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re: Cities in Louisiana where youre surprised they keep alot of local kids with colleg degrees
Posted on 5/31/26 at 9:52 am to evil cockroach
Posted on 5/31/26 at 9:52 am to evil cockroach
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that has a lot to do with college men marrying Cajun girls who WILL NOT leave their mom far behind. “Job offer in New York? That’s nice. We can’t move. Mom lives in Broussard.”
Oh yeah you nailed it here
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Posted on 5/31/26 at 10:17 am to evil cockroach
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Cajun girls who WILL NOT leave their mom far behind.
So, back to Lafayette we went to start our family.
Posted on 5/31/26 at 10:37 am to Chastains
BR has a lot that stay especially if you’re family is already at the top of the social economic ladder. BR is a shite hole but it can be nice if you live in a golden bubble and it’s easier to be a big fish in a small pond.
BR is the capital and thus a lot of State jobs.
LSU jobs
Plant jobs
BR is the capital and thus a lot of State jobs.
LSU jobs
Plant jobs
This post was edited on 5/31/26 at 10:39 am
Posted on 5/31/26 at 11:58 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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seems like a lot of people from Lafayette stay in Lafayette
That’s because Lafayette is the center of the universe for a lot of people that live there
Posted on 5/31/26 at 12:02 pm to Chastains
This is for all people - not just college graduates - but shows how Louisiana keeps it's own people.
Posted on 5/31/26 at 2:05 pm to bakersman
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That’s because Lafayette is the center of the universe for a lot of people that live there
Posted on 5/31/26 at 2:11 pm to Mung
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once they see bigger cities in other states it’s hard to keep ‘em down on the farm.
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“How are you gonna keep them on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus?”
Posted on 5/31/26 at 2:21 pm to Chastains
The correct answer has to be New Roads. I mean, why would anyone choose to live anywhere except False River. That is God's country.
Posted on 5/31/26 at 3:23 pm to Chastains
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Shreveport is #1
Northwestern State School of nursing and Southern Shreveport graduate a lot of nurses each year and with all of the hospitals here there are plenty of jobs available, cost of living is cheap.
Posted on 5/31/26 at 5:58 pm to jmarto1
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Medical is huge in the bayou area
but pay is not...they stay for family/friends
Posted on 5/31/26 at 9:36 pm to evil cockroach
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that has a lot to do with college men marrying Cajun girls who WILL NOT leave their mom far behind. “Job offer in New York? That’s nice. We can’t move. Mom lives in Broussard.”
This is very true. One of buddies graduated with an engineering degree from LSU and married a Lafayette girl. Got into O&G and had a lot of opportunities to go the company's offices in Houston, Denver, or Pittsburgh. Kind of stuck where he is because his wife can't be more than 8 miles away from her mom who lives in Broadmoor.
Posted on 5/31/26 at 9:40 pm to Chastains
Baton Rouge is a pretty obvious answer
Posted on 5/31/26 at 9:42 pm to billjamin
quote:LSU is basically an apparatus to prepare LA people for their move to Houston
I always assumed college graduates was one of Louisianastan top export
Posted on 5/31/26 at 9:45 pm to Kafka
Houston is obviously the largest single destination. I've met people from Louisiana all over the country but Houston is definitely where the biggest cluster outside of Louisiana is
Posted on 5/31/26 at 10:33 pm to Chastains
Thibodaux, people spend their entire lives there. Small town mentality and wanting to be a big fish in a small pond.
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