Collection:LPB

Genre: Speech

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2019-09-18

Duration: 00:36:11

Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Riegel, Stephanie | City of St. George Incorporation Effort | Government | Elections, 2019

Contributors:

• Riegel, Stephanie Speaker

A speech by Stephanie Riegel before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on September 18, 2019. Riegel is the editor of the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. She discusses: the proposal to incorporate the City of St. George in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on the October 12th ballot; the immediate legal challenges if the proposal passes; the next steps if the proposal passes in the areas of establishing a government, law enforcement, sewer and sanitation, and establishing a new school system; and the other unanswered questions about the incorporation effort. She also answers questions from the audience.