.@AGToddBlanche: "Even though our work here in Baton Rouge through the Model Cities Initiative is just beginning, I…

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.@AGToddBlanche: "Even though our work here in Baton Rouge through the Model Cities Initiative is just beginning, I have every confidence that together we will make this community safer, stronger, and more prosperous for generations of Louisianans to come."

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Today's announcement is the culmination of a lot of hard work by many people, including the people standing behind me, and I want to commend them for their dedication to the people of Baton Rouge and Louisiana. Even though our work here in Baton Rouge through the Model Cities Initiative is just beginning, I have every confidence that together we will make this community safer, stronger, Be safer, stronger, and more prosperous for generations of Louisianans to come.

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Has a DOJ "Model Cities" or similar federal urban safety initiative been tried before, and what were the outcomes?

Have DOJ or federal "Model Cities"-style initiatives targeting specific cities for crime reduction been implemented before, and what did evaluations find about their effects on public safety?

What do FBI or Louisiana state data show about violent crime trends in Baton Rouge in recent years?

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.@AGToddBlanche: "Even though our work here in Baton Rouge through the Model Cities Initiative is just beginning, I have every confidence that together we will make this community safer, stronger, and more prosperous for generations of Louisianans to come."

Today's announcement is the culmination of a lot of hard work by many people, including the people standing behind me, and I want to commend them for their dedication to the people of Baton Rouge and Louisiana. Even though our work here in Baton Rouge through the Model Cities Initiative is just beginning, I have every confidence that together we will make this community safer, stronger, Be safer, stronger, and more prosperous for generations of Louisianans to come.

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