Born in Zachary, raised in Slaughter, moved to New Orleans to get away from hoodrat things happening around d the kitchen industry. In comparison, Baton Rouge kitchens are way worse than New Orleans with drugs, crime, and overall debauchery
Dude you were on Plank Road, it's a wonder you even survived lol. But it is a shame how bad my city has gotten. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, and there are parts of town I just will not go at night, and even in the daytime it's sketchy.
I’m from Baton Rouge born and raised. You can find the hood in any city in America if your looking. If you don’t like the city don’t go there. I wouldn’t drive around any major city at midnight looking for gas, etc. it is what it is. Baton Rouge has beautiful parts, ugly parts just like anywhere else
Then he said the hotel clerk told him he should share his room..lmao if that's the case why didn't he post that? We know nice hotels or any of them don't play that ish
@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 yea some ppl just wanna see the worse in everything. It’s all good. And just a fyi your beautiful 😻 I’m sure you know that already tho.
Agreed. Born and raised here myself, but dude is just driving around the wrong areas. Hell, my people and I used to live off of Holluwood Street, so I know first hand what goes on deep in the neighborhoods.
From Baton Rouge born and Raised (Scotlandville area) but once I graduated college I GOT THE HELL UP OUTTA THERE and MOVED TO LOS ANGELES TO PURSUE ACTING IN 2014.........Wasnt as bad as when I first moved here but Its crime and homelessness here too! Its literally no escaping. Its crazy. People are losing their minds EVERYWHERE!
Bro you said you moved to LOS ANGELES and you said homelessness TOO? you’re saying it’s comparable? Los Angeles homelessness to Louisiana’s ??? Bro have you been outside in Los ang!??!! There’s more homeless people in la than there are whole population in Baton Rouge.
You are absolutely right, things are bad and are only going to get worse. I moved from B.R. ( my home town ) 15yrs. ago because I saw what was coming, now live in the country and have never been happier or felt safer. Good luck to you in L.A. -- and hope your acting aspirations pan out.
lifelong Baton Rouge resident and although the murder rate is very high and only increasing, very very few of them are random acts of violence. a vast majority are involving people (killer and victim) who are involved in the dope game. if you aren't involved in the street life, your chances of being a victim of a violent crime drop SIGNIFICANTLY. I've been approached and asked for money countless times in BR and a fair share of them were a bit persistent as hell but I wouldn't say anyone has ever been trying to start a fight to rob me or anything. trust me, if anyone at those gas stations had wanted to rob you or carjack you, they would have just done it not start off asking for a dollar. they'd start off putting a gun to your head and running your pockets.
I don’t agree . Especially if you are a young black man ages 12-30 people always try to walk up to you and start something jus so they can rob you or anything in that criteria. I done seen it all over America .
Grew up not far from there, lived in BR for 5 years. Never started going places armed until I moved to Baton Rouge. People here can spot an outsider really quickly, and use it to their advantage. If you gotta move to the area, find a place in prairieville, sorrento or gonzales.
I was born and raised in Sanford Maine for 50 years and recently moved to New Iberia . I travel for work and often work in Baton Rouge . It’s actually a nice place . But like anywhere it’s how you hold your self and where you place your self .❤
I was raised here in Louisiana. But I’ll say we don’t need an argument to rob you. If they want it they’ll just take it. This is just an example of who you are. You must scream ima an easy target. And what’s wrong with Louisiana is the fact that minimum wage is still 7.25$ an hour. Where other places is like 13/15 an hour.
I can agree with that but those areas look BAD.. most of it just looks dated with not a lot of high high crime but those bad bad parts drag it down. The nice parts are great looking though besides when puddles are often in the right lane after a flood.
Oh my bad I confused it with Lake Charles but who knows same may apply to BR. I'm just watching videos on all the LA cities because I'm gonna be going through all of them besides Shreveport.
It’s basically anything north of Florida Boulevard. I’m from Baton Rouge and what’s always stood out to me is how you can go from upscale neighborhoods to low income high crime rate areas just by crossing the street. All in all BR is a safe town, if your creeping around north BR at night you’ll probably find Trouble, it just all depends on location. The downtown area is very outdated, traffic is a complete nightmare. It’s a shame how we have so many Fortune 500 chemical manufacturing companies within 20 miles of our capital and everything is shit.
You are spot on about Baton Rouge, I lived there for a good while after getting out of the US Army , the 8 plus years I lived there I hated it . There was times I tried to make the best of living in BR and it still sucked , the people there are very closed minded and judgmental not to mention more than half the places I went to such as going shopping 🛒 , going to a bar and a restaurant I was rarely treated well and got a lot of bad customer service . 🤦🏾♂️ through out the years living in BR I was mostly depressed 😔 and wonder 💭 why in the fuck I moved back there , for the most part BR sucks and it’s really ghetto and kinda segregated . To be honest BR have more Cons than Pros I wouldn’t recommend to anyone to move there I moved out of BR to Houston in 2017 and I’m so glad 😃 I left , Baton Rouge isn’t a horrible place to live but it not a good place to wanna raise a family . If you’re black like myself or brown don’t expect to get treated well at certain places your best bet will find another city 🏙️ with more diversity and opportunity for yourself.
[Born, Raised, and currently living in Baton Rouge] I'd definitely say BR isnt the place you want to make a move to. Visiting is fine to feed your curiosity but any other reason would be dumb. Its a great place to figure out that the world has way more to offer. Louisiana also has the 2nd highest insurance rate due to poor driving skills. Of course racism still happens just as anywhere else as well. But I will say our sense of family-like bonds is like no other. Anything you need, we'll take care of ya
This man is lying. Nobody starts screaming at gas stations..why did he only ride in one small area? And if the hotel clerk had them waiting for 55min and they left, when did the clerk have a chance to force him to share a room with a homeless person? And if all this happened why didn't he show it
@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 Well that part, those people were just on demon time. They being ugly for no reason and thats not the typical interaction down here.
You drove right by a golf course when you got hit by a golf ball. You failed to mention this. This is the same thing as dishonesty. The funniest story was how dirty the streets are because Black folks drive to white areas to dump their garbage and vice versa. Your video shows clean streets. Your story is really stupid and NOT TRUE!! The trash that you say is dumped in the streets was on an abandoned, dead-end street. Not the whole city. Again, a lie. A major university named the Water Campus will revitalized that entire area.
When I was growing up there in the 80's and 90's, I lived in the really nice part of town. I didn't like BR so I left the state altogether after I graduated. I have been checking into what my old neighborhood is like now, and it has completely changed. Shootings, bank robberies, drugs, etc. The virus has spread all over the city. It won't be long before it turns into Detroit with all the corporations fleeing.
Bro. You were in the absolute worst part of BR. Plank Rd, in North Baton Rouge. Try Highland Rd area. Bluebonnet Rd area. Head south. Although BR has gotten way worse when the Mayor Sharon Broomstick came in office. She made the police enemy number 1. Look at the stats since she went into office.
@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 exactly what I thought. He drove up and down Plank Rd and other streets close around Plank Rd late at night. He's purposely showing only one side of Baton Rouge and trying to make it seem as though that's all there is here.
Lived in BR for many years. It's a shit hole and getting worse. The schools are bad, the elected politicians are lazy, crime is bad, the job opportunities are not that good, the music most of the youth listen to glorifies drugs and violence, I mean the city is primed for failure. The city was decent in the 80s, 90s, and early 00s. But after Hurricane Katrina, the decline accelerated. I do not recommend living in BR unless you live in the really rich nice areas, stay in those areas 95% of the time, and do not send your kids to public school unless it's one of the 2-3 really good public schools (do your research).
As a person who’s been here since I was born, I promise y’all NOT EVERYBODY is bad. You really have to learn how to socialize with ppl. Some ppl really cool ash. Stay outta people business, and you’ll be fine.
To anyone that's relocating for a job here to BR, allow me to give some perspective as a native of 25 years: The areas shown were around the most dangerous areas of the city. But that's one area of the city. I used to live in these areas, but moved long ago to a better place, and I don't have any issues. I can get gas at night, get out of my car and just feel safe doing so. He is right about the underlying problems. Literally, you will have wealthy suburbs and areas on one side of an intersection, and on the other, ghetto and poverty, but then again, most big cities have this same thing going on. If anything it just shows the disparity of finances among people, but that's a whole other topic. I understand what he was trying to do, in giving people and understanding of what life can be like here, but there's two sides to everything, and he just chose to show the poorest portions of the city. There's a lot of beauty and good places to live in and grow in here in Baton Rouge.
Denham springs is a suburb and the murder rate is 20/100K thats about 2x more than lets say tampa or miami which are big cities. Your desensitized to the violence and crime by this point.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Denham is not a suburb of Baton Rouge. It's in a completely different parish and is an actual city of its own. You also can't compare the murder rate per capita with larger cities fairly as they don't even have 10,000 people living there. 1 murder puts it in the top 10 most dangerous cities in the country which is why those comparisons are reserved for cities with 100k+ populations. But, back to your point, Baton Rouge is too far gone to be saved at this point.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS All I said was that you can't accurately compare the murder rate of a city with 9,000 people with a city of several hundred thousand. So you try to insult me because of that? Awesome. Keep up the good work 👍🏼
Baton Rouge is the new Murder CAPITAL in Louisiana its almost just as bad or worst than New Orleans where I'm from originally but so glad I moved away I enjoy your videos be safe out there stay vigilant 😳
I think Louisiana has three of the top ten murder per cap in the US. And 5 in the top 20. Nola, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Monroe and Shreveport are all kill zones.
I grew up there. In those same neigborhoods. But Baton Rouge was "White" back then. I rode my bike from Evangeline, up Plank road, all the way to baker to visit my cousins. Never had ANYONE bother me. A bbllack family bout a housee just down the block. My dad said "there goes the neighborhood" and we moved to Denham Springs. But he was right. Soon, black families took over ALL the neighborhoods in 70805 Where I grew up. Businesses on Plank were thriving. Blacks took over, and now they're all boarded shut. I'm glad I grew up there, but I'd never go back.
It's like a horror movie...😳 I'm from Europe and it's always shocking for me to hear something like this, even though I know there are a lot of unsafe cities in the USA. I'm sad for the good people of B.Rouge and similar places, it must be like hell to live there and to feel the danger all the time. 😥
@@logandenicola4439 Oh, I get it. 😅 Well, I'm anxious and I feel some kind of fear all the time, so it would be very difficult to get used to that freedom of harassing and violence. I don’t understand the courage to disturb other people’s peace for no reason. 🤷🏼♀️ It's hard for me to imagine a world where I can't go out to the store alone in the evening. 😕
Lol this is bshit..the man is driving around at midnight in the hood on the same few streets. He purposely skipped the nice areas. Not to mention he said the hotel clerk made him stand off for 55min so he left. So how did tbey have rime for the conversation of the clerk telling him he should share his room? And why didn't he show the footage
Your comments are excellent. Sadly all you stated depresses me. *I especially love what you said about people being transfered for a job and what they find vs. what they expected. **You can bet I subscribed. 👍👍👍
I’ve been through Baton Rouge for years and I don’t really like it there. It’s just something’s I just like about the city and I have relatives that live there. You’re pretty much on point about that city.
He is literally only riding in one area lol..he's lying about the hotel incident, the hotels call the cops on bums in a heartbeat. Especially a nice one. Then he said in other cities they love their artists but in Baton Rouge we hate ours. Nippsey hustle ,moe 3, Young Dolph, Xxxtentacion , jam master Jay, all killed in their own cities .
Last time I drove through BR, I had a guy pass me on the shoulder then cut back in front of me into next lane on a major highway going 70 mph. Only time I’ve ever seen anyone do that. I’ve seen others dangerously weaving in and out of traffic and aggressive driving, I see it just driving through, Louisiana is littered with cops you would think they would be on the look out for this type of driving
If you think drivers in Baton Rouge are aggressive then don't go to bigger cities like NYC, L.A., Dallas, etc. The way ppl drive in Baton Rouge isn't close to being as aggressive as those who live in larger cities.
@@chocolatechipslime Well hell, the reason why I don't think ppl here don't drive very aggressive might very well be because I drive very aggressive my damn self. That would explain why my wife who's originally from Tenessee always yelling at me to slow down and constantly act like her life is in danger whenever she's in my vehicle while I'm driving. I really thought she was being over dramatic.
The only thing I can say about Baton Rouge is that I'd never be there at night. Quite honestly I never would have gone there at all but when I lived in NOLA Baton Rouge was the closest Whataburger & I'm a Texan. Sometimes you just need Whataburger if that's what you grew up with. But even during the day I really never went there by myself and I don't think I ever took a girlfriend there. Thing about Baton Rouge is it's impossible unless you live there to know where not to go. Don't get me wrong as NOLA is the same way especially before Katrina but driving around NOLA I never had my pistol in my glove box but I sure as hell had it going to BR.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS It's different in NOLA when you're not a tourist. I lived there for a little more than three years and it's an amazing city. It's like a lot of other cities though that it can be hard to tell where it's 'safe' to be especially at night. But hey I'm actually planning on retiring there so maybe I'm kinda biased I haven't been there since before the pandemic and I'm looking forward to going back soon.
Well even tho I gave you grief re gas station squeegees, when you explained why you do these videos, it really struck a cord with me and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart because I was considering a job there but not anymore ❤
Was born and grew up here. It was a great place to grow up......WAY back then. Now, its a crime infested shit hole. Moving out of there 10 years ago was the absolutely BEST thing I ever did.
Baton Rouge sucks, downtown been the same since the 50s, bad traffic, high crime, racism and terrible schools. I wouldn't move to b.r. if I could and I'm from here. Baton Rouge is aggressive, it will take a good boy and turn him savage in a matter of weeks. Trust.
Im from Baton Rouge. Born and raised. I've lived in the tampa area for the past year and decided to move back. It's quite a culture shock. I can only think of 2 small areas in the tampa bay area that aren't as nice, but i never felt unsafe. I was also shocked by how bad the roads here are and how many businesses are closed. It seems like a dying city. I regret moving back every day. I wish my family would move to tampa with me
I was born and raised in Baton Rouge. I agree this is one bad city. In more ways than one. Yes the crime is a major problem. Don't think it is isolated to the hood. Cause it definitely isn't. Perhaps more predominant in the hood. The people here are so unfriendly and clanish. You can forget Southern Hospitality in this place. People truly are disrespectful here. Some tend to put themselves at a higher level and look down on you if they don't feel you are up to their standards. There is no equality here. I hate this place and I want out. .
Baton Rouge has a lot of crime other day someone died from gunshot wound still love the city, there some nice people some are unfriendly as well but love the city with crime etc., it's growing.
Don't marvel, there are good sides of town and bad sides of town. There are wealthy people that live there. LSU is there. Refineries and plants. Dow chemicals. The port of Baton Rouge. Are the wealthy people supposed to live in the ghetto? Are the doctors and chemist and Master P to live in the hood? Plus, the city almost doubled is size from the displaced people from New Orleans. Lots of the New Orleans thugs ended up in Baton Rouge. So, if the population is decreasing, then good. Also, you are a foreigner, and you keep talking about foreigners moving to Baton Rouge and being recruited for jobs there. Well, Louisiana is different than other states. This state has a french culture from before Napoleon. Louisiana was before the founding of the United States and grew up speaking French and watching French on TV and listening to French radio. The food is different and the beliefs are different. The largest swamp in North America is in Louisiana and many things and people disappear there. Plus people from Louisiana know not to go down Plank road are ride through Scotlandville. Welfare and the democrat handouts encourage the thugs to stay thugs. Where are you from? I travel a lot. I bet I can find the bad side of town where you are from. Baton Rouge is the State Capital. Since you travel a lot, do you not notice that every capital city in every state including the US capital, Washington D.C. has problems. Again, because of the liberalization there. Thugs, crime, drugs. Crooks, thieves and bad guys gravitate to wealthy areas. More to steal. These people are in a culture themselves. Many generations of people and families that don't work and don't want to work. They are taught the art of welfare and foodstamps. They grow up fornicating and reproducing like rats. They do drugs and their mama does drugs and probably prostitutes in front of the family and children. Taught to steal and rob and get over on the man. When they do go to jail, it's a family reunion. They get to see their uncles and cousins and brothers and half brothers. Hell, they are even related to the guards. It's a wonderful time. They have a family reunion and get some more street education while there.... Me having to tell you all that means that you have no clue and need to stay away before you get your head smashed in. I can, I won't, but I can go to the same gas station that you went to and nobody will scream at me or approach me. Its all about how you carry yourself. They can spot a weak or wounded animal in a second and pounce on it. Stay away. Just stay away. And stay off of Plank Road. Jeez man.
This report is about a certain section or part of Baton Rouge. It doesn't reflect the entire city. There are many affluent areas of Baton Rouge other than poverty, high-crime areas.
Louisiana is a state hindered by failing education systems, low educational attainment, illiteracy, lack of economic/employment opportunities, high crime rates especially violent crimes, a broken criminal justice system, poor health outcomes/lack of affordable healthcare, low civic/voter participation, lack of adequate and safe affordable housing, large wealth inequality gaps, systemic racism, political corruption, and there's just a general lack of respect for others or lack of respect for life! We know that all areas have these same problems. But, it's just that NYC, LA, Miami, and other metro areas in the USA have enough of wealth to hide that side of their cities or at least overshadow our attention with their glitz and glamor and shining things while places like Baton Rouge, Jackson, and Montgomery don't have that benefit! The truth of the matter is that Baton Rouge and Louisiana in general really have a lot of wealth that passes through this state when you account for the tourism industry, the oil & gas industry, and all of the other natural resources that we have that are exploited by out of state oligarchs who extract these resources to sell but don't make meaningful investments within the state b/c they are not pressured by the Louisiana Legislature to financially contribute to Louisiana's education system, infrastructure, or our citizens/residents, etc. For example, the Exxon plant in Houston pays billions of dollars more in property taxes than the Exxon plant in BR which are similar in size and facilities! They are basically the same operation in two different cities, but the difference is Exxon property taxes are making significant investments towards Houston's education system and infrastructure and not to BR then you wonder why Houston's schools are roads/streets are so much better than BR. As with anything else, all you have to do is follow the money!! But, the bottom line is that the people and politicians here let them get away with it!!!
@@WyteXLighting Not enough working people vote early, often, and consistently or run for office to really make a difference so the rich run the show so they rig the game to make the rich richer and the poor poorer!!!
my city (the whole state actually) has lots of problems but you're talking with an air of superiority about 'these types of people'. its human/animal nature to look to acquire something you want/need, preferably as easily as possible and while sustaining as little damage as possible. as you touched on, the poverty down here is some of the worst in the country so there are a lot of people who do not have much at all. I know this is my 3rd comment in only a few minutes but if you're reading them, I'd appreciate if you answered a question for me? when riding around areas known to be rough areas in a city known for its murder rate at midnight, were you not looking for exactly what you found? you could also find gas stations where a stranger dressed up as a tiger pays for your gas for you and gives you a beer lol. you could experience being aggressively approached for money and the free gas from a human Tiger and everything in between. but if you go looking for dirt, it's likely you'll find it
Lol you were in north Baton Rouge…..Baton Rouge is way bigger and beautiful than outsiders think..I still find myself leaning new areas/neighborhoods n I’m from here…highland rd probably has some of the most gorgeous homes you’ll ever see in person ✌🏾
Lived here 25 years it’s trash it sucks i have to stay super alert everywhere i go. Only thing good is the food/restaurants. I don’t do anything anymore cause it honestly just makes you anxious like going out to a bar. I work come home and then leave and go fishing where no one can be near me😂
That echoes my exact sentiment and on my 5th day here I came to this conclusion. When it's good it can be real good but there's still an amount of bad kinda like Beaumont. It's better than Port Arthur TX I'd say but by much, probably not. See it sucks you in though because when you come to Lake Charles, you see a nice Books a million and Market basket and a few bars along that area too. Something Port Arthur doesnt have or that you may even be hard pressed to find it in Beaumont. Maybe it's = to Beaumont in desirability. Slightly better than Port Arthur as there's nicer stores in Lake Charles and nicer restaurants.. besides that though it's totally debatable.
Omg I did it again, i mistakes this for Lake Charles because I'm watching a string of videos but who knows it might apply in BR too. Haven't gone there yet I don't know.
The only reason Baton Rouge is still on the map is because Louisiana State University is still operational. The neighborhoods that surround the LSU campus are dangerous, and crimes against students on and off campus are increasing. To add insult to injury, an unincorporated suburb of Baton Rouge voted and passed a resolution to form their unincorporated area into a city named St. George. The Mayor of Baton Rouge sued to stop the formation of the new city because Baton Rouge would have been left bankrupt without that tax base. The Mayor won. The number of these cases in the last twenty or so years has been increasing as citizens see their tax dollars being spent in a manner that does not meet their needs or benefit their own communities. Baton Rouge Citizens have been leaving the city in droves due to out of control crime, substandard city services, and fiscal mismanagement by city officials. Unfortunately, most cities, towns, and communities in Louisiana are plagued by these same problems.
Had enough sense to bail in 2003, was no longer the city I grew up in during the 50's and 60's. Since then, it's REALLY gotten worse, a LOT worse. Leave now while you still can
I live in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. I'm always packing and I don't go out at night. I take care of all my business in the day time. I also lived in Atlanta metro area. My question is, Why are you going out at night, in the worst area the city? Your videos are miss leading. There are good areas in these cities.
U couldn't give me a house in Baton Rouge the only way I would live in Louisiana would be if I was paid millions of dollars where I could have and hire private security
Please let me answer that, I was born and raised there and been gone for over 20 years now, less than a month ago.. returned too bury a brother who was murdered
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS "you think", again.. born and raised there.. born at Baton Rouge General, went to baton rouge high, first apartment was on Baton Rouge avenue off of Scenic, grew up next to roselawn cemetery on North Street.. very familiar with the city, visits are very brief, to see family and friends mostly on holidays, but don't tarry to long 😜👌💯😎
The white RR was owned by the body repair shop by LSU. I've seen the owner park it at the drug store by lsu that's close to Chimes. Used to always be parked in their parking lot (under a tent).
The window or your lens is clear enough for us to get a nice view of the night drive. How much more do you think you'll be able to see merely driving through a neighborhood?
I was born and raised in New Orleans but at some point during the early sixties we moved to Galveston and they're my mother was happy my father was transferred again because he was a poor Captain with Mike's brother's steamship company and so he could be home and on the ships we had to move to New Orleans and that was the beginning of the shit show my opinion is it all stems from corruption there is so much corruption down there and when you have this much corruption this is what happens just like we're in serious trouble in Washington DC with our corrupt president and media things go from bad to worse and it shows the most with education in Louisiana and trying to teach people who've been kept down for many many years trying to break that mold and bring them out and isolation where they have been in the ghettos they have had no really chance to move move up and mobility in life because of democratic policies that keep them on a welfare check just enough to get by in the ghetto but it's up to the people to change and they don't want to change they don't they're happy being and living the schedule life and then if you're the toughest Thug on the Block you somehow are successful or how many women you can impregnate again this goes back to education it's far from you the people in these communities poor communities want to want to and believe in themselves to move up forward in their lives they're quite happy being the lazy uneducated welfare recipient but anyway I saw this coming and I moved away in the early 80s I could not stand the violence and the stupidity so I did make a break for it and I was the only one that survived my family I now make my home in Washington state where I've been happy for many years Louisiana is the shit hole of the United States
It seems like most state capitals are usually rough cities. Like Atlanta, Trenton, Richmond, Columbia, Montgomery, Baton Rouge, Little Rock, Jackson, and DC.
Even without the crime, Baton Rouge is NOT a place you'd want to live. It's not the worst place by any means, but I can't think of a single positive attribute.
Baton Rouge is very violet i was just sitting in my car one night and heard like a machine gun noise the youngsters call them "switches" then i drove down by the south baton rouge area and saw somebody DEAD on the corner not sure what from but i left and went to my safe city aka Texas.
go by the neighborhoods by LSU on the East side of the lake pretty nice area for baton rouge and on the south side of the lake the canes owner lives their.
I had two Sons who went to LSU. We had them live in the dorms so they wouldn’t have to leave the campus. One Son decided to go walking by himself at nightfall as he was used to doing that here in a sleepy Louisiana town. Thank God he had won State Cross Country running matches, because he had to out-run two guys who had followed him.😐🥺😑. He never did that again. If you get out of the LSU campus area, your ass is grass.
@@julieanna9178 bull shit lol..we have some very nice area.. when I dated an NFL player one of his homes was in the Lsu area, and the one I lived in was in 100 Oakes..beautiful places
Really? Jus give em more ammo ? You said it, the best way to cut down on crime is to go somewhere else ! Lots bad hotels around atlanta. East on 80 found a nice one best western ! High end same price as the dumps.
Our hotel in ATL had people car checking the whole night! Car alarms going off.. the whole night. Surprised we didnt get broken into! But still the cops where there and did nothing to stop it. Property crime in atl is insanely out of control but people there are not backwards.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS jacksonville motel 6 crazy !! Crack heads everywhere. Disabled the hotel doors, so they could visit dealers all hours. My service vehicle broken into for change in ashtray.
Great video your a smart man. Thanks for not discussing the race issue at the hotel you experienced. Shows a highted level of intelligence not to discuss who was who in that situation. Your video is very well put together 👍🏽
Welcome to baton rouge. Race always played a factor here. I'm a native born and raised and I worry about criminals minds people In the streets messing with me and mines before I worry about the crooked police out here
Just imagine everyone else trying to though. You either sink or swim. My parents raised 3 kids 2 males and 1 female and we all amounted to something. We not locked up, dead, homeless, etc. It's just perseverance and dedication to do what you have to do. Bad shit gonna happen regardless but you gotta overcome obstacles and stay focus. It can be done.
@@dannahwelch983 3 boys 1 girl in my dads case.. we started in Cuba. Were all here in usa now. You see me, and my siblings not millionaires but not criminals or homeless. We been thru it as well.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS and I respect that all day brother. I just keep God first and anything comes after that then I guess it was meant, but only certain people can relate
These crime reports and comments break my heart into one million pieces. I'm white and would love to be a tourist in BR! I would love to see every inch, every corner market, every neighborhood. Every food place, just can't 🚫 handle the 🔥🥵 hot sauce! *I was briefly there as a hitchhiker many years ago, but was exhausted...
With pan handlers you just gotta stop before it starts. Tell them "move around", they'll know what it means. With the jackers, you gotta pull their card. When they ask for a dollar, jokingly say "man I was just gonna ask you to hold 2 dollars".
im moved to seattle, i had my car broken into 3x and stolen in Baton rouge, and my own cuz fired me from a so called good job because i had I was working extremely hard to be promoted in higher level computer networking job.
Been in Baton Rouge 26 years I love it, gotta give the heads a dollar or a smoke when you hop out we call it the hood tax. But the people cool and they got a bunch of work down here if you’re oil field
Yep, and the whole new Orleans area is just as bad even Jefferson parish which is supposed to be a nicer suburb of New Orleans. That's just why I can't wait to leave my home state again.
Were busy with several car repairs and upgrades videos coming soon. Not worried about the light bulb were getting new headlights for both cars soon. Those really fancy aftermarket ones
Born and raised here and I warn people to never find themselves in Baton Rouge for any reason.
😂😂😂 its stil safe here mane
I’m born and raised just south of Baton Rouge and I wouldn’t advise anyone to move down here this video is 100 percent accurate.
Gonzales?
Better stay strapped.
I’m born and raised IN Baton Rouge and I disagree. People who like meth would love where I’m from
Born in Zachary, raised in Slaughter, moved to New Orleans to get away from hoodrat things happening around d the kitchen industry. In comparison, Baton Rouge kitchens are way worse than New Orleans with drugs, crime, and overall debauchery
Dude you were on Plank Road, it's a wonder you even survived lol. But it is a shame how bad my city has gotten. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, and there are parts of town I just will not go at night, and even in the daytime it's sketchy.
ion kno no nigga that made it outta plank road man🤣
Plank aint shit i mobb that street and i aint the right color lol
Yeah the store wit the boost mobile always go down
Plank not that bad. Lol. Just mind ya business. And keep ya head on a swivel.
Don't get out niggas tryna bait ya n
I’m from Baton Rouge born and raised. You can find the hood in any city in America if your looking. If you don’t like the city don’t go there. I wouldn’t drive around any major city at midnight looking for gas, etc. it is what it is. Baton Rouge has beautiful parts, ugly parts just like anywhere else
He is literally driving in circles in worst part of town like plank road. Baton Rouge has more than just plank road area.
Exactly
Then he said the hotel clerk told him he should share his room..lmao if that's the case why didn't he post that? We know nice hotels or any of them don't play that ish
@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 yea some ppl just wanna see the worse in everything. It’s all good. And just a fyi your beautiful 😻 I’m sure you know that already tho.
Agreed. Born and raised here myself, but dude is just driving around the wrong areas. Hell, my people and I used to live off of Holluwood Street, so I know first hand what goes on deep in the neighborhoods.
From Baton Rouge born and Raised (Scotlandville area) but once I graduated college I GOT THE HELL UP OUTTA THERE and MOVED TO LOS ANGELES TO PURSUE ACTING IN 2014.........Wasnt as bad as when I first moved here but Its crime and homelessness here too! Its literally no escaping. Its crazy. People are losing their minds EVERYWHERE!
I know what u mean too. Florida going wild
Bro you said you moved to LOS ANGELES and you said homelessness TOO? you’re saying it’s comparable? Los Angeles homelessness to Louisiana’s ??? Bro have you been outside in Los ang!??!! There’s more homeless people in la than there are whole population in Baton Rouge.
Scotlandville is bad.
You are absolutely right, things are bad and are only going to get worse. I moved from B.R. ( my home town ) 15yrs. ago because I saw what was coming, now live in the country and have never been happier or felt safer. Good luck to you in L.A. -- and hope your acting aspirations pan out.
@@jerrylanglois7892 thank you!!
lifelong Baton Rouge resident and although the murder rate is very high and only increasing, very very few of them are random acts of violence. a vast majority are involving people (killer and victim) who are involved in the dope game. if you aren't involved in the street life, your chances of being a victim of a violent crime drop SIGNIFICANTLY.
I've been approached and asked for money countless times in BR and a fair share of them were a bit persistent as hell but I wouldn't say anyone has ever been trying to start a fight to rob me or anything. trust me, if anyone at those gas stations had wanted to rob you or carjack you, they would have just done it not start off asking for a dollar. they'd start off putting a gun to your head and running your pockets.
I don’t agree . Especially if you are a young black man ages 12-30 people always try to walk up to you and start something jus so they can rob you or anything in that criteria. I done seen it all over America .
It is mostly gang members killing other gang members. The crime rate for the metro area is the same as the US. BR is a GREAT city.
I swear i was thinking the same thing. Grew up in Mall city, Brandywine, and off Winbourne right next to Hi Nabor. Most of the murders are not random.
i was thinking the same thing and i stay in a more “urban” area and i haven’t had a lot of issues bc i’m not apart of that lifestyle.
DO NOT MOVE HERE! You're heading into the abyss. Avoid the state all together
Grew up not far from there, lived in BR for 5 years. Never started going places armed until I moved to Baton Rouge.
People here can spot an outsider really quickly, and use it to their advantage.
If you gotta move to the area, find a place in prairieville, sorrento or gonzales.
Their is still one spot in br that is good and it's close to Prairieville it's all scattered out basically
Gonzales is a total hellhole now. It’s populated by crackheads.
I was born and raised in Sanford Maine for 50 years and recently moved to New Iberia . I travel for work and often work in Baton Rouge . It’s actually a nice place . But like anywhere it’s how you hold your self and where you place your self .❤
This is my hometown. Though I love it, it gets worse every year. I moved a few years ago, and I think it was a smart decision
It’s because of that voodoo ‼️👁🗣🗣🗣🗣
I was raised here in Louisiana. But I’ll say we don’t need an argument to rob you. If they want it they’ll just take it. This is just an example of who you are. You must scream ima an easy target. And what’s wrong with Louisiana is the fact that minimum wage is still 7.25$ an hour. Where other places is like 13/15 an hour.
Lived in Baton Rouge for almost 10 years. It could be dangerous but its very area specific like most cities
I can agree with that but those areas look BAD.. most of it just looks dated with not a lot of high high crime but those bad bad parts drag it down. The nice parts are great looking though besides when puddles are often in the right lane after a flood.
Oh my bad I confused it with Lake Charles but who knows same may apply to BR. I'm just watching videos on all the LA cities because I'm gonna be going through all of them besides Shreveport.
what are the bad areas and what are the good ones?
It’s basically anything north of Florida Boulevard. I’m from Baton Rouge and what’s always stood out to me is how you can go from upscale neighborhoods to low income high crime rate areas just by crossing the street. All in all BR is a safe town, if your creeping around north BR at night you’ll probably find Trouble, it just all depends on location. The downtown area is very outdated, traffic is a complete nightmare. It’s a shame how we have so many Fortune 500 chemical manufacturing companies within 20 miles of our capital and everything is shit.
I've lived in BR all my life . And he's speaking the truth .
He’s a wet blanket
Well he should go to neighboring Denham Springs where Incest and child R*pe is very prevalent ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
I used to live in Baton Rouge and believe me they don't ask you; they demand you for money. They be like, "Give me a dollar." Real talk.
That same logic can be applied to multiple cities especially in Red States…
You are spot on about Baton Rouge, I lived there for a good while after getting out of the US Army , the 8 plus years I lived there I hated it . There was times I tried to make the best of living in BR and it still sucked , the people there are very closed minded and judgmental not to mention more than half the places I went to such as going shopping 🛒 , going to a bar and a restaurant I was rarely treated well and got a lot of bad customer service . 🤦🏾♂️ through out the years living in BR I was mostly depressed 😔 and wonder 💭 why in the fuck I moved back there , for the most part BR sucks and it’s really ghetto and kinda segregated . To be honest BR have more Cons than Pros I wouldn’t recommend to anyone to move there I moved out of BR to Houston in 2017 and I’m so glad 😃 I left , Baton Rouge isn’t a horrible place to live but it not a good place to wanna raise a family . If you’re black like myself or brown don’t expect to get treated well at certain places your best bet will find another city 🏙️ with more diversity and opportunity for yourself.
[Born, Raised, and currently living in Baton Rouge] I'd definitely say BR isnt the place you want to make a move to. Visiting is fine to feed your curiosity but any other reason would be dumb. Its a great place to figure out that the world has way more to offer. Louisiana also has the 2nd highest insurance rate due to poor driving skills. Of course racism still happens just as anywhere else as well. But I will say our sense of family-like bonds is like no other. Anything you need, we'll take care of ya
This man is lying. Nobody starts screaming at gas stations..why did he only ride in one small area? And if the hotel clerk had them waiting for 55min and they left, when did the clerk have a chance to force him to share a room with a homeless person? And if all this happened why didn't he show it
@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 Well that part, those people were just on demon time. They being ugly for no reason and thats not the typical interaction down here.
You drove right by a golf course when you got hit by a golf ball. You failed to mention this. This is the same thing as dishonesty. The funniest story was how dirty the streets are because Black folks drive to white areas to dump their garbage and vice versa. Your video shows clean streets. Your story is really stupid and NOT TRUE!! The trash that you say is dumped in the streets was on an abandoned, dead-end street. Not the whole city. Again, a lie. A major university named the Water Campus will revitalized that entire area.
Louisiana has the highest car insurance rates because this whole state is ran by ambulance chasing pieces of shit like Morris Bart. Nothing more.
One thing outsiders don’t know . We got a lot of love through awl the hate . Very respectful and loving but zero tolerance
When I was growing up there in the 80's and 90's, I lived in the really nice part of town. I didn't like BR so I left the state altogether after I graduated. I have been checking into what my old neighborhood is like now, and it has completely changed. Shootings, bank robberies, drugs, etc. The virus has spread all over the city. It won't be long before it turns into Detroit with all the corporations fleeing.
what area did you grow up in?
@@deanlewis9599 the myfb area
Bro. You were in the absolute worst part of BR. Plank Rd, in North Baton Rouge. Try Highland Rd area. Bluebonnet Rd area. Head south. Although BR has gotten way worse when the Mayor Sharon Broomstick came in office. She made the police enemy number 1. Look at the stats since she went into office.
EXACTLY!! I’m from Northside Baton Rouge and I went to Istrouma. He’s not showing BR as a whole.
Exactly...he literally waited until night and went to damn plank
@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 exactly what I thought. He drove up and down Plank Rd and other streets close around Plank Rd late at night. He's purposely showing only one side of Baton Rouge and trying to make it seem as though that's all there is here.
No. Bro Louisiana is just a shit hike
How is Iroquois St ? I’m from there but never been as an adult
Lived in BR for many years. It's a shit hole and getting worse. The schools are bad, the elected politicians are lazy, crime is bad, the job opportunities are not that good, the music most of the youth listen to glorifies drugs and violence, I mean the city is primed for failure. The city was decent in the 80s, 90s, and early 00s. But after Hurricane Katrina, the decline accelerated. I do not recommend living in BR unless you live in the really rich nice areas, stay in those areas 95% of the time, and do not send your kids to public school unless it's one of the 2-3 really good public schools (do your research).
As a trucker driving through there. It seems like a shit hole
Wait till you met some of the residents 😟
Very educational video though. I’ve always wondered what life was like there. It looked bad from the freeway. But you got up close and personal.
Louisiana is just a weird state including the people there. I’m glad I moved I got tired of being poor
As a person who’s been here since I was born, I promise y’all NOT EVERYBODY is bad. You really have to learn how to socialize with ppl. Some ppl really cool ash. Stay outta people business, and you’ll be fine.
rs!!!
@Kennedy 5:30 Ima shoot the shit outta a mf asking me for a fcking dollar
To anyone that's relocating for a job here to BR, allow me to give some perspective as a native of 25 years:
The areas shown were around the most dangerous areas of the city. But that's one area of the city. I used to live in these areas, but moved long ago to a better place, and I don't have any issues. I can get gas at night, get out of my car and just feel safe doing so.
He is right about the underlying problems. Literally, you will have wealthy suburbs and areas on one side of an intersection, and on the other, ghetto and poverty, but then again, most big cities have this same thing going on. If anything it just shows the disparity of finances among people, but that's a whole other topic.
I understand what he was trying to do, in giving people and understanding of what life can be like here, but there's two sides to everything, and he just chose to show the poorest portions of the city. There's a lot of beauty and good places to live in and grow in here in Baton Rouge.
Denham springs is a suburb and the murder rate is 20/100K thats about 2x more than lets say tampa or miami which are big cities. Your desensitized to the violence and crime by this point.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Denham Spring is it’s own city.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Denham is not a suburb of Baton Rouge. It's in a completely different parish and is an actual city of its own. You also can't compare the murder rate per capita with larger cities fairly as they don't even have 10,000 people living there. 1 murder puts it in the top 10 most dangerous cities in the country which is why those comparisons are reserved for cities with 100k+ populations. But, back to your point, Baton Rouge is too far gone to be saved at this point.
@@gbrdave you apparently dont know the definition of a metro area or a murder rate. Go back to 3rd grade
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS All I said was that you can't accurately compare the murder rate of a city with 9,000 people with a city of several hundred thousand. So you try to insult me because of that? Awesome. Keep up the good work 👍🏼
Baton Rouge is the new Murder CAPITAL in Louisiana its almost just as bad or worst than New Orleans where I'm from originally but so glad I moved away I enjoy your videos be safe out there stay vigilant 😳
New Orleans is worst than Baton Rouge
At least NO got good food and fun people
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Excactly that's Right ✅
I think Louisiana has three of the top ten murder per cap in the US. And 5 in the top 20. Nola, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Monroe and Shreveport are all kill zones.
Alexandria has a horrible murder rate also…..and Shreveport
I grew up there. In those same neigborhoods. But Baton Rouge was "White" back then. I rode my bike from Evangeline, up Plank road, all the way to baker to visit my cousins. Never had ANYONE bother me. A bbllack family bout a housee just down the block. My dad said "there goes the neighborhood" and we moved to Denham Springs. But he was right. Soon, black families took over ALL the neighborhoods in 70805 Where I grew up. Businesses on Plank were thriving. Blacks took over, and now they're all boarded shut. I'm glad I grew up there, but I'd never go back.
Black people didn’t ruin the place, the whites ensured the failed
Yep that is true 70805 is a black area now. When I look at old pictures of BR from the 60's, i'm astonished at how bad it's gotten.
It's like a horror movie...😳
I'm from Europe and it's always shocking for me to hear something like this, even though I know there are a lot of unsafe cities in the USA.
I'm sad for the good people of B.Rouge and similar places, it must be like hell to live there and to feel the danger all the time. 😥
You get used to it. It’s always been around me 😂
That’s why most people carry guns for protection, lots of idiots on the streets
@@logandenicola4439
Oh, I get it. 😅
Well, I'm anxious and I feel some kind of fear all the time, so it would be very difficult to get used to that freedom of harassing and violence. I don’t understand the courage to disturb other people’s peace for no reason. 🤷🏼♀️
It's hard for me to imagine a world where I can't go out to the store alone in the evening. 😕
Lol this is bshit..the man is driving around at midnight in the hood on the same few streets. He purposely skipped the nice areas. Not to mention he said the hotel clerk made him stand off for 55min so he left. So how did tbey have rime for the conversation of the clerk telling him he should share his room? And why didn't he show the footage
Dude this dumbass who made this tried to scare people away. It’s actually really nice
Your comments are excellent. Sadly all you stated depresses me. *I especially love what you said about people being transfered for a job and what they find vs. what they expected. **You can bet I subscribed. 👍👍👍
I like the point you made about the polarization of wealth here. It’s crazy but I think it has a lot to do with education and personal home values
Truth. Gerrymandering too, St. George was CRIMINAL
“Personal home values” Lol ok
@@jbaru648 you disagree? If you do stand on it with reasoning.
I’ve been through Baton Rouge for years and I don’t really like it there. It’s just something’s I just like about the city and I have relatives that live there. You’re pretty much on point about that city.
He is literally only riding in one area lol..he's lying about the hotel incident, the hotels call the cops on bums in a heartbeat. Especially a nice one. Then he said in other cities they love their artists but in Baton Rouge we hate ours. Nippsey hustle ,moe 3, Young Dolph, Xxxtentacion , jam master Jay, all killed in their own cities .
Drivers in Baton Rouge are pretty aggressive, too.
Last time I drove through BR, I had a guy pass me on the shoulder then cut back in front of me into next lane on a major highway going 70 mph. Only time I’ve ever seen anyone do that.
I’ve seen others dangerously weaving in and out of traffic and aggressive driving, I see it just driving through, Louisiana is littered with cops you would think they would be on the look out for this type of driving
If you think drivers in Baton Rouge are aggressive then don't go to bigger cities like NYC, L.A., Dallas, etc. The way ppl drive in Baton Rouge isn't close to being as aggressive as those who live in larger cities.
@@jermainecornelius7193 I’ve been to probably half of the major cities in this country and I’ll say the two that stand out are Miami and Baton Rogue.
@@chocolatechipslime Well hell, the reason why I don't think ppl here don't drive very aggressive might very well be because I drive very aggressive my damn self. That would explain why my wife who's originally from Tenessee always yelling at me to slow down and constantly act like her life is in danger whenever she's in my vehicle while I'm driving. I really thought she was being over dramatic.
@@jermainecornelius7193 I’ve driven thru Houston and Dallas traffic, BR is still worse
Baton rouge also has the highest concentration of HIV cases. I had two cousins in BR that died from HIV in the 90s.
Dayum
I have herd that somewhere else too
SAD
Though that was Atlanta.
Damn bro you hit the nail on the head when you said there's a underlying reason why a place is more affordable... 12:40
Damn. Thanks for making this video. If I'm ever on a roadtrip, I'd be sure to avoid Baton Rouge
The only thing I can say about Baton Rouge is that I'd never be there at night.
Quite honestly I never would have gone there at all but when I lived in NOLA Baton Rouge was the closest Whataburger & I'm a Texan.
Sometimes you just need Whataburger if that's what you grew up with.
But even during the day I really never went there by myself and I don't think I ever took a girlfriend there.
Thing about Baton Rouge is it's impossible unless you live there to know where not to go.
Don't get me wrong as NOLA is the same way especially before Katrina but driving around NOLA I never had my pistol in my glove box but I sure as hell had it going to BR.
New Orleans is super dangerous and as a tourist i know that. But N.O people are warm and fun.. not hateful
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS It's different in NOLA when you're not a tourist.
I lived there for a little more than three years and it's an amazing city.
It's like a lot of other cities though that it can be hard to tell where it's 'safe' to be especially at night.
But hey I'm actually planning on retiring there so maybe I'm kinda biased
I haven't been there since before the pandemic and I'm looking forward to going back soon.
Louisiana is the worst state to live in
Well even tho I gave you grief re gas station squeegees, when you explained why you do these videos, it really struck a cord with me and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart because I was considering a job there but not anymore ❤
Was born and grew up here. It was a great place to grow up......WAY back then. Now, its a crime infested shit hole. Moving out of there 10 years ago was the absolutely BEST thing I ever did.
Baton Rouge sucks, downtown been the same since the 50s, bad traffic, high crime, racism and terrible schools. I wouldn't move to b.r. if I could and I'm from here. Baton Rouge is aggressive, it will take a good boy and turn him savage in a matter of weeks. Trust.
I love how you & Katy comment good & bad about different cities and how you'll bond together !! Keep it going.
Im from Baton Rouge. Born and raised. I've lived in the tampa area for the past year and decided to move back. It's quite a culture shock. I can only think of 2 small areas in the tampa bay area that aren't as nice, but i never felt unsafe. I was also shocked by how bad the roads here are and how many businesses are closed. It seems like a dying city. I regret moving back every day. I wish my family would move to tampa with me
I was born and raised in Baton Rouge.
I agree this is one bad city. In more ways than one. Yes the crime is a major problem. Don't think it is isolated to the hood. Cause it definitely isn't. Perhaps more predominant in the hood. The people here are so unfriendly and clanish. You can forget Southern Hospitality in this place. People truly are disrespectful here. Some tend to put themselves at a higher level and look down on you if they don't feel you are up to their standards. There is no equality here. I hate this place and I want out.
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I'm from TX, recently drove thru Louisiana , Was taken back by the culture , beautiful state,
strange folks....
What city was your favorite?
Baton Rouge has a lot of crime other day someone died from gunshot wound still love the city, there some nice people some are unfriendly as well but love the city with crime etc., it's growing.
BTR has am incompetent Mayor and Police Chief; I lived there 32 years; I will NOT go there after dark.
Don't marvel, there are good sides of town and bad sides of town. There are wealthy people that live there. LSU is there. Refineries and plants. Dow chemicals. The port of Baton Rouge. Are the wealthy people supposed to live in the ghetto? Are the doctors and chemist and Master P to live in the hood? Plus, the city almost doubled is size from the displaced people from New Orleans. Lots of the New Orleans thugs ended up in Baton Rouge. So, if the population is decreasing, then good. Also, you are a foreigner, and you keep talking about foreigners moving to Baton Rouge and being recruited for jobs there. Well, Louisiana is different than other states. This state has a french culture from before Napoleon. Louisiana was before the founding of the United States and grew up speaking French and watching French on TV and listening to French radio. The food is different and the beliefs are different. The largest swamp in North America is in Louisiana and many things and people disappear there. Plus people from Louisiana know not to go down Plank road are ride through Scotlandville. Welfare and the democrat handouts encourage the thugs to stay thugs. Where are you from? I travel a lot. I bet I can find the bad side of town where you are from. Baton Rouge is the State Capital. Since you travel a lot, do you not notice that every capital city in every state including the US capital, Washington D.C. has problems. Again, because of the liberalization there. Thugs, crime, drugs. Crooks, thieves and bad guys gravitate to wealthy areas. More to steal. These people are in a culture themselves. Many generations of people and families that don't work and don't want to work. They are taught the art of welfare and foodstamps. They grow up fornicating and reproducing like rats. They do drugs and their mama does drugs and probably prostitutes in front of the family and children. Taught to steal and rob and get over on the man. When they do go to jail, it's a family reunion. They get to see their uncles and cousins and brothers and half brothers. Hell, they are even related to the guards. It's a wonderful time. They have a family reunion and get some more street education while there.... Me having to tell you all that means that you have no clue and need to stay away before you get your head smashed in. I can, I won't, but I can go to the same gas station that you went to and nobody will scream at me or approach me. Its all about how you carry yourself. They can spot a weak or wounded animal in a second and pounce on it. Stay away. Just stay away. And stay off of Plank Road. Jeez man.
All the white people are leaving that crap hole city.
HE AINT LYING THO YALL!!!
People be acting like i lied 😐
😂 I loooove how you keep riding my city…like OKAY dude it’s just not your cup of tea. We get it.
This report is about a certain section or part of Baton Rouge. It doesn't reflect the entire city. There are many affluent areas of Baton Rouge other than poverty, high-crime areas.
Too close for comfort.
The nice areas aren't invisible to the bad ones.
70805 had the highest murder rate of any zip code a few years back
Still do right now in 2023
Louisiana is a state hindered by failing education systems, low educational attainment, illiteracy, lack of economic/employment opportunities, high crime rates especially violent crimes, a broken criminal justice system, poor health outcomes/lack of affordable healthcare, low civic/voter participation, lack of adequate and safe affordable housing, large wealth inequality gaps, systemic racism, political corruption, and there's just a general lack of respect for others or lack of respect for life! We know that all areas have these same problems. But, it's just that NYC, LA, Miami, and other metro areas in the USA have enough of wealth to hide that side of their cities or at least overshadow our attention with their glitz and glamor and shining things while places like Baton Rouge, Jackson, and Montgomery don't have that benefit! The truth of the matter is that Baton Rouge and Louisiana in general really have a lot of wealth that passes through this state when you account for the tourism industry, the oil & gas industry, and all of the other natural resources that we have that are exploited by out of state oligarchs who extract these resources to sell but don't make meaningful investments within the state b/c they are not pressured by the Louisiana Legislature to financially contribute to Louisiana's education system, infrastructure, or our citizens/residents, etc. For example, the Exxon plant in Houston pays billions of dollars more in property taxes than the Exxon plant in BR which are similar in size and facilities! They are basically the same operation in two different cities, but the difference is Exxon property taxes are making significant investments towards Houston's education system and infrastructure and not to BR then you wonder why Houston's schools are roads/streets are so much better than BR. As with anything else, all you have to do is follow the money!! But, the bottom line is that the people and politicians here let them get away with it!!!
So much this.
Need to put a stop to these politicians trying to make the south poor
@@WyteXLighting Not enough working people vote early, often, and consistently or run for office to really make a difference so the rich run the show so they rig the game to make the rich richer and the poor poorer!!!
The problem with Louisiana is New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Hammond, Shreveport, and Bastrop. Get rid of that bullshit and it’s a nice place.
@@jussiesmollet4137 Those places do need to address their crime rates and to diversify their local economies!
my city (the whole state actually) has lots of problems but you're talking with an air of superiority about 'these types of people'. its human/animal nature to look to acquire something you want/need, preferably as easily as possible and while sustaining as little damage as possible. as you touched on, the poverty down here is some of the worst in the country so there are a lot of people who do not have much at all.
I know this is my 3rd comment in only a few minutes but if you're reading them, I'd appreciate if you answered a question for me? when riding around areas known to be rough areas in a city known for its murder rate at midnight, were you not looking for exactly what you found? you could also find gas stations where a stranger dressed up as a tiger pays for your gas for you and gives you a beer lol. you could experience being aggressively approached for money and the free gas from a human Tiger and everything in between. but if you go looking for dirt, it's likely you'll find it
Just go check out he and his wife and see if their snoody attitude is warranted. They look like BR is their humble beginnings.
Lol you were in north Baton Rouge…..Baton Rouge is way bigger and beautiful than outsiders think..I still find myself leaning new areas/neighborhoods n I’m from here…highland rd probably has some of the most gorgeous homes you’ll ever see in person ✌🏾
Baton Rouge stinks. Lived there for 17 years. Horrible areas of town are to be avoided at all costs. Bad city!!!
Baton Rouge is the home of LSU
Was home of Allie Rice
It's true that it is rough there, but there are many good people and the food is amazing.
The entire state is very violent
Lived here 25 years it’s trash it sucks i have to stay super alert everywhere i go. Only thing good is the food/restaurants. I don’t do anything anymore cause it honestly just makes you anxious like going out to a bar. I work come home and then leave and go fishing where no one can be near me😂
That echoes my exact sentiment and on my 5th day here I came to this conclusion. When it's good it can be real good but there's still an amount of bad kinda like Beaumont. It's better than Port Arthur TX I'd say but by much, probably not. See it sucks you in though because when you come to Lake Charles, you see a nice Books a million and Market basket and a few bars along that area too. Something Port Arthur doesnt have or that you may even be hard pressed to find it in Beaumont. Maybe it's = to Beaumont in desirability. Slightly better than Port Arthur as there's nicer stores in Lake Charles and nicer restaurants.. besides that though it's totally debatable.
Omg I did it again, i mistakes this for Lake Charles because I'm watching a string of videos but who knows it might apply in BR too. Haven't gone there yet I don't know.
The only reason Baton Rouge is still on the map is because Louisiana State University is still operational. The neighborhoods that surround the LSU campus are dangerous, and crimes against students on and off campus are increasing. To add insult to injury, an unincorporated suburb of Baton Rouge voted and passed a resolution to form their unincorporated area into a city named St. George. The Mayor of Baton Rouge sued to stop the formation of the new city because Baton Rouge would have been left bankrupt without that tax base. The Mayor won. The number of these cases in the last twenty or so years has been increasing as citizens see their tax dollars being spent in a manner that does not meet their needs or benefit their own communities. Baton Rouge Citizens have been leaving the city in droves due to out of control crime, substandard city services, and fiscal mismanagement by city officials. Unfortunately, most cities, towns, and communities in Louisiana are plagued by these same problems.
#NorthBatonRouge....love my city inside and out. Swing by during the day and get a plate from Tony's. You'll love it!!!!🔥🔥
Had enough sense to bail in 2003, was no longer the city I grew up in during the 50's and 60's.
Since then, it's REALLY gotten worse, a LOT worse.
Leave now while you still can
No wonder the whole St George thing
Thank you for making this video.
New Orleans, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Lafayette, Lake Charles TOP 6 in the correct order
Wrong
I live in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. I'm always packing and I don't go out at night. I take care of all my business in the day time. I also lived in Atlanta metro area. My question is, Why are you going out at night, in the worst area the city? Your videos are miss leading. There are good areas in these cities.
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U couldn't give me a house in Baton Rouge the only way I would live in Louisiana would be if I was paid millions of dollars where I could have and hire private security
Facts!
Please let me answer that, I was born and raised there and been gone for over 20 years now, less than a month ago.. returned too bury a brother who was murdered
So sorry. Its not easy the south is plagued
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS "you think", again.. born and raised there.. born at Baton Rouge General, went to baton rouge high, first apartment was on Baton Rouge avenue off of Scenic, grew up next to roselawn cemetery on North Street.. very familiar with the city, visits are very brief, to see family and friends mostly on holidays, but don't tarry to long 😜👌💯😎
LOL! Yeah! You know it’s bad when the squeegees are stolen!
The name itself sounds dangerous. It’s a no from me.
The white RR was owned by the body repair shop by LSU. I've seen the owner park it at the drug store by lsu that's close to Chimes. Used to always be parked in their parking lot (under a tent).
Mary Lou and her nephew Jimbo were celebrities on Sherwood Street. Her house was demolished
I lived there for one year during my senior year highschool in the 90's. I've seen you on the news here in Fort Myers.
Getting my Florida Man on
just look up thuggin it and lovin it, enuff said
The window or your lens is clear enough for us to get a nice view of the night drive. How much more do you think you'll be able to see merely driving through a neighborhood?
They barley have street lights now that's scary.
I was born and raised in New Orleans but at some point during the early sixties we moved to Galveston and they're my mother was happy my father was transferred again because he was a poor Captain with Mike's brother's steamship company and so he could be home and on the ships we had to move to New Orleans and that was the beginning of the shit show my opinion is it all stems from corruption there is so much corruption down there and when you have this much corruption this is what happens just like we're in serious trouble in Washington DC with our corrupt president and media things go from bad to worse and it shows the most with education in Louisiana and trying to teach people who've been kept down for many many years trying to break that mold and bring them out and isolation where they have been in the ghettos they have had no really chance to move move up and mobility in life because of democratic policies that keep them on a welfare check just enough to get by in the ghetto but it's up to the people to change and they don't want to change they don't they're happy being and living the schedule life and then if you're the toughest Thug on the Block you somehow are successful or how many women you can impregnate again this goes back to education it's far from you the people in these communities poor communities want to want to and believe in themselves to move up forward in their lives they're quite happy being the lazy uneducated welfare recipient but anyway I saw this coming and I moved away in the early 80s I could not stand the violence and the stupidity so I did make a break for it and I was the only one that survived my family I now make my home in Washington state where I've been happy for many years Louisiana is the shit hole of the United States
I know you being an intelligent human being , that you carry . Always be prepared for the unexpected . Stay safe .
It seems like most state capitals are usually rough cities. Like Atlanta, Trenton, Richmond, Columbia, Montgomery, Baton Rouge, Little Rock, Jackson, and DC.
except Austin and maybe Raleigh, NC
It seems like its almost designed that way on purpose for example "mostly peaceful protest " ,and or "diversity of tactics" .
It’s not true at all that most gas stations in America have squeegees
I haven’t seen one here in Florida for decades!
Even without the crime, Baton Rouge is NOT a place you'd want to live. It's not the worst place by any means, but I can't think of a single positive attribute.
Baton Rouge is very violet i was just sitting in my car one night and heard like a machine gun noise the youngsters call them "switches"
then i drove down by the south baton rouge area and saw somebody DEAD on the corner not sure what from but i left and went to my safe city aka Texas.
Dude, you can sum it up for any metropolitan area. You have your good areas and bad areas.
go by the neighborhoods by LSU on the East side of the lake pretty nice area for baton rouge and on the south side of the lake the canes owner lives their.
I had two Sons who went to LSU. We had them live in the dorms so they wouldn’t have to leave the campus. One Son decided to go walking by himself at nightfall as he was used to doing that here in a sleepy Louisiana town. Thank God he had won State Cross Country running matches, because he had to out-run two guys who had followed him.😐🥺😑. He never did that again. If you get out of the LSU campus area, your ass is grass.
@@julieanna9178 yea the canes guy live on a peninsula that has both a tall fence o. The public side but a three tier electric fence on the water side
@@julieanna9178 bull shit lol..we have some very nice area.. when I dated an NFL player one of his homes was in the Lsu area, and the one I lived in was in 100 Oakes..beautiful places
Really? Jus give em more ammo ? You said it, the best way to cut down on crime is to go somewhere else ! Lots bad hotels around atlanta. East on 80 found a nice one best western ! High end same price as the dumps.
Our hotel in ATL had people car checking the whole night! Car alarms going off.. the whole night. Surprised we didnt get broken into! But still the cops where there and did nothing to stop it. Property crime in atl is insanely out of control but people there are not backwards.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS jacksonville motel 6 crazy !! Crack heads everywhere. Disabled the hotel doors, so they could visit dealers all hours. My service vehicle broken into for change in ashtray.
Great video your a smart man. Thanks for not discussing the race issue at the hotel you experienced. Shows a highted level of intelligence not to discuss who was who in that situation. Your video is very well put together 👍🏽
I live in BR & I wish those of you who report on BR crime would CLARIFY that it’s mostly ISOLATED in NORTH Baton Rouge & NOT the whole city!
I mean living here so long everything seems normal . By watching you ride down plank rd nd hearing the statistics man this place is hell
Welcome to baton rouge. Race always played a factor here. I'm a native born and raised and I worry about criminals minds people In the streets messing with me and mines before I worry about the crooked police out here
I couldn’t imagine trying to raise a family in a place like that
Just imagine everyone else trying to though. You either sink or swim. My parents raised 3 kids 2 males and 1 female and we all amounted to something. We not locked up, dead, homeless, etc. It's just perseverance and dedication to do what you have to do. Bad shit gonna happen regardless but you gotta overcome obstacles and stay focus. It can be done.
@@dannahwelch983 3 boys 1 girl in my dads case.. we started in Cuba. Were all here in usa now. You see me, and my siblings not millionaires but not criminals or homeless. We been thru it as well.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS and I respect that all day brother. I just keep God first and anything comes after that then I guess it was meant, but only certain people can relate
These crime reports and comments break my heart into one million pieces. I'm white and would love to be a tourist in BR! I would love to see every inch, every corner market, every neighborhood. Every food place, just can't 🚫 handle the 🔥🥵 hot sauce! *I was briefly there as a hitchhiker many years ago, but was exhausted...
With pan handlers you just gotta stop before it starts. Tell them "move around", they'll know what it means. With the jackers, you gotta pull their card. When they ask for a dollar, jokingly say "man I was just gonna ask you to hold 2 dollars".
im moved to seattle, i had my car broken into 3x and stolen in Baton rouge, and my own cuz fired me from a so called good job because i had I was working extremely hard to be promoted in higher level computer networking job.
10:06 The "hoodrattery". 🤣
Been in Baton Rouge 26 years I love it, gotta give the heads a dollar or a smoke when you hop out we call it the hood tax. But the people cool and they got a bunch of work down here if you’re oil field
Yo. He passed up Winbourne. Grew up off that street
Yep, and the whole new Orleans area is just as bad even Jefferson parish which is supposed to be a nicer suburb of New Orleans. That's just why I can't wait to leave my home state again.
When are you going to fix that headlight? Also, what kind of camera do you use?
Were busy with several car repairs and upgrades videos coming soon. Not worried about the light bulb were getting new headlights for both cars soon. Those really fancy aftermarket ones
I thought this was GTA just looking at thumbnail
It’s still better than New Mexico. I Moved from New Mexico to Houma, LA & all I can say is………peace & quite
Thats why we carry guns in louisiana
I know where you are and wouldn’t even think about getting out at a gas station in that area!