The area is unincorporated.
There is the City of Baton Rouge
There is the Parish of Baton Rouge.
The parish has an unusual system where the City and the Parish are run by the same people.
I believe there are currently five incorporated areas in the Parish of Baton Rouge.
Such as the City of Central.
So they are NOT breaking away from the Parish of Baton Rouge. They will still be in the Parish.
They are making their own City within this Parish.
This whole fight was about forming an independent school district. The Parish refused them that right, and told them they had to incorporate to separate the school system.
Looks like they finally made it.
I’ve been following this since it started. The new city is planning to go after the tax revenue that they never got all the while the issue was in court. Instead of holding the money in escrow, the City of Baton Rouge spent it.
Get the popcorn.