The City of St. George was born from citizens dissatisfied by the quality and cost of services from the City-Parish governance model in East Baton Rouge Parish, the quality of the institutions that the governing elite created and the disparity in political influence enjoyed by the people of the southern part of the parish.
The City of St. George represents more than two-thirds of the parish's tax base, but only about one-third of its expenditures. We have witnessed skyrocketing murder and crime rates, further decay of our Parish infrastructure, unprecedented exodus of our friends and families from the Parish, and a complete lack of trust in our City-Parish leadership.
On October 12, 2019, voters in the City of St. George approved the incorporation of a new city with 17,422 votes in favor of incorporation. The City of St. George will be the fifth largest city in Louisiana with over 86,000 residents.
