re: Nola writer asks why people are leaving Baton Rouge

As someone who recently made this move I will give you my take.

The wife and I wanted to live in a more urban environment, actually looked at moving to downtown BR or even Spanishtown.

Pricewise, it didn't make that much sense. BR urban areas are lacking in a lot of ways and getting around the city requires a car to have any quality of life.

We lived in the suburbs of BR for a long time and enjoyed it, we do not require a McMansion for a house, the typical 2.5 kids are not our thing. All of our friends fit this dynamic and it works for them, they have made great lives there.

Not sure if we participate in the New Orleans "culture" or were lured here by that. Sure we have done parades, mainly with friends and because it was walkable. Had it been Miami, Charleston or Detroit the same appeal of walkable downtown with stuff to entertain us was on our list.

Unfortunately NOLA prices have been skyrocketing and the turnaround in population growth may come from simply pricing people out of the market.