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Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:50 am to
Posted by The Sad Banana
The gate is narrow.
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:50 am to
It's private money I think. Not the State's. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Posted by Bootyrich
Mandeville
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:51 am to
Climate change
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:52 am to
You're correct
This post was edited on 12/2/15 at 8:52 am
Posted by TheSlizzardKing
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:52 am to
Very lolBR.
Posted by Rex
Here, there, and nowhere
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:54 am to
Like.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:55 am to
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Looks like an enormous waste of real estate and money but I'm not an artsy fella so maybe it tickles someone's fancy...


Well the 'real estate' is on top of the levee so it's not like they're stealing the site of another Iberia Bank, and the money is privately donated by the Rotary Club... so both of your points are invalid.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49649 posts
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:57 am to
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How about we stop wasting money on bullshite until we get the giant man eating potholes on government street fixed? I would be fine with the big whistling river ball if we had working street lights. Although it's not nearly as


Unless you are a member of Rotary Club than the we does not include you.

And if you have a street light out call Entergy. It is their job not the city.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 9:01 am to
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and allow people to sing with the river.


Posted by Barf
EBR
Member since Feb 2015
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 9:04 am to
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It's private money I think. Not the State's. Correct me if I'm wrong.


I hope this is the case.
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
22650 posts
Posted on 12/2/15 at 9:09 am to
quote:

Looks like an enormous waste of real estate


What else could you put there? Banana stand? Shaved ice cart?
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 9:10 am to
It looks okay.
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 9:15 am to
Looks like a cool place to do some loitering
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
19648 posts
Posted on 12/2/15 at 9:38 am to
I have always wanted to build and open up a pat o's on the river with a patio overlooking the Mississippi.

It would nice to watch some sporting events like that
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
Member since Jan 2013
10385 posts
Posted on 12/2/15 at 11:03 am to
That'd be badass
Posted by Layabout
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2011
11082 posts
Posted on 12/2/15 at 11:23 am to
Reminiscent of Chicago's bean. I like it.

Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
33115 posts
Posted on 12/2/15 at 11:34 am to
That's some sort of alien space beacon.
Posted by captainahab
Highway Trio8
Member since Dec 2014
1657 posts
Posted on 12/2/15 at 11:49 am to
The one in Chicago appears to offer more protection during the annual July 4 gun fight.
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