Louisiana court says mostly white enclave in Baton Rouge may secede and form its own city A wealthy Baton Rouge neighborhood has become its own city in order to try to create a new school district.

Broome's office subsequently sued organizers, arguing the new city would cripple East Baton Rouge financially, while also contending St. George would not be able operate on a balanced budget.

The Maritime II building at 103 France Street, one of two 100-year-old-plus buildings in Catfish Town, is seen at left, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

A group of wealthy white Baton Rouge residents have won a decades-long battle to split from the majority-black city to form their own suburb following the state’s Supreme Court ruling.

River gauges in East Baton Rouge Parish survive cuts for one more year ... demolition work and a program to cut youth ... as more of East Baton Rouge exits the joint parish-city government system.

Louisiana's capital city Baton Rouge will be governed by a Republican mayor for the first time in a generation after political novice and high school football Coach Sid Edwards pulled off a ...

But residents of an unincorporated area southeast of Baton Rouge were undeterred. This time, they hatched an idea to establish a city of their own. First, They Need a New City.

A wealthy Baton Rouge neighborhood has become its own city in order to try to create a new school district. Some residents call the move modern day segregation.