re: Anyone miss Baton Rouge after moving away?

I stayed for a year after graduation. It made me realize I loved LSU, not Baton Rouge.

This idea that BR was so much better in the 80’s is hilarious considering the people of the time thought BR was way worse than it was in the 50’s. The people of the 50’s didn’t have much to compare it to though because it was pretty small prior to WW2.

If my wife didn’t have a sister fighting cancer and her father in poor health as well, we’d be in TX already. My BP went up as soon as I got the 10/110 exchange coming from the airport the other day. Sure, I hear gunshots out here too, but they are targeting different animals.

The only thing I miss in BR is my family. And I don't even really miss them, I just feel like I have to say that.

Grew up in Baton Rouge from 1979-2000. Folks stayed behind and visited them ever so often from 2005-2015 when my old man finally retired and got out of there. I’ve maybe been to BR five or six times since then for work. I don’t miss it at all. I hate visiting there. To me, it’s a shell of the city I grew up in.

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I do really miss Denham

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I wouldn’t mind living in Denham, but too much of a flood risk.

No. BR no longer resembles anything I remember or loved about it growing up there.

I moved to Texas and didn't miss BR for about 6 months. Then I realized I was living in a corporate concrete jungle with no true local culture and limited access to mom and pop restuarants and stores, no easy access to coastal fishing / hunting / boating, LSU sporting events, and real people.

12 lane interstates with 6 lane service roads are nice but even those get backed up. Chain restaurants galore but very few mom and pops with unique food and staff who want to know their customers. Most people work for corporations and are forced into PC mindsets out of fear of losing their jobs and desire to move up the corporate ladder. This limited the number of people I could trust and become true "friends" with.

All things considered, I still prefer BR south of I-10 over Texas.

I moved for four years and missed it. One thing I’ve learned about moving around is that you have to learn to enjoy what the are you’re in offers. In BR, you have to fish, hunt, be with family, and go to LSU games. If those aren’t your things then you’ll never be content here.

BR was a great city to grow up in in the 80s. It’s definitely not the same, but south of i10 it’s good place still. Hopefully St George gets through the courts and can salvage the parish.