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re: Do you see any Cities in Louisiana with a promising future?

Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:39 pm to
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
85501 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:39 pm to
Do y’all ever get tired of constantly complaining about Louisiana? Not that you’re really wrong for the most part but good lord it must be exhausting.
Posted by yaboidarrell
westbank
Member since Feb 2017
5614 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:41 pm to
Lafayette and Lake Charles are doing okay but they'll never be great due to the constant threat of hurricanes/flooding.
Posted by waiting4saturday
Covington, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9879 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:42 pm to
It will be interesting to see how a "Republican" Governor runs this state, especially one that shouldn't have any national ambitions... that could make a big difference for job creation, hopefully they can make some tax, infrastructure, and liability changes to help get the state rolling, plus having Scalise should help with getting federal $$ headed our way.

Nola is basically screwed until Teedy & Jason Williams is gone, but I could easily see a place like BR or Lafayette landing some big job numbers.
Posted by bhtigerfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
30969 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:44 pm to
Alexandria. Definitely Alexandria.
Posted by jbird7
Central FL
Member since Jul 2020
5606 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:45 pm to
Until people in Louisiana wise up and stop voting in corrupt POS politicians, nothing in that state is going to get better.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
35804 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:46 pm to
Bossier aint so bad. I'm ready to move but there are definitely quite a few worse places in this state.
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
72081 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:47 pm to
No because we keep electing idiots. They show you how dumb they are, then we elect them again.

Posted by damn_baw69
Member since Mar 2021
99 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:49 pm to
Lake Charles' mayor Nic Hunter has a fantastic vision for the city. The LC REBOUND program would really spring LC ahead.

LC REBOUND
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18269 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:54 pm to
The Acadiana area has a lot of promise.

North Lafayette/Carencro has gotten some major business developments between the Amazon fulfillment center and the FedEx center.

Lafayette is land locked by other smaller cities, but those small cities have a lot of real estate with Interstate access for economic development and they're all (mostly) part of Lafayette Parish which benefits the city and every other small town in the area.
Posted by jcaz
Laffy
Member since Aug 2014
16587 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:55 pm to
I’m biased but think Lafayette/Youngsville is not a bad place in Louisiana to raise a family.
Posted by Lgrnwd
Member since Jan 2018
5676 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:56 pm to
Brusly is up and coming. Its going to be the Austin of Louisiana.
Posted by vistajay
Member since Oct 2012
2595 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:59 pm to
I know y'all don't want to hear this, but if any city in Louisiana can do it, it's New Orleans. No other city in Louisiana has the amenities that most young grads want or can attract out of state hires. If crime got under control and a more business minded local government were elected, you'd see economic results pretty quickly. Not saying those things will happen, just that the odds are greater in New Orleans than anywhere else in Louisiana.
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
19624 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 1:02 pm to
Only if Texas becomes an independent country and annexes Louisiana as a client-state.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
90913 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 1:09 pm to
Instead of most promising, should say least bleak and that would be Lafayette. Shreveport and New Orleans have massive potential, but the people there have decided to just accept crime-ridden shithole status. For their size, Alexandria and Monroe are two of the most dangerous places in the country. They've quietly earned this dubious honor, but neither have the advantages of the other population centers of the state.
Posted by SantaFe
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
6858 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 2:11 pm to
The odds are against it and it is unfortunate.

A few short years my wife ( no pics) and I will retire and we will escape to a secret location. I don't want anyone from louisiana to follow us.
Posted by Undertow
Member since Sep 2016
7725 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 2:12 pm to
Ethel
Posted by Locoguan0
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2017
5009 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 2:18 pm to
Very few. Everywhere, big city or suburb, is run by Good Ol' Boy networks... and our moronic citizens continue to vote them in. Not surprising from a state that worships people like Huey Long and Edwin Edwards.

Lafayette is not what it was pre-Katrina, and it is getting worse. There are many reasons why people are fleeing to Youngsville, Carencro, etc.
N.O. is done.
Baton Rouge is getting there. Even places like Zachary and Central are seeing flight across the Amite or into West Fel.
North Shore is overrun and can't keep up the infrastructure.
Anything North of Opelousas is not worth mentioning.
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
20785 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 2:18 pm to
On page 3, and no mention of Bogalusa.
Posted by Novastar
Member since Jan 2023
375 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 2:30 pm to
Tangipahoa has been a bit of a surprise as of late, with Medline investing $72M with their new facility and Niagara Bottling Investing $162M with their new facility. Quite impressive for the Hammond area.

St. Tammany has potential, but poor vision and leadership. Sucette Harbor is a prime example of 'not in my backyard'. Stirling Properties will strip mall the place to death.
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
12856 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 2:49 pm to
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