About 53% of respondents to a poll underwritten by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation expect their standard of living will improve over the next year. About 37% expect their situation to remain about the same, while nearly 8% expect a decline. However, dissatisfaction with the direction of East Baton Rouge Parish can be found throughout BRAF’s annual CityStats report, released today. Among its findings:
—About 36% said creating more independent school districts would be most effective in improving education in Baton Rouge, compared to 35% who said to “strengthen public education” and 19% who want more alternatives, such as charter schools.
—About 60% said the “pace of progress and change” in Baton Rouge is too slow.
—About 35% said their neighborhood is getting better; nearly the same percentage said their neighborhood is getting worse.
—About 41% said ordinary citizens have little influence on city-parish leaders.
To read the full report, click here.
CityStats: Most locals expect standard of living to improve
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