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re: ESPN camera guys make Baton Rouge look like a nice place
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:37 pm to WeeWee
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:37 pm to WeeWee
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Go live in Jackson Ms for a few years and you’ll be thinking of BR as paradise on earth.
That’s like comparing microwaved pizza to gas station sushi- one’s less likely to kill you, but neither is exactly gourmet.
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Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:41 pm to Jim Rockford
I remember BR in the 80s and most of it was pretty great. I'm sure some others remember it before that.
I'd agree that it's declined in my lifetime, but you can still live in a decent area and have a nice lifestyle here, mostly free from the trash if you are reasonably successful.
I'd agree that it's declined in my lifetime, but you can still live in a decent area and have a nice lifestyle here, mostly free from the trash if you are reasonably successful.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:41 pm to Sofaking2
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I can’t think of 1 medium sized city or larger I’d want to live in. I’ll take small cities any day.
Charlotte
Savannah
Traverse City
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:44 pm to Sissidog02
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Sounds like every other city in every other state.
Nonsense
Have you even seen Sioux Falls, South Dakota? It’s a beautiful city that has very low unemployment, good white-collar job growth, low crime rates, and low taxes. Check it out. The only negative is the cold winter weather.
This post was edited on 5/10/25 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:45 pm to fallguy_1978
I remember Baton Rouge from the 1970’s and 1980’s. Before the serial killers issues.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:46 pm to Jim Rockford
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ESPN camera guys make Baton Rouge look like a nice place
What would be the take if they only showed the worst parts of town?
Answer: most people would be persuaded that’s all there is.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:47 pm to cbree88
Haven’t read the thread. But what separates Baton Rouge from other cities is culture and people. Unless you want to live in a big arse city everything else is the same. There is nothing to do in bum frick Cali, just like Louisiana
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:48 pm to Jim Rockford
I love Baton Rouge… Shut up.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:48 pm to cbree88
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Have you even seen Sioux Falls, South Dakota? It’s a beautiful city that has very low unemployment, good white-collar job growth, low crime rates, and low taxes. Check it out. The only negative is the cold winter weather.
This sounds kinda racist tbh
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:51 pm to Jim Rockford
It has its downfalls for sure, but home is home.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:55 pm to fallguy_1978
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This sounds kinda racist tbh
Sioux Falls is 97% white, but I will neither confirm nor deny that that has an impact on anything.
This post was edited on 5/10/25 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:57 pm to Jim Rockford
BR ,NOLA and believe it or not , Jackson were decent in the 50s. IMO, the decline began around 1967 and is still in progress. NOLA was still pretty good when the Saints began playing.
Running water is good ??
Running water is good ??
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:01 pm to SOL2
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BR ,NOLA and believe it or not , Jackson were decent in the 50s
BR peaked in the 80s. The city was rolling in that decade. The population grew like 33%.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:02 pm to Sissidog02
Oh you got the issue. Sorry if my troll was so veiled
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:51 pm to GeorgeWest
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Baton Rouge is a great place to live. I have lived in suburban Atlanta and DFW and BR beats them in every case.
Baton Rouge is a great place to raise a family. I’ve live in many cities and will take Baton Rouge over any.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:52 pm to Jim Rockford
Brand new bridge that is only 40 years old.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:53 pm to GeorgeWest
I’ve never met someone who moved away from BR and regretted it. Not one single person wanted to go back. I lived there for 11 years.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 11:22 pm to Jim Rockford
LSU fans love to hate on BR. But, Baton Rouge really only sucks to people who are from BR or lived there at some point, and probably don’t travel much. In reality, It’s a lot like most cities across this country. There are pros and cons. But it’s not as bad as sone of those critics say.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 11:23 pm to kciDAtaE
I lived in BR for 11 years. In some ways I do regret leaving. But, now I do not want to go back. But it has noth8ng to do with BR. I just happened to learn to love and appreciate my home town again.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 11:29 pm to kciDAtaE
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I’ve never met someone who moved away from BR and regretted it. Not one single person wanted to go back. I lived there for 11 years.
So it's the absolute worst place in the world, the South, or the US? People from BR dream to move to Alexandria, Birmingham, Memphis, Montgomery, Mobile etc?
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