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What Cities in Louisiana could've been much bigger?
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:13 pm
Reading a book about the 1900 Galveston hurricane which is the deadliest natural disaster in American History and it mentions how Galveston could've been the Houston of today.
My question is what cities in Louisiana could've or should've been bigger if it wasn't for unforeseen circumstances (Hurricanes, bad city politics, etc.)
My question is what cities in Louisiana could've or should've been bigger if it wasn't for unforeseen circumstances (Hurricanes, bad city politics, etc.)
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Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:14 pm to Dicey11
Bawcombville
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:15 pm to Dicey11
Natchitoches. On an interstate with a university.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:15 pm to Dicey11
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bad city politics
That's not an unforeseen circumstance in Louisiana, it's a design feature.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:16 pm to Dicey11
Every one of them if just one more citizen would have moved there...
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:18 pm to Dicey11
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and it mentions how Galveston could've been the Houston of today.
Curious how with the lack of space
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:22 pm to Dicey11
New Orleans was the 10th largest U.S. city by population in 1880.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:22 pm to Dicey11
New Orleans is no doubt the answer. Was bigger than Houston, Atlanta, etc. Obviously being land locked didn’t help but it was corruption and Louisiana politics that derailed it. Now it’s a whole different problem.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:24 pm to Dicey11
Wiki
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Harrisonburg is a village in and the parish seat of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 348 as of the 2010 census, down from 746 in 2000.
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Harrisonburg was once a trade capital because of its location on the Ouachita River, with easy access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans. The Harrisonburg Road ran through the area as it crossed Louisiana between Mississippi's Natchez Trace and Texas' El Camino Real.
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Harrisonburg was considered for the new site of the Louisiana state capital when the legislature decided to move it from New Orleans after the Civil War.
This post was edited on 9/17/23 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:26 pm to Dicey11
Whichever city on the North Shore between Denham and Slidell that Walt Disney was planning on building Disney World before his Orlando plans. Rumor is the politicians wanted kickbacks and Walt chose Florida.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:26 pm to Dicey11
Maurice Heyman almost built the Oil Center in Opelousas but it got blocked by a City Councilman who was worried about "crime."
It's kind of ironic because Opelousas is statisically the most dangerous small town in the state.
It's kind of ironic because Opelousas is statisically the most dangerous small town in the state.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:26 pm to BigPerm30
Alexandria probably. Central location in the state.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:29 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
Eros was once bigger than West Monroe until a tornado tore the town up then a fire burned down the saw mill. Now it has a population of around 50.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:30 pm to Dicey11
Baton Rouge and New Orleans both could be much bigger if it weren't for shitty Louisiana politics. The port of the Mississippi River alone should be a rather large economic driver. Miami is a closer option for anything coming from the Eastern countries now, but Mississippi River access was a massive deal at one point in time.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:31 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
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Alexandria probably. Central location in the state.
from wiki
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Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College had its origin in several land grants made by the United States government in 1806, 1811, and 1827 for use as a seminary of learning. It was founded as a military academy and is still today steeped in military tradition, giving rise to the school's nickname "The Ole War Skule". In 1853, the Louisiana General Assembly established the Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana near Pineville in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana. Modeled initially after Virginia Military Institute, the institution opened with five professors and nineteen cadets on January 2, 1860, with Major, later Colonel, William Tecumseh Sherman as superintendent.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:32 pm to Dicey11
New Orleans was almost THE airport hub of the south, aka ATL, which would have changed a lot population wise but not in the demographic or political realm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:43 pm to Paul Allen
Louisiana cities are not unique in having politics and corruption restrain growth, especially fifty years ago or more.
But some cities experienced a sort of civic malpractice, often supported by local churches, to restrain growth.
Ruston, Alexandria and Shreveport certaily experienced this.
Natchitoches has been its own worse enemy in charting its future. That city never recovered from romantic notions of its history and a movie production which paralyzed its citizens with self satisfaction.
But some cities experienced a sort of civic malpractice, often supported by local churches, to restrain growth.
Ruston, Alexandria and Shreveport certaily experienced this.
Natchitoches has been its own worse enemy in charting its future. That city never recovered from romantic notions of its history and a movie production which paralyzed its citizens with self satisfaction.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:50 pm to Dicey11
Hammond I-12/55 split
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:50 pm to Dicey11
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My question is what cities in Louisiana could've or should've been bigger if it wasn't for unforeseen circumstances (Hurricanes, bad city politics, etc.)
Houma/Morgan City
Had US 90 become an interstate back in the 1950’s, Houma could have been much bigger or be a bigger suburb of New Orleans with much better transportation access.
Same with South Lafourche, if the Larose Lafite Highway was built out to connect Larose with Lafite, it would make a trip to New Orleans from my house a 30 minute drive instead of an hour and a half. Also the road would have created a hard barrier or natural levee south of the Intracoastal limiting salt water in the Barataria basin it would also be where a levee should have been built to protect the Westbank of New Orleans.
This post was edited on 9/17/23 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:55 pm to Dicey11
Jefferson, TX.
It was developed on land that was part of the Louisiana purchase, named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, and so, I'm including it, as it served as an important cultural and civic port as travel up the Mississippi to the Red River and past Shreveport, up Twelve Mile Bayou to Caddo Lake, then to the Cypress River, where Jefferson was built on the high banks.
It was an important outpost of commerce and trade into the Texas/Spanish/Western lands as it represented the least expensive route for transporting goods from the great commerce center of the Port of Orleans.
Today, it's a sleepy B&B community.
History of Jefferson, TX.
It was developed on land that was part of the Louisiana purchase, named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, and so, I'm including it, as it served as an important cultural and civic port as travel up the Mississippi to the Red River and past Shreveport, up Twelve Mile Bayou to Caddo Lake, then to the Cypress River, where Jefferson was built on the high banks.
It was an important outpost of commerce and trade into the Texas/Spanish/Western lands as it represented the least expensive route for transporting goods from the great commerce center of the Port of Orleans.
Today, it's a sleepy B&B community.
History of Jefferson, TX.
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