re: Folks here love shitting on Shreveport.

An old buddy of mine who lives in BR had this conversation recently. I asked him besides LSU, what's something that Baton Rouge has that Shreveport doesn't? Now we know there's a few things. My point is if you have a family and are in the few lines of work that you can be successful in Shreveport is not near as bad when compared to other cities in Louisiana.

Cross Lake is easy to get to
Norton Art Gallery is always having awesome movie nights and family functions
Aquarium
The Revel, Mudbug Madness
Municipal Auditorium draws cool musicians b/c of it's history
Multiple farmers markets
2 Breweries
Growing food truck scene
We have a few really good restaurants that have popped up in the past few years (Fat Calf, Zuzul, Ki Mexico)
Unless there's a wreck no traffic issues
Very good public school options
3 hours from BR, Hot Springs, and Dallas

Does the grass need to be cut and trash picked up. Hell yes, but that's all over the state.