re: What are the redeeming qualities of Louisiana?

--Incredible outdoor opportunities if you are man enough to handle bugs and heat.

--One of the few places left in the US with a distinct culture and identity.

--3rd and biggest for me. Genuine people who are down to earth, have a great sense of humor and don't take ourselves too seriously. If you've known someone 15 minutes it's like you've known them 15 years. It is such a contrast to impersonal, soulless modern life elsewhere.

I've lived all over the US and 3 continents and the only other place that comes close to this feeling is rural Latin America.