re: Lafayette…Best place to live in Louisiana

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Depending on exactly where you started, that trip was roughly four miles long, a solid third of it having to go in the wrong direction because of the river and the aforementioned four points to cross it, and would take you about 11 minutes.

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I already stated in the thread that it was roughly 5 miles. And East Bayou is not the "tippy" top of South Lafayette

So my roughly 5 mile trip took me a bit less than 15 minutes in rush hour.

And, your roughly 5 mile trip took you a bit less than 15 minutes in traffic.

I also never once said that Baton Rouge traffic was terrible, I just think it's way overblown to say that Lafayette traffic is terrible. I feel like people who bitch about it are mostly people who are driving into either city from a neighboring suburb (if you see my posts I even pointed this out in relation to Baton Rouge and New Orleans).

ETA: Lafayette is much smaller than Baton Rouge (55 sq mi vs 88 sq mi), if you're staying within the city (not driving from outside of the city), you can essentially get anywhere you want to go within ~20 minutes regardless of traffic. IMO, that is not some awful inconvenience that people like to pretend that it is. The example that you used is going from the farthest point in South Lafayette to the most northern spot that most people would go in the city, pretty much the longest route that anyone would take if they are actually staying within city limits.

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Olde Tyne grocery , boys

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Darrel’s has a better sandwich and is a much better place to eat it.

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The "best" thing about those "cities" is that they are an hour away from a city with restaurants and entertainment.

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You really are rather ignorant.

As for Lafayette, for a city of its size, it is an excellent place to live based on the feelings of the people I know that live there.

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The only sandwich I get from Old Tyme is a fried shrimp po-boy. Darrel's cannot produce this for me.

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Fair argument. And grilled shrimp poboy is just weird.

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Olde Tyme Special is better than what Darrel's has.
Fries are better, sit outside on the patio, have a beer, relax. Top notch afternoon.
shite I may go today.

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Olde Tyme - Meatball is untouchable, Villager's cafe in Maurice is close.
Darrel's special is better than Chris' all day
Real Jule from Julien's tough to beat as well.

I was born in BTR and moved to LFT when I was 10, Ill take Lafayette all day over BTR.

Someone mentioned not enough to do for kids, when I was a kid in the 80's I had soccer, baseball and basketball year round. If not there I was at a roller rink, hydro sliding in the Verm, or just climbing trees and riding a bike.

As an adult, I dont do the bar scene, so I can't help you there, I camp, hike, bird, fish, and hang with my family, I dont need anything else to do.

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Someone mentioned not enough to do for kids, when I was a kid in the 80's I had soccer, baseball and basketball year round. If not there I was at a roller rink, hydro sliding in the Verm, or just climbing trees and riding a bike.

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that arguement comes from parents of kids who dont play sports or do outdoor activities.

there is plenty to do in Lake Charles for kids and Lafayette has LC beat by a mile in that department

what parents are really saying when they say that is........there are not enough places where i can drop my kid off and drink at the same time or there are not enough places i can drop my kid for the day for free babysitting

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I already stated in the thread that it was roughly 5 miles. And East Bayou is not the "tippy" top of South Lafayette

So my roughly 5 mile trip took me a bit less than 15 minutes in rush hour.

And, your roughly 5 mile trip took you a bit less than 15 minutes in traffic.

I also never once said that Baton Rouge traffic was terrible, I just think it's way overblown to say that Lafayette traffic is terrible. I feel like people who bitch about it are mostly people who are driving into either city from a neighboring suburb (if you see my posts I even pointed this out in relation to Baton Rouge and New Orleans).

ETA: Lafayette is much smaller than Baton Rouge (55 sq mi vs 88 sq mi), if you're staying within the city (not driving from outside of the city), you can essentially get anywhere you want to go within ~20 minutes regardless of traffic. IMO, that is not some awful inconvenience that people like to pretend that it is. The example that you used is going from the farthest point in South Lafayette to the most northern spot that most people would go in the city, pretty much the longest route that anyone would take if they are actually staying within city limits.

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The plot point you're missing is that your five mile trip shouldn't have been five miles. It should have been about half that, if you didn't have to drive in the wrong direction before crossing the river. Your noting that the two five mile trips take the same amount of time, again, misses the entire point that those two locations in Lafayette might have only been a couple of miles apart, while the two locations in Baton Rouge were probably four plus miles apart.

That's the point.

Got to give a little love to Pop’s poboys downtown.
Italian villager is pretty good at Villagers.
Deano’s Cajun Canaille is my favorite pizza in Lafayette

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Besides USL athletics and chip on the shoulder fans, what's the issue

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Within the city of Lafayette, there are as many LSU supporters and fans as there are Ragin Cajuns. Outside the city limits, support for USL drops drastically.