re: Leaving Louisiana: These are the top destinations for people who move out

I may be an outlier, but I like Louisiana. Not the gov or the welfare state. If we could get rid of both, Louisiana would flourish. And it’s a pretty state. We probably have more natural resources to survive than other states, a lot to do, and the food can’t be beat. The people are welcoming. There’s “soul” here you don’t find elsewhere.

I can understand a young person wanting out, though. For various reasons. My daughter travels a good bit, and I’ve encouraged her to look around bc of opportunities. She always comes home and doesn’t want to leave. In fact, when they went to college, I told them to date men who lived away from here and get out. Both failed in that dept and are here, one married. When I retire I’m thinking of MS. Picayune, Poplarville, Carriere, and thereabouts. It’s fast growing with transplants, and I have friends there. Not far from home and close to those I love, but out of a failing state. East TN, north AL also sound nice and I’ve researched. But don’t know anyone in those areas, and at 54, feel too old to start over.