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Drove US 71 between Pineville and Bossier today.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 1/27/24 at 8:43 pm
Other than the BBQ sandwich from Grayson’s in Clarence, which is still the best anywhere, I was saddened by the whole experience. It has been over 20 years since I drove that route, and the decay is remarkable. All the little towns that were hanging on 2 decades ago are now done. Montgomery, Clarence, Campti, Coushatta…. All depressing. Abandoned houses, churches with the roofs caved in, nothing left but a few very poor people living in trailers or shanties. No stores, no businesses, no life. Sad.
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 8:44 pm to Slippy
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Other than the BBQ sandwich from Grayson’s in Clarence, which is still the best anywhere,
Never ever say the shite they call bbq in Louisiana is the best anywhere.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 8:46 pm to Slippy
I drove the same road 2 years ago. Yeah, it's nothing out there.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 9:10 pm to Slippy
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Montgomery, Clarence, Campti, Coushatta
These places have had nothing for a long time, not just the last 20 years.
Campti is one of the poorest towns in the country.
This post was edited on 1/28/24 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 1/27/24 at 9:11 pm to Slippy
I-49 may have caused all of that.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 9:29 pm to Slippy
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Coushatta
May not be booming but it's better than it used to be thanks to Shale money. It has a nice new high school among other things.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 10:06 pm to Slippy
I like to drive HWY 71 south a couple of times per year from CenLa to krotz springs, and it is the same way. Lecompte, Cheneyville, Lebeau all appear to be all but gone. Only Bunkie appears to be thriving.
I still enjoy driving that route, though.
I still enjoy driving that route, though.
This post was edited on 1/27/24 at 10:08 pm
Posted on 1/27/24 at 10:49 pm to Slippy
Ate there 5 yrs ago and it wasn’t as good as I remember in my childhood but maybe I didn’t have good tastes in my childhood.
71 is a pineywoods delta now
71 is a pineywoods delta now
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:21 am to Slippy
That stretch of road has the same asphalt that was there when you last traveled it.
There is a Dollar General about every 8-10 miles now.
There is a Dollar General about every 8-10 miles now.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 9:43 am to Slippy
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the BBQ sandwich from Grayson’s in Clarence
Glad it’s still in business as I’d eat there occasionally when I use to travel US 71. 10-15 yrs ago those areas were desolate, can only imagine them now. I would visit the ROM plywood plant in LeMoyen before it shut down years ago.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 9:51 am to Slippy
Generalizating but trufe-
The routing of the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s and NAFTA were the two biggest determinants of winners & losers of towns and cities in the US. Especially in the South & Midwest.
The routing of the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s and NAFTA were the two biggest determinants of winners & losers of towns and cities in the US. Especially in the South & Midwest.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 10:00 am to Slippy
Thank our elites who pushed toward production in China and NAFTA. Our overlords from both parties are equally responsible. Ross Perot warned us.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 10:03 am to Slippy
Wow. That’s pretty sad. I have said this before( and I live here) but Louisiana is the trashiest state I’ve ever been in.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 10:05 am to Slippy
Graysons, Used to stop there after away games against Natchitoches Central.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 10:29 am to Slippy
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Posted on 1/28/24 at 10:47 am to Slippy
But Louisiana Culture and tasty food.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 12:37 pm to Slippy
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Other than the BBQ sandwich from Grayson’s in Clarence, which is still the best anywhere, I was saddened by the whole experience. It has been over 20 years since I drove that route, and the decay is remarkable. All the little towns that were hanging on 2 decades ago are now done. Montgomery, Clarence, Campti, Coushatta…. All depressing. Abandoned houses, churches with the roofs caved in, nothing left but a few very poor people living in trailers or shanties. No stores, no businesses, no life. Sad.
America traded Main Street for K Street a long time ago
Posted on 1/28/24 at 3:30 pm to Slippy
Decades of voting for politicians that support NAFTA,modern monetary theory, and that sit on their butts instead of diversifying the economy is what caused this.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 3:37 pm to Slippy
Now do HWY 80.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 3:41 pm to Slippy
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All the little towns that were hanging on 2 decades ago are now done. Montgomery, Clarence, Campti, Coushatta
I went to grad school with a girl from Coushatta and she was hotter than hot. She is a trauma surgeon now and still finer than a frog hair split 4 ways even though she is in her 30s now.
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