- Access to technical colleges and universities
- Access to healthy food and family amenities
- We have a first world port, airport, road and rail systems
- We have great education systems and first world utilities.
- The people
- Family
- Faith
- Culture
- Diverse people
- Lower cost of living compared to other metropolitan areas
- Increases wage gaps
- Lack of affordable, safe housing options
- Lack of affordable high-quality childcare options.
- Disinvestment in impoverished communities
- We have an antiquated criminal justice system and legacy poverty which leads to poor literacy and labor force participation rates
- Urban-Suburban-Rural Economic Divide; Long worker commutes; High Housing + Transportation costs
- With a stressed economy, most firms will merely be surviving and not have funds for expansion or innovation
- Going green, reducing carbon footprint often requires up front purchase of infrastructure that pays off in the long run. Also relying more on technology doesn’t mean that customers always embrace it- we have a range of education levels in BR.
- Underperforming public education
- Cost of living, cost of housing
- Rural healthcare options and rural childcare, and available childcare everywhere
- Increasing cost of insurance
- Privileged members of the community want to keep resources to themselves
- Disadvantaged young adults that can’t capture the opportunity of vocational training due to educational requirements in the state
- Lack of involvement from younger community members
- Language Barriers
- Literacy
- Cultivating and retaining talent, economic diversification
- Investment in north baton Rouge, build a stronger NGO community, improve community input
- Direct school funding with the child when public schools are failing. Tort reform. Insurance costs are too high
- Expansion of low and middle skill jobs with living wages
- Creating workforce development pipeline that starts from k-12 to technical college identifying certifications that provide head of household wages
- We can work together in all areas to improve our community.
- Extend basic utilities (power, water, sewer, drainage) to aid economic development and improve resilience
- The structure of political divisions need to be addressed to provide stronger positive relationships.
- Local community engagement lacking in decisions
- Low wages compared to expenses
- Lack of political will to uplift the communities
- Lack of mental health treatment
- Increase in crime if opportunities for employment and education are not brought into the communities of need
- LEADERSHIP
