re: Best, clean, safe downtowns in Louisiana?

Posted by Circle G

Member since Dec 2020

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 10:45 pm to InBRagainstmywill

If you're willing to bypass Louisiana and into blues, Clarksdale, Mississippi may be worth consideration. I can't vouch for the city myself, but am interested in going myself to check out blues action they have going.

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Posted by slinger1317

Northshore

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 10:54 pm to InBRagainstmywill

1. Mandeville Lakefront
1A. Covington Downtown

Posted by Kafka

I am the moral conscience of TD

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 11:03 pm to Circle G

quote:
clean

quote:
safe

quote:
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Posted by Tiger Attorney

New Orleans

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 11:08 pm to Circle G

Look...I love the Delta, but my head is on a swivel at night. shite gets real there.

Stay uptown and walk magazine st or stay in warehouse district. Ignore the french quarter all together. Nowhere listed in this thread has nearly the level of shops and restaurants found in these two areas of Nola.

If you really don't want nola, covington is the correct answer.

Posted by MiloDanglers

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 11:24 pm to Tiger Attorney

Actual answers

Ruston
Covington
Natchidoches
Hammond
Abita Springs

Posted by jkylejohnson

Louisiana

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 11:25 pm to MiloDanglers

Natchez, ms

Ruston, la

Posted by Sao

East Texas Piney Woods

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 11:27 pm to InBRagainstmywill

Logansport

Posted by Breauxsif

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 11:31 pm to Kafka

quote:
downtown rayne >>> downtown minden

No Bogalusa?

Posted by FriscoTiger

Frisco, TX

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 11:38 pm to Breauxsif

Hessmer

Posted by biglego

San Francisco

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Posted on 7/16/21 at 11:42 pm to InBRagainstmywill

Donaldsonville

Posted by Epaminondas

The Boot

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 12:09 am to La Place Mike

quote:
I would recommend Covington, Ponchatoula and Hammond

Hammond and Ponchatoula are both great and OP can basically have two small city downtowns in one since Hammond and Ponchatoula are less than 15 minutes apart.

Posted by Hamma1122

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 12:10 am to InBRagainstmywill

NOLA

Posted by jaytothen

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 12:12 am to InBRagainstmywill

Lafayette is taking down statues so soon it should be in the discussion

Posted by Tiger Attorney

New Orleans

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 12:16 am to jaytothen

Should be zero crime soon.

Posted by Tiger in the Sticks

Back in the Boot

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 12:41 am to InBRagainstmywill

Abita Springs

Posted by lsu xman

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 12:43 am to InBRagainstmywill

Hollywood and Plank rd

Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 6:21 am to VolsOut4Harambe

Covington
Old Mandeville lakefront
Ruston
Nachitoches
St. Fran
Hammond
Ponchy

Those are the scenic nice “Main Street” areas of louisiana. Everything else is a shithole of either crime and filth, or a town time left behind

This post was edited on 7/17/21 at 6:22 am

Posted by cuyahoga tiger

NE Ohio via Tangipahoa

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 6:30 am to InBRagainstmywill

Hammond