re: Traffic coming/going from Prairieville/Gonzales. Is it worth it?

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I'll be moving back to BR soon for grad school at Our Lady of the Lake and I am looking to rent an apartment/townhome in a safe area, which I have been told by many is only in the Prairieville/Gonzales area. However, the traffic issues I remember from when I was in undergrad at LSU still haunts me. Is it worth it to drive from the Prairieville/Gonzazles areas or should I look for something closer?

Safety is a top priority for me when looking for a place to live. I hate the feeling of having to look over my shoulder when walking out to my car.

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GF does it now. She bitches about the traffic but it's really not bad. You just check your traffic app before you get on 10 in the mornings and when leaving OLOL. If it sucks, take Perkins/Bluff/30/etc It's seriously only bad between there now if there's an accident. I-10 widened to 3 lanes out to 73 and actually helped alot. The pecue interchange will be nice as well when that's finally frickin done.

TLDR it's not bad between 73 and Essen unless an accident.


ETA: You do need to avoid Dutchtown High Traffic during school year.
Go through there before 645 am or after 745 am. And before 245pm or after 4pm.