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Born/Raised in LA, Lived in St. Tammany for 46 Years, Moved to Col Springs Last Summer
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:05 pm
mainly to get my autistic son more/better services.
I miss the food, fishing, family and friends. But I honestly can say I don't miss anything else so far. Both my kids, including my autistic kid, are thriving here. There's more opportunity for recreation (e.g. parks every other block), better schools, the job market seems better, groceries are actually cheaper. It seems like only housing is more expensive There's very little litter and a lot of very nice neighborhoods. Just need to go fishing now that the weather is great.
I love LA, but I don't think I'll ever move back. And for what it costs to live in St. Tammany compared to here, I can't justify making the move back anytime soon.
I miss the food, fishing, family and friends. But I honestly can say I don't miss anything else so far. Both my kids, including my autistic kid, are thriving here. There's more opportunity for recreation (e.g. parks every other block), better schools, the job market seems better, groceries are actually cheaper. It seems like only housing is more expensive There's very little litter and a lot of very nice neighborhoods. Just need to go fishing now that the weather is great.
I love LA, but I don't think I'll ever move back. And for what it costs to live in St. Tammany compared to here, I can't justify making the move back anytime soon.
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Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:07 pm to Friedbrie
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It seems like only housing is more expensive
That's a pretty big only though.
I hear Santa Barbara is nice as well.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:10 pm to Friedbrie
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There's more opportunity for recreation (e.g. parks every other block), better schools, the job market seems better, groceries are actually cheaper. It seems like only housing is more expensive There's very little litter and a lot of very nice neighborhoods.
This sounds raciss AF.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:10 pm to shutterspeed
That’s not even close to the same thing. Everything is more expensive in Santa Barbara, and the housing is likely leagues more expensive. I bet St. Tammany to col springs housing is much more comparable than either to SB
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:11 pm to Friedbrie
Who knew a place with a four season climate, massive mountains amd fewer trashy people would be better? Give it time though, the Left is workring on it.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:14 pm to Friedbrie
Wish you & your family well there.
No one place can be the best for everyone.
I’m in a nice suburb of DC visiting one of my kids & their family, it’s really wonderful here. Much different than anywhere in Louisiana.
Better? To some folks yes, but not to others.
No one place can be the best for everyone.
I’m in a nice suburb of DC visiting one of my kids & their family, it’s really wonderful here. Much different than anywhere in Louisiana.
Better? To some folks yes, but not to others.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:14 pm to Friedbrie
I couldn’t live in that ultra liberal state. No way.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:16 pm to Friedbrie
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There's very little litter
its not that hard to live like a respectable member of society…
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:16 pm to Friedbrie
quote:That state probably has fewer black people than your parish
Born/Raised in LA, Lived in St. Tammany for 46 Years, Moved to Col Springs Last Summer
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:17 pm to Friedbrie
I bet they don't have drive thru crawfish
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:21 pm to Friedbrie
Surprisingly you didn’t mention one of the aspects to love about that area of Colorado is the scenery. It’s amazing; year round.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:21 pm to Jake88
Seems like a nice blend of politics here so far. TBH seems like politics is not discussed here as much. Been quite a few "protests" in front of city hall, but I only know that b/c I work downtown. Not much discussion about it. There's a sense of patriotism here given the military presence. Most people talk about hiking, camping and such. I'd imagine Denver is much worse though. Hopefully it stays up there. There's definetely a decent size homeless population downtown, but I don't live downtown so its all good.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:27 pm to kobsa
Its beautiful, no doubt. We're in the northern part of the city and have a nice view of Pikes Peak. So many very nice trails even within 15 minutes. Not bad options taking a couple hour drive to the Sangres or Collegiates either. Hope to get to the San Juans and/or Crested Butte this summer for some extended camping.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:30 pm to tigerskin
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I bet they don't have drive thru daiquiris.
FIFY
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:31 pm to Friedbrie
No culture tho.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:37 pm to Friedbrie
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Col Springs
Ah, the Bossier City of Colorado
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:38 pm to Friedbrie
Unless you move away, and see how nice places really are, you think Louisiana is nice, lol.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:45 pm to Friedbrie
CO Springs is nice. Food scene is horrendous.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:48 pm to Friedbrie
MS, LA, OK are only a handful of states that there are no decent places to live. Mostly due to rampant poverty, poor education and extremely terrible weather
This post was edited on 5/24/26 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:51 pm to Traffic Circle
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Unless you move away, and see how nice places really are, you think Louisiana is nice
I don’t think most people are under the impression that Louisiana is super nice compared to anywhere else. I’ve never seen that argument made. Food, festivals, family…crap like that is what they like. I’m in the number that lived in alot of other “nicer” places and made a conscious choice to be back in the motherland. No other place I’d rather be…problems and all.
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