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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

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.