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re: Best things about Alexandria, La

Posted on 7/29/16 at 6:51 am to
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 7/29/16 at 6:51 am to
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frankly i wouldn't drive across the road for quebedeaux's boudin balls.


Then you're lying about ever having them...
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:01 am to
The zoo (seriously its the best zoo in the state not in NOLA)
Finnegan's Wake
The Cottage
Outlaws BBQ (the original, none of the other crap spin offs)
Spirits (kinda)
the proximity to Kisatchie National Forest and all it has to offer
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
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Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:03 am to
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There is a superb restaurant just north of Alex in Boyce called Jahohn's.



and this

strange that the areas easily best restaurant is in freaking Boyce
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98143 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:05 am to
I've never been there but I've heard about it. Doesn't it only have something like three or four tables?
Posted by p0845330
Member since Aug 2013
5699 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:06 am to
The airport (aex). Never crowded, never had a hassle there, has always been clean, and has a surprisingly decent selection of flights for an airport it's size.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83525 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:06 am to
its small, but not that small
Posted by Panny Crickets
Fort Worth, TX
Member since Sep 2008
5596 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:07 am to
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Parc England Boutique Inn and eat at Bistro on the Bayou


overrated and outdated.
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:09 am to
Their airport is actually really nice!
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
21420 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:10 am to
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Chicks from Pineville


I knew a few Pineville girls in college. If you can't pick up a Pineville girl, you should just cut it off.
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
56175 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:39 am to
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overrated and outdated
So what would you recommend in its place for Alex stays a couple times a year?
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83525 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:40 am to
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overrated and outdated.


definitely

we stayed there on our wedding night before flying out the next morning

service was nice, but the hotel felt really old and not in the charming way either
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
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83525 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:41 am to
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So what would you recommend in its place for Alex stays a couple times a year?



when the Bentley opens (it might have already)...there
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
84689 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:51 am to
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Best things about Alexandria, La


I couldn't help but open the thread when I saw it was 5 pages. Didn't think that was possible.
Posted by Bullfrog
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Member since Jul 2010
56175 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:59 am to
Cool. I stayed there in the previous incarnations. Hope it makes it.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
57152 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:00 am to
Passing through it on my way go hunting at my late uncle's gravel pit at Gardner.
This post was edited on 7/29/16 at 9:45 am
Posted by lsuhunt555
Teakwood Village Breh
Member since Nov 2008
38405 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:03 am to
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The zoo (seriously its the best zoo in the state not in NOLA)


I say this all the time. Its WAY better than BR or Lafayette.
quote:

Spirits (kinda)


Im sorry, but I really enjoy Spirits. Theyve got good beer and the food is good.
This post was edited on 7/29/16 at 8:04 am
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83525 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:06 am to
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Im sorry, but I really enjoy Spirits. Theyve got good beer and the food is good.


they have a good beer selection and atmosphere, but I guess I just need to stop getting the burger because the last few times its been a hockey puck

It is where we always go though because its easily the best place to go in Alex for a beer that isn't Finnegan's Wake
Posted by Butta
Zachary
Member since Dec 2012
233 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:07 am to
I grew up within walking distance from Pineville Jr. High. There is supposed to be an aluminum plant to be built on the old paper mill property, if that happens, there will be some decent paying jobs added to the area. I'd go back there to live, but I have some property up there, on the Pineville side though. Lots more outdoor stuff to do around there with Kisatchie National Forest right there. I'm about to buy a kayak and hit up the local lakes. There are decent local restaurants, most mentioned. Mi Tierra in Forest Hill is a good mexican joint.
Posted by TexasTiger90
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Jul 2014
3576 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:08 am to
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Best things about Alexandria, La

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When I'm there, I get to leave eventually
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Crossing over the city line on your way out
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Seeing it in your rear view mirror.

Meth is also significantly cheaper there

All jokes aside, my parents grew up there and most of my family still lives there (Pineville, Deville, Alexandria), and going there every summer growing up was always fun because of the ability to go hunting and fishing in decent spots that were no more than 20 min from relative's houses...the WMAs there are pretty damn good to hunt. Catahoula Lake and Lake Kincaid are pretty nice too.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38943 posts
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:10 am to
They were just down to have fun too, and super fine.

I lost out on a chance with the finest girl from Pineville...but I also landed a few too. They were just more fun than ASH girls, and something about their form of hotness was just more effortless. I went to Menard, and even though our girls were hot too, I'd been in school with them, or rode the bus with them, since kindergarten. A couple of those I regret not giving a go at, but it was better to just leave them all alone.

I dated an ASH cheerleader for a while, so that made me more than few enemies. Good times.
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