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Posted on July 2 at 1:56 p.m.

You know, I hate the commute from Asc. Parish to downtown EBR every day, but I have learned to keep my cool. I've started listening to talk radio to get informed and just recently ordered the Rosetta Spanish instruction program on CD. I might as well make the most of my hour or so commute. As for taking the bus, who's gonna carry me over the parish line? And will the bus wait for me to pick up my little one from daycare every afternoon in South Baton Rouge? It would be nice to have an option of public transportation in the tri-parish area...but I won't hold my breath.

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Posted on April 9 at 2:08 p.m.

As a Northshore native, I never did understand the relationship between B.R. & N.O. The mutual distrust (hatred?) has been around since long before hurricane Katrina. WHY?
From this now Baton Rougeian's point of view, there are two groups of people in New Orleans: those that work their you-know-whats off to improve their current situation and those that sit on their you-know-whats expecting to draw every penny of government "entitlements" without lifting a finger. Unfortunately, but for good reason, the two groups can't seem to get along. That, along with incredibly poor leadership makes the situation even worse.
In Baton Rouge, we are not exposed to those hard-working New Orleanians on a daily basis. Instead, we must deal with the riff-raff that fled to our precious city after the storm and refuses to leave. Our school children still must deal with "225-504" gang rivalries on a daily basis, two-and-a-half years after the storm. Often, those disputes spill over to the streets and wind up in our courtrooms. This makes our patience wear even thinner.
I admire those New Orleanians who have the courage to return to their beloved city and move on with their lives. I don't know if I would have that strength. But ENOUGH with this rivalry. Who cares where you're from? All of us were impacted in some way by those hurricanes. At least have empathy for those who lost everything they ever worked for and are having to start from scratch. This article makes us as bad as those "225/504" gang members. GROW UP!!!!

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