(Aspiring entrepreneur Dezmion Barrow has “decided to plant my stake” in north Baton Rouge despite the area’s myriad challenges. Photography by Don Kadair) Dezmion Barrow grew up with his grandmother in Holiday Acres, a subdivision of low-slung, primarily Section 8 rental houses in Scotlandville. No one in his family went to college, and in high school
Political attention is turning toward underdeveloped north Baton Rouge, but challenges abound for sustainable economic development in distressed areas
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