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Baton Rouge
Area Foundatwn
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NEWTON B. THOMAS SUPPORT FOUNDATION
OF THE BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
POLLUTION
The cigarette butts and plastic
bags litteri ng EBR streets are
bothering people. In our survey.
residents again pegged
litter as a problem.
Nearly half of those polled said
litter was a "serious" or "very
serious" problem.
The Environmental
Protection Agency
strengthened its ozone
standards, tripling the
non-attainment days. The
EPA's new standard is 75 parts
per billion, up from 84 parts per
billion the year before.
Ozone irritates the respiratory
system. Research indicates
long-term exposure can
increase risk of death from
respiratory illness.
ENVIRONMENT ,
IS LITTER A PROBLEM?
(5 = HUGE PROBLEM)
2009 &2010
9
NUMB[R OF OZONE
NON-ATTAINMENT
DAYS IN 2010
RECYCLING
Residential c.urbside recycling rose in 2010, but
was down 6.5% from a peak in 2008. Lower consumption
from an economic slowdown produced less recyclable
wast e.
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HEALTH
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
3.000 ...
2,850
2004 200S 2006 2007 2008 2009
SYPHILIS HIV
Baton Rouge continues to have among the
highest HIV rates in the country. Chlamvdia rates
have been ri sing. But the number of people contracting
syphilis and gonorrhea are in decline.
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EDUCATION :
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS?
With the issue of desegregation mostly in the past. a
majority in our survey say the EBR system should
shift to neighborhood schools.
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
VERSUS RACIALLY Don't know/ Not Sure
BALANCED SCHOOLS 6%
Racially balanced
schools
37%
Neighborhood
schools
57%
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Enrollment at EBR public schools increased
in 2010, ending a decline that began in 2005. Tight
household budgets during tough times might be a reason.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
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2004 200S 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Private school enrollment has experienced a
slow decline since 2004, and some smaller schools
may be shuttered.
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CULTURE & RECREATION
QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS
No
SURVEY RESPONDENTS SUPPORT
PUBLIC SPENDING ON QUALITY
OF LIFE PROJECTS ...
Don't know

4%
Yes
86%
.. .AND WOULD PAY MORE PROPERTY TAX
TO BUILD A PARISHWIDE NETWORK OF PATHS .. .
66%
. .wITH 35% SAYING THEY WOULD PAY AT
LEAST $20 ANNUALLY FOR PATHS
Don't know
r--- 4%
Nothing
33%
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9%
EBR LIBRARY
Digital downloads of books and music doubled again in
2010, but are relatively small because Amazon is keeping its
Kindle closed to book checkouts.
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9;2 million
GLOBAL E-READER SALES IN 2014. UP FROM 11 MILLION
LAST YEAR. PREDICTS YANKEE GROUP.
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OF THE BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
SOCIAL WELL-BEING
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LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE
Do you think gays and lesbians should have a
constitutional ri9ht to get married and have their marriage
recognized by law as valid?
Don't know
6%
Yes
44%
2010
COMPARE: Our CityStats question mirrored
a natlonail CNN poll , which showed that 50% were
for leJallzlng gay marriage In August 2010.
BY EDUCATION ( EBR)
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SCHOOL SCHOOL COLLEGE DEGREE GRADUATE DEGREE
BY AGE (EBR)
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18-24 2S-34
POVERTY
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ANIMAL EUTHANASIA
12.000 ......................... .
6.000
4.000
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2005 2006
2007
2007
2008 2009
2008 2009
2008 2009
65 +
2010
EBR Animal Control says it killed fewer
companion animals in 2010. One big reason is the
rise of new animal adoption groups-Yel p BR! and Project
Purr. Together, t he groups saved about 1,000 dogs and cats
in 2010, placing them with families.
INFRASTRUCTURE I
TRAINS
The state has said no to high-speed ail,
but there is widespread support for the idea.
77% said they
would ride the
train.
RIDERSHIP FOR NOLA/BR RAIL LINE
Don't know

Never
21%
Few times
annually
48%
2010
Almost Daily
r---5%
/ Few times a week
5%
Few times
a month
20%

RIDERS PER DAY FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE
BETWEEN BR AND NOLA, AS ESTIMATED BY BURK-
KLEINPETER. RIDERSHIP IS PREDICTED TO DOUBLE
AFTER A DECADE OF OPERATIONS TO NEARLY
950,000 PER YEAR.
PLANES
Direct flights and cheaper fares from New Orleans have
been a thorn for BTR airport. but the slide ended in 2010,
largely because U.S. Airways entered to start low-cost
service to Eastern cities. In 2011, the airport added Vision
Airlines to serve Florida vacation markets.
BTR PASSENGERS
2 million
1 mit lion .
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Indicators for tracking our quality of life
Baton Rouge CityStats measures the quality of life each year by gathering
public data and conducting a survey of East Baton Rouge residents.
The report provides a view of where we are going as a community.
This poster is a sample of the bigger report. You can see that full report
and join our conversation to improve EBR at Facebook.com/BRCityStats.
PUBLIC SAFETY 1
CRIME
27%
SAID THEY WERE VICTIMIZED BY CRIME IN 2010,
UP FROM 25% IN 2009. CRIME IN OUR Sl RVEY
IS DEFINED AS MONEY OR PROPERTY STOLEN,
PROPERTY VANDALIZED, HOME BROKEN INTO, CAR
STOLEN, PERSONAL ATTACK OR PERSONAL ASSAULT.
FBI DEFINES VIOLENT CRIME AS MURDER AND
NON-NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER, FORCIBLE RAPE,
ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
MOREPOUCECAMERAn
No
25%
2010
In our survey, cops
people
more crime cameras IS
OK with respondents.
ECONOMY
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MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME
The African-American/White Income gap
remained wide, with whites earning $86,418 in 2009
while blacks earned $37,292.
BLACK/ WHITE INCOME GAP
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Meanwhile, Inte net access at homes rebounded
after declining in 2009.
HOME INTERNET ACCESS
2009
2010
2008
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GOVERNMENT & CIVIC PARTICIPATION
LOCAL SERVICES RATED
( 5 = EXCELLENT; 3= AVERAGE; 1 = POOR)
FIRE DEPARTMENT
2008 2009
LIBRARY SYSTEM
2008 2009 2010
PARKS SYSTEM (BREC)
2008 2009 2010
POLICE AND SHERIFF' S OFFICE
2008 2009 2010
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
2008 2009 2010
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2008 2009 2010
The EBR Fire Department is beloved, coming in at the top again. The
brouhaha over the downtown library didn't harm the system's rating
among CityStats respondents. All other services slipped in 2010,
with DPW rated average at 3.1 and the public school system below
average at 2.5.
PACE OF PROGRESS (percent)
TOO SLOW
JUST RIGHT
TOO FAST
DON'T KNOW
2009

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2010
More Baton Rouge residents told CityStats pollsters
that the pace of progess in the parish is too slow.
But in which areas? Improving traffic/infrastructure (25%), improving
education (14%), creating jobs (12%) and reducing crime (10%) were
the top answers by respondents who said progress was too slow.
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