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Wealthy White Louisiana residents win right to form their own city and split from poorer black neighborhoods in landmark court ruling after a 10-year battle
Daily Mail ^ | April 29, 2024 | Isabelle Stanley

Posted on 04/29/2024 5:06:26 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

Wealthy white Baton Rouge residents have won a decade-long court battle to split from poorer neighborhoods and form their own city with plans for better schools and less crime.

The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the new City of St George could move forward with incorporation, splitting off from the rest of Baton Rouge.

St George will have 86,000 residents across a 60-square-mile area in the southeast of East Baton Rouge Parish and will have its own Mayor and city council.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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I'm loving this. I have a lot of friends in Baton Rouge and they're going to love this too.
1 posted on 04/29/2024 5:06:26 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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