re: Moving to the Baton Rouge/Denham Springs area

Dont listen to the lousy people that think it's fun to shite on BR. Most of them are incapable of enjoying life around them. The others are just unable to see BR for what it is.

BR has its problems just like every decent-sized city. Just acknowledge that traffic sucks here and the politicians are mostly worthless.

Other than that, there is alot to enjoy here. I can go into more if you would like, but to answer your question...

Grocery Stores:
The best are going to be Alexander's, Calandros, Matherne's, Robert's... Some others that I'll go to because they are cheaper or more convenient are Rouses, Bet-R... After that it's your national stores. We have a Whole Foods, Fresh Market, and we are getting a Sprouts.

Bank:
Really hard to answer without knowing your banking needs. If you just want to open some checking accounts or something Chase, Hancock Whitney, Regions, or Iberia probably have the most ATMs and branches.


ETA: my response above is for BR. Mostly even along the I-10 corridor. I dont venture out towards Denham much.