BATON ROUGE – North Baton Rouge is getting a long-awaited boost as Councilman Darryl Hurst launches “Revive Plank Road”, a new initiative aimed at transforming one of the city’s most underserved corridors into a center of opportunity.

For decades, residents have said North Baton Rouge has been overlooked, burdened with high crime, shuttered businesses, and few job prospects. Hurst says Revive Plank Road will change that by investing in the community’s infrastructure and economy.

“So many people have come to us talking about how North Baton Rouge is a forgotten land that's underserved, that there's no hope, no job creation, no resources,” Hurst said.

The first step in the initiative is the creation of the Delmont Economic Development District, stretching from Plank Road at Evangeline t

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