largest employer in Baton Rouge is the government, which recently consolidated all branches of the state government downtown in a complex called "Capitol Park".[7]
The research hospitals of Our Lady of the Lake, Earl K. Long, as well as an emerging medical corridor at Essen Lane/Summa Avenue/Bluebonnet Boulevard are poised to become an area similar to that of the Texas Medical Center.
Due to state and local tax credits for the film industry, Baton Rouge has followed other Louisiana cities in positioning itself as an important part of the "Hollywood South" initiative. The new Celtic Media Centre, which is Louisiana's first and only full service studio/sound stage, along with two other planned studios are being built to meet the needs of this growing industry
"Auburn's economy is centered around Auburn University and providing university-affiliated services. Auburn University employs 4,300 people, which is roughly one-quarter of the city's total workforce. In addition, 2,400 Auburnites are employed by the federal and state government in positions which are generally connected with the university. Some 8,500 are employed in service sector jobs."
Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish which contains 428,000 residents. The Greater Baton Rouge population is approximately 774,327.
Auburn is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2007 population of 54,348.
Baton Rouge Economy:
Baton Rouge is the farthest inland port that can process deep ocean tankers and cargo carriers. As such, those ships transfer their load (grain, crude, cars, containers) at Baton Rouge onto rails and pipelines (to travel east-west) or barges (to travel north-south). Deep draft vessels cannot pass the old Huey Long Bridge because it is too low, and the river gets shallow near Port Hudson.[4]
Baton Rouge's biggest industry is in petrochemicals. ExxonMobil has the second largest refinery in the country here and among the top 10 in the world. It also has rail, highway, pipeline, and deep water access.[5] Dow Chemical has a large plant in Iberville Parish near Plaquemine.[6] NanYa Plastics has a large facility in North Baton Rouge that makes PVC and CPVC pipes. Shaw Construction, Turner, and Harmony all got started by working construction projects at these plants.
Being the state capitol and the parish seat, the largest employer in Baton Rouge is the government, which recently consolidated all branches of the state government downtown in a complex called "Capitol Park".[7]
The research hospitals of Our Lady of the Lake, Earl K. Long, as well as an emerging medical corridor at Essen Lane/Summa Avenue/Bluebonnet Boulevard are poised to become an area similar to that of the Texas Medical Center.
Due to state and local tax credits for the film industry, Baton Rouge has followed other Louisiana cities in positioning itself as an important part of the "Hollywood South" initiative. The new Celtic Media Centre, which is Louisiana's first and only full service studio/sound stage, along with two other planned studios are being built to meet the needs of this growing industry
"Auburn's economy is centered around Auburn University and providing university-affiliated services. Auburn University employs 4,300 people, which is roughly one-quarter of the city's total workforce. In addition, 2,400 Auburnites are employed by the federal and state government in positions which are generally connected with the university. Some 8,500 are employed in service sector jobs."
Posted on 4/15/09 at 8:59 am to TheDoc
Bragging about chemical plants and oil refineries? 
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:06 am to LuckyLee
They might be an eyesore, but that brings in tons of money for Baton Rouge, not to mention the jobs.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:17 am to CapstoneGrad06
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Over 50% of AU students literally live in trailers, correct? Pretty awesome housing.
you couldnt be more wrong... that would be like me stating that 75% of the people in S. LA live in FEMA trailers... come to think about it, I'm probably right....
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:23 am to Luke
Regardless, more live in them than I would have thought at a perceived "major" university.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:24 am to LuckyLee
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Bragging about chemical plants and oil refineries?
Think about how many jobs the second largest refinery in the United States produces. Yeah, jobs are important for a city believe it or not.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:27 am to Duke
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Think about how many jobs the second largest refinery in the United States produces. Yeah, jobs are important for a city believe it or not.
is this really hard to understand?
lucky lee must have some reading comprehension problems.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:28 am to LuckyLee
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Bragging about chemical plants and oil refineries?
just pointing out the difference in economy.
which is why BR isn't a "college town" as opposed to auburn, al. population 50,000...
and half of that go to the college
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:29 am to TheDoc
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is this really hard to understand?
In his defense, he is a Bama fan.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:30 am to TheDoc
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which is why BR isn't a "college town" as opposed to auburn, al. population 50,000...
nobosy thinks BR is a college town
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:32 am to Duke
jobs are important, but to someone like me who doesn't work in that field, chemical plants and refineries make that city worse.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:32 am to Duke
true, but he's also a HUGE troll on this site.
and a negative nancy.
being in the military, I know tons of bama fans, and one is one of my good friends.
they aren't all like mr. lee.
thankfully.
and a negative nancy.
being in the military, I know tons of bama fans, and one is one of my good friends.
they aren't all like mr. lee.
thankfully.
Posted on 4/15/09 at 9:33 am to LuckyLee
jobs are important, but to someone like me who doesn't work in that field, chemical plants and refineries make that city worse.
how exactly do jobs make a city worse?
do you work for barack obama or something?
how exactly do jobs make a city worse?
do you work for barack obama or something?
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