re: Anyone miss Baton Rouge after moving away?

It really comes down to what you value most. I've lived all my life in BR but have traveled a lot. You always think, why can't BR be more like these other places? BR has a ton of problems and it doesn't look like they will be fixed any time soon. But I do get to stop by my parent's house and have coffee or a beer and talk about life whenever I feel like it. If I have a project at home, my dad always come by and helps me with it. I've completely renovated my house and my dad has helped me along the way. When I look at my home, these experiences add value that is priceless. My kids get to spend time with their cousins and grandparents. There are life long friends here who I get to see regularly and I value that. I have other family members who live out of state who don't have this and miss it. My brother has lived all over the world and rarely comes home. He does not value the things that I do. I can't move to another state and have land to hunt on with quick access to the gulf for fishing. This puts BR in a unique position for a lot of people. Again, some people value this, others do not.

The cost of living is so low in BR, if I want to GTFO, I just hop a plane and go enjoy the world for a week or two then come home. I then go to my parents house and tell them about our adventures and it's great. They will be gone one day and I won't be able to get that time back. I value this more than other aspects of life.