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Is human civilization / settlement on the wane on the northern edge of La.?
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:33 pm
We drove through there on the way to Little Rock today. The number of abandoned and deteriorating buildings between I-20 and the Arkansas line (and beyond) is amazing. Schools, houses, businesses, warehouses, motels, shacks, etc. etc. It looks like habitation reached a high wster mark and is now receeding.
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Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:35 pm to Methuselah
The south is behind in a lot of common sense areas. This is nothing new
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:44 pm to Methuselah
Agricultural communities are dying out as small family farms are being replaced by farming conglomerates that don't require as many workers.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:45 pm to Methuselah
Not just northern LA.
Most small towns are dying.
Young people leave and dont come back
Most small towns are dying.
Young people leave and dont come back
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:46 pm to jmarto1
quote:
The south is behind in a lot of common sense areas. This is nothing new
more rural than "south"
DFW adds a Shreveport every 2 or 3 years. Those people come from somewhere and not all are from Mexico.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:49 pm to Cosmo
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Most small towns are dying.
This. The coast of SC is booming, but the I-95 corridor just 45 minutes to an hour inland looks like a 3rd world country. The family farms that dotted the interior are vanishing.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:21 pm to Methuselah
Fine by me, that's where I deer hunt.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:24 pm to Methuselah
is this also a result of the DU nets in Arkansas?
Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:45 pm to SCLibertarian
It’s because our esteemed congressmen of the last 40 years allowed 70,000 manufacturing plants to move to China. Let that sink in. But they’re all getting rich in DC so the heck with you.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 7:03 pm to Methuselah
AKA a fine economic buying opportunity. Now, for what opportunity I have no idea. If I did, I surely wouldn't be posting from where I am as I'd probably be on my 2-3000 acre ranch in Wyoming.
There is potential in North LA like Huntsville 30 years ago. Can LA get out of its own way? Probably not. But, Barksdale Cyber Command is a good start. The State Legislators of I-20 have been voting lock-step for the area, so maybe a niche in business will develop.
There is potential in North LA like Huntsville 30 years ago. Can LA get out of its own way? Probably not. But, Barksdale Cyber Command is a good start. The State Legislators of I-20 have been voting lock-step for the area, so maybe a niche in business will develop.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 7:06 pm to Junky
Wasn’t even 10 years ago that Haynesville Shale was supposed to be the best thing to happen to north Louisiana in decades but that seems to have gone by the wayside.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 7:08 pm to Cosmo
quote:sad but true
Most small towns are dying.
Young people leave and dont come back
eta: a lot of small towns just aren't economically viable in 2020.
This post was edited on 2/23/20 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 2/23/20 at 7:09 pm to Cosmo
quote:
Most small towns are dying.
Young people leave and dont come back
The US is consolidating into larger markets all over the country
Posted on 2/23/20 at 7:12 pm to jeffsdad
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Fine by me, that's where I deer hunt.
+1
Posted on 2/23/20 at 7:47 pm to Methuselah
Go read posts like mine in the How has your hometown changed since you’ve been alive?
A few little towns in North Louisiana are thriving, Sterlington for instance, due of low intelligence flight from Monroe, but most are a shell of what they were in the 70's and 80's.
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None of the stores that were open on the courthouse square in my hometown are there anymore. Most are boarded up now. That includes a drug store, a hardware store,and a furniture store. It's been that way for at least 20 years. ...
A few little towns in North Louisiana are thriving, Sterlington for instance, due of low intelligence flight from Monroe, but most are a shell of what they were in the 70's and 80's.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 8:05 pm to Methuselah
The state and the area representatives don't seems to give a shite about rural areas. Farmerville had a chance to grow with a $3 million dollar investment in D'Arbonne lake but ole crazy eyes shut that down as soon as he was elected. They chose to spend $30 million in Ruston on ballparks in the hood.
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