college football<\/a> season. LSU begins the season ranked fifth in the AP <\/i>Top 25 preseason poll. Tigers games regularly attract over 100K fans to Baton Rouge on Saturdays throughout the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nBecause of crime in Baton Rouge, many LSU fans refrain from venturing downtown. Queen Baton Rouge General Manager Matthew Shehadi hopes to change that.<\/p>\n
“We’ve provided a fun, exciting, safe environment and completely redid the parking lot, lighting, and security. We just want people to come down, have fun, and feel safe,” said Shehadi.<\/p>\n
“The Hollywood is out. The Queen Baton Rouge is in. It’s an $85 million renovation. It’s absolutely stunning,” he added.<\/p>\n
Baton Rouge Crime<\/b><\/h2>\n
A silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic was that the coronavirus resulted in reduced crime in the Louisiana capital. US News & World Report’s <\/i>“Best Places” says Baton Rouge today has a lower crime rate than similarly sized metro areas.<\/p>\n
NeighborhoodScout, an online database of US neighborhood analytics, says people in Baton Rouge remain likelier to be a victim of a violent crime than residents in the rest of Louisiana. The website reports that a person in Baton Rouge has a one in 84 chance of becoming a violent crime victim. Statewide, the chances are just one in 147.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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