re: U.S. States Losing and Gaining Population

I am one of the those people who left Louisiana in my mid 20’s in search of greener pastures. Landed on my feet in another state with the idea that I would move back to Louisiana at some point with my family still being there.

5 years later I have a wife and kid in Kentucky. This area feels like a place that is on the rise with a better quality of life for my kids than they would get in Louisiana. As sad as it is for me to say it, it’s hard to see a scenario where we end up back in Louisiana.