re: What was your final straw or main reason you left Louisiana?

Finally had the chance to leave after swearing every summer that I wouldn’t do another one. So I took it.

4 seasons, more $ for my work, better hunting, top 15 public education system, lower crime, less diversity. Shits awesome.

No land drilling for steady work like west Texas

Good post! True

I left Louisiana in 62, when I joined the Navy. North Louisiana was supported by mostly cotton farming. Baton Rouge was a mostly safe City. A cousin and would ride his Motor Scooter all over B Rouge in the late 50s without a care.
When I returned, in about 92, BR was unsafe to Drive at night, in most areas. When shopping at Wall Mart, the cashier, didn't give a damn about customers.
I was visiting some relatives in Ferriday and decided to stop at a burger KIng for a Milk Shake. I waited in line about fifteen minutes while the cashier was shooting the shite with another customer. I said to hell with this and left. A few weeks later I was at a Barber Shop across the street from the Burger King. While in the Barber chair, the Barber happened to ask me if I had ever shopped at the Burger King. He had the same experience.
I decided there no reason to live in such a place. I have never regretted leaving, although I have some great memories of my youth.

Moving there in a few years.

I’ll come in for a few LSU games. Only about a 2 hr drive from where I’ll live. Probably go to more away games since I’ll be closer to Starkville, Oxford and Tuscaloosa.

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Middle school facing expulsion at Mustang middle school in hell hole Monroe. Id been in 7 fights, that they even know of, in half a year. Didn't start a single one. Just had the audacity to be a white kid w adhd up there which made me a bulleye target for all the racist monkeys up there. Got sucker punched by randoms, jumped, had a rib bruised, gave them a run for their money though. Only reason I wasn't expelled after the 3rd fight was a mixture of my parents begging and being the star lineman and unbeatable in 1v1 so the VP loved me. Black dude but obv not racist like the monkeys. After the 7th fight I told him we’re moving away and he just ignored it and we were in pan handle florida shortly after.

Fun point, I was always gifted in math but florida was so far ahead of Monroe LA in math that I almost failed math coming into the year so late and was the only thing less than a B I ever got besides Spanish but I didnt care for speaking bean bean

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Where do you people come from?

Really the only thing I hate is the culcha. I can deal with everything else. I’ve been contemplating a move but it’s still home. I’m in a Seattle now. I’d take the boot any day over these assholes.