Summary
Louisiana’s Supreme Court just cleared St. George to become its own city, splitting off from Baton Rouge. That means new boundaries, a new city government, and a big fight over tax dollars and services in East Baton Rouge Parish. If you live in the parish, your city and who runs it may literally change.
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The big money question is tax revenue: St. George would take a share of sales and property taxes with it, leaving Baton Rouge and the parish to figure out what services get cut or who pays more.
St. George supporters get the local control and separate city services they’ve been pushing for, though they’ll also have to fund a new city government.
Baton Rouge and remaining parish residents could get stuck with a smaller tax base and harder choices about funding roads, drainage, police, and other services.
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