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re: NY Post says forget the Hamptons because Mandeville & Covington are the new places to live

Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:51 am to
Posted by BK Lounge
Member since 1978
Member since Nov 2021
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:51 am to
As someone who has spent a lot of time in St Tammany , mostly in Mande/Covington- ive always been a little bit perplexed as to why the areas a little further north dont get more love.. areas like Bush LA and Sun LA and a couple of other little towns up there that I cant remember the names of.. in my 20s I dated a girl who's parents lived in Bush LA and even though I grew up in the NOLA metro I didnt even know that the area up there even existed.. ill never forget driving there for the first time, and not even an hour from the Superdome (was not during rush hour lol)- we were driving through rolling hills and passing huge ranches that looked straight out of the old Dallas tv show.. I was like 'This is south Louisiana ?'... kinda blew my mind .. ive only been back up there a few times over the last 20 years, but I always love it and I think it seems so idyllic considering how close it is to downtown New Orleans and the Southshore.. ii would think that the temps in the summer might be a degree or two cooler as well, but not sure.. im surprised with work from home that more people haven't discovered it.. plus it is relatively high and dry, and inland compared to most of South LA .
Posted by BDPops85
Member since Mar 2020
501 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 4:19 pm to
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New one on hwy 1085 just opened.


Madisonville
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
92038 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 4:34 pm to
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Sorry, any nice place in Louisiana is the prettiest fat girl.



It depends on what you like. I would rather live here than Atlanta.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
38906 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 4:43 pm to
Also has a Butter Crisp..... burgers are nothing to dismiss
Posted by Dixie2023
Member since Mar 2023
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:05 pm to
They will. Or maybe it’s just a little too “far.” I’ve wondered why Washington Parish hasn’t exploded. I know there’s development happening, but hopefully it stays rural and keeps its land.
Posted by DevilDagNS
Member since Dec 2017
3033 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:16 pm to
Transplant boomers and Chalmations have really fricked up the Northshore.

ETA: def not the wealthy types either.
This post was edited on 9/10/26 at 6:18 pm
Posted by BK Lounge
Member since 1978
Member since Nov 2021
5538 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:38 pm to
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They will. Or maybe it’s just a little too “far.”




Sure, everything will eventually be discovered, one day.. But I discovered that area a lifetime ago now, and im just surprised it hasn't been even a little bit developed and talked about by now.. Especially considering that many businesses are now based in Covington LA and many people work remotely, so it's not necessarily about the commute form Bush or Sun into the New Orleans CBD.. I no longer live in America, much less Louisiana- but if I did, and had even a little bit of fexibility, or were retired- id strongly look into that area for buying or building .
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:45 pm to
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I’ve wondered why Washington Parish hasn’t exploded.
because you can smell Bogalusa
Posted by Burrkester
Up Bayou Ma'ma
Member since Dec 2021
107 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:48 pm to
They all moved there after Katrina anyway!
Posted by Craft
Member since Oct 2019
1273 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 6:40 am to
glad i got my mandeville house before shite took off. would cost me over 250k more to buy same house today and i bought during covid.
Posted by La Place Mike
West Florida Republic
Member since Jan 2004
31874 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:23 am to
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OP post an article from NYP saying north shore is a great place to live

people immediately jump on here and say how terrible this is for the area and spare me the gentrification BS because it hurts the area when housing prices go up


Your response was little over the top but its the same people that say we need jobs and when jobs come they say not those jobs. The poster you responded to fails to realize that what is complaining about has already happened long before this article came out.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
35675 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 8:17 am to
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The median price for the top 10% of homes there now sits at $1.13 million.


Psst. The average single family home price in my neck of the woods is over $900K. (Thanks California!!)
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
38906 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 9:56 am to
Don't blame the Chalmatians for the Northshore problems especially in Covington and Mandeville. Chalmette and St Bernardians migrated to Slidell, but they took over Picayune and Carriere in MS.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
29272 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 9:57 am to
Madisonville is better.
Posted by DevilDagNS
Member since Dec 2017
3033 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 3:27 pm to
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Don't blame the Chalmatians for the Northshore problems especially in Covington and Mandeville


What do you mean don't blame them as if 20,000 Plymouth Voyagers just showed up organically.
Posted by NoBoDawg
Member since Feb 2014
2445 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 4:22 pm to
They’re no way in hell I’d have property like that on that body of water. That’s a hurricane magnet.
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