re: Thinking of moving out of Louisiana and to the Tampa area.

Arkansas has potential. Sexy place apparently . So do Alabama with nasa

Tampa is nice. You will love it.

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And Tennessee's violent crime rate state-wide is actually higher than Louisiana's somehow. So let's not pretend it's Mayberry (although it clearly has other very nice positives).

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You can thank Memphis.

Moved away in 2013 and never looked back. we still love to visit once a month or so

Never looked for a plant job somewhere else? I was surprised how many plants there are around the country. I’ve been looking around

Go for it!!

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Life is too short to live in Louisiana. Down vote away but living and raising a family in East TN has me wondering why anyone would willingly suffer through that shithole

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Yeah...just went back to the state for 3 months after being away a long time, here are the problems people in Louisiana don't even realize:

-Internet is slow, hard to get in some places
-Cable sucks compared to streaming services
-Water infiltrates everything, it's a constant concern...everywhere to the south and east of Cenla is a flood hazard.
-Mosquitos are 3rd worse here (Northern plains and Alaska are still worse, but they are only outside for a month)
-The roads are absolute shite, major thoroughfares for thousands of residents aren't maintained.
-The crime affects everyone. Even black "adults" are pleading on SM for it to stop. A gun store robbery in the sticks about a month ago caused me to miss an appointment.
-The weather is relentless. You don't realize how taxing the humidity is until you live in 50% or lower humidity. Repetitive storm damage is unreal year after year.
-There is no cost of living advantage unless you live in the sticks like Evangelon or Grant Parish. It doesn't exist.
-Louisiana has fewer live music options and venues of any state I've visited in the south in the past year, only New Orleans might be an exception, but I doubt it. Entertainment as a whole is far weaker in Louisiana. Only duck hunting seems to be a clear superior entertainment outlet above and beyond neighbor states.
-The education system blows. Far less for students to get involved in...idk why it's like this. My kid went through three other school systems. His cousins LA.
-Louisiana only cultivates only a few outdoor hobbies, and doesn't/can't protect cyclists on the road.

I could go on and on...and yeah there are some advantages like food choices, etc. But as a whole it's just not worth it. And I love my home state, but it's just pathetic.

6 more years before I can get out of shithole Ellick. This place blows . There's nothing here and the crime has gotten so bad.


Good for you man. Go for it.

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You will not regret the move.

In a short period of time you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.

I have lived in Tampa since 1987. I'm from a small town west central Louisiana. Tampa is great if you come for a vist. Providing someone is coming to live here it largely depends on what you're into. I would leave here in a flash. However wife, kids, grandkids. I loathe the place heck my wife does too and she was born here.
What it's not, is Southern.
The population is a mixtue heavily populated by transplants from New York, New Jersey, Ohio and every third world shite hole. The overwhelming majority of the previously mentioned are confused by the word "manners." I would say if you're into traffic and concrete, then this place is for you. Providing you have a stich of anything southern in you, you will be fine. However you will be a minority everywhere you go. Bank roll is everything. The Real Estate market is unreal. Providing you plan to live in Tampa and not commute 45min to an hour you want to foucus your sights in South Tampa between Gandy Blvd & Kennedy Blvd. +500k for a modest home with zero lot lines. Best of success.