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re: Folks here love shitting on Shreveport.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:16 am to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:16 am to RogerTheShrubber
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They old salmon hyperbole we know and love.
Its not hyperbole. The people that go to Superior every weekend are the same group of old boomers and people from Haughton.
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You actually do know people that frequent these places.
the old Rog "I know more about you than you know about you" that we know and love This post was edited on 11/12/21 at 9:17 am
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Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:17 am to Salmon
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Its not hyperbole.
You live in Shreveport, more than a year, and know not 1 soul who goes to Superior or the Casinos?
Jesus man, if youre going to lie, make it believable.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:19 am to RogerTheShrubber
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You live in Shreveport, more than a year, and know not 1 soul who goes to Superior or the Casinos?
the casinos? absolutely not
Superior? occasionally maybe, but not regularly like you were talking about
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:19 am to Slippy
I recently spent nearly a decade living in Shreveport. We lived in the Springlake/Pierremont area. It’s right in the middle of the nicest bubble in Shreveport.
Our kid’s schools, friends, family, jobs, shopping, and restaurants were all within a 5-10 minute drive, and traffic was a breeze in Shreveport except certain parts around Youree.
The neighborhoods in the Ellerbe area are a little further, but they are still in the bubble.
You’re never completely isolated from some of the bad elements in Shreveport. The city is in a downward spiral. Crime, blight, and ghetto is common across large areas of the city. Once respectable and thriving areas are now lost.
However, we rarely encountered this in our normal daily routines. It was easy to forget or ignore the bad elements. That area has nice neighborhoods, tree lined streets, some rolling hills, really good public and private schools, and nice restaurants. We enjoyed our time and the people there.
Our kid’s schools, friends, family, jobs, shopping, and restaurants were all within a 5-10 minute drive, and traffic was a breeze in Shreveport except certain parts around Youree.
The neighborhoods in the Ellerbe area are a little further, but they are still in the bubble.
You’re never completely isolated from some of the bad elements in Shreveport. The city is in a downward spiral. Crime, blight, and ghetto is common across large areas of the city. Once respectable and thriving areas are now lost.
However, we rarely encountered this in our normal daily routines. It was easy to forget or ignore the bad elements. That area has nice neighborhoods, tree lined streets, some rolling hills, really good public and private schools, and nice restaurants. We enjoyed our time and the people there.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:20 am to Salmon
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Superior? occasionally maybe,
Oops
Kinda what I thought.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:22 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Oops
Kinda what I thought.
is this where you pretend that you weren't talking about people that go out to Superiors "every weekend"?
going to lunch or dinner occasionally (like once a year) isn't "going out" to Superiors
I can't believe I'm arguing with a guy that hasn't lived here since the 90s about current Shreveport nightlife, but here we are
This post was edited on 11/12/21 at 9:23 am
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:23 am to Salmon
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I don't know a single person that goes out to the casinos or Superior
Sure.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:23 am to Salmon
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:24 am to Slippy
Everything I love about Shreveport is for the same reason I love BR, NOLA, Jasckson, Memphis, BHam etc… quit being a fricking baby. SPort is a shithole.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:24 am to The Torch
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Because when you drive through on I-20 it looks like shite
Most cities look like shite from the freeway.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:25 am to NPComb
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SPort is a shithole.
yep. Compared to the 70's or 80's, its disgusting. Just one more kid for me to get out of there. She's got her own house, so its sticky.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:25 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Sure
Yeah. I don't.
If you know them, please name them. I'll wait.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:26 am to Ghost of Colby
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That area has nice neighborhoods, tree lined streets, some rolling hills, really good public and private schools, and nice restaurants.
Fat Calf Brasserie is an absolute gem. There are a number of other great restaurants as well.
As for the rest of the city, well, let's just say they need to mow what's left of the shoulders on the roads and consider the grafitti local artwork.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:26 am to Salmon
Or you could just admit it was stupid hyperbole like you and I both know.
But you won't.
But you won't.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:27 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Or you could just admit it was stupid hyperbole like you and I both know.
But you won't.
this is sad Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:27 am to goofball
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Most cities look like shite from the freeway.
The Freeway is Shreveports only redeeming quality. It lets people escape.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:28 am to Sun God
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I’d rather live in Shreveport or BR than Dallas
imagine being that backwards.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:32 am to RogerTheShrubber
the age old debate. Shreveport has much better infrastructure than anywhere in the state not named Nola. It is basically Baton Rouge without LSU. Both have bad crime, both have nice parts. You'll get much better Mexican food in Shreveport than BR or New Orleans, but lacking in other areas. Its a city where you can live in the woods and hunt out behind your house and be to your office downtown in 15/20 minutes.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:38 am to Slippy
Well, I don't venture to Shreveport very often. But I am from Bossier and currently live in Benton. If you're wanting to raise a family, there's not too many better places than Bossier Parish, particularly Benton.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:38 am to NPComb
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Everything I love about Shreveport is for the same reason I love BR, NOLA, Jasckson, Memphis, BHam etc…
Shreveport is worse. You cannot escape it. There's no oasis.
Last time I was there I returned a cable box for my mom (she escaped to Arkansas) and got hounded by a mob in the parking lot for denting someone's vehicle, which of course was bogus. Some hood rats looking for a freebie. I literally left the parking lot with this mob screaming and yelling.
Only Los Angeles is dirtier.
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