The New ‘White Fortress’ Cities of the American South
The push to form the city of St. George in Louisiana is the latest example of residents from whiter, wealthier enclaves depleting resources from their surrounding communities.
The Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, is one of a number of whiter and wealthier communities that have sought to form their own city.
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The Louisiana Supreme Court last month cleared a path for the creation of a new city, St. George, after a prolonged legal battle over the feasibility of the city and its implications for tax revenue.
St. George would take almost 100,000 residents away from East Baton Rouge Parish, and critics say it will deplete the parish of the resources from this wealthier, whiter community.