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re: People continued to flee Louisiana in 2022

Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:41 am to
Posted by JOJO Hammer
Member since Nov 2010
12217 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:41 am to
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hurricanes will do it


Yep, look at south west and south east La. Both have been severely damaged by hurricanes in the past few years. Big part of why people are leaving those areas.
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
31281 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:41 am to
quote:

St. John the Baptist


Shout out 985
Posted by r0cky1
Member since Oct 2020
4071 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:42 am to
Entire south from Texas to South Carolina experiencing a never before seen population boom, but yet Louisiana is being left out. Voting in morons, driving out industry, and rampant crime will do that. Sad to see it. Louisiana is battling Mississippi to not be be the worst state while Alabama is running circles around us.
Posted by TD422
Destrehan, LA
Member since Jun 2019
696 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:42 am to
I live in St Charles Parish...and it ain't the crime driving people out. It's Ida. There are still people in my neighborhood living out of trailers. Following Katrina, the population in SCP actually rose because people were looking for habitable homes while their storm damaged residences to the east were repaired. We were hit pretty hard by Ida, I figure we were about 8 miles from where the center passed. I get why no one wants to go through that shite again.
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
25714 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:43 am to
quote:

Great food can only go so far.




But what about the festivals and the huntin b fishin?
Posted by whoa
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
5419 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:43 am to
Mississippi has actually been making great strides. I wouldn’t be surprised if they rank ahead of us in most categories.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
35342 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:43 am to
quote:

Of all the problems that Louisiana has, I'm convinced that #1 is Brain Drain

Brain Drain isn't a problem, it's a symptom.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
51797 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:44 am to
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TOPS is the problem no one wants to address. Smart kids gets their free education & leave. In addition to tightening up the requirements, there should be a post-graduation residency requirement or you have to pay it back.

I don't know what the fix should be. TOPS didn't exist when I started college, but I think the state subsidized tuition for all students back then. Southeastern was like $950/semester. LSU was around $1200.
Posted by alajones
Huntsvegas
Member since Oct 2005
35288 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:55 am to
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Brain Drain isn't a problem, it's a symptom.
. That’s accurate, but a lot of other states have those same problems and aren’t experiencing the level of brain drain. It’s almost like it’s a mindset. For example, Shreveport Facebook pages were always full of negative comments, even in a positive story. It’s like people have just quit.
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
4664 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:56 am to

Some of the insurance stories (home and auto) posted here are frightening.

That alone would probably deter me. Then add in crime, high taxes, terrible government, hurricaines, etc...

Yeah, I'll fly in for the food, fun and sports and let others try to fix that mess.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
79740 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:58 am to
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I live in St Charles Parish...and it ain't the crime driving people out. It's Ida. There are still people in my neighborhood living out of trailers. Following Katrina, the population in SCP actually rose because people were looking for habitable homes while their storm damaged residences to the east were repaired. We were hit pretty hard by Ida, I figure we were about 8 miles from where the center passed. I get why no one wants to go through that shite again.



My rents still arent back in their house from Ida.
Posted by doubleb
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
40320 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 9:58 am to
EBR lost over three thousand people.
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
25066 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:00 am to
El Gaucho has been warning y’all about this.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
51797 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:00 am to
We just don't have the job market to support the number of college graduates that we pump out.

Add that to the fact that LA isn't a particularly desirable place for outsiders or businesses to relocate to.

Some people do fine here and have happy lives, but the state is natural disaster prone, poor/corrupt and has a fairly crappy climate and landscape.
Posted by SWCBonfire
South Texas
Member since Aug 2011
1392 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:07 am to
Me and the kids moving back home were probably a lion's share of the +.01 to 2.49 for my rural home county.
Posted by zztop1234
Denham Springs
Member since Aug 2008
3710 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:08 am to
I want to get out, but my wife is holding us back.
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
55490 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:09 am to
One of the highest overall taxed states in the nation.
More government workers per capita than almost every state.
Voter apathy.

This state is garbage, honestly.
Posted by chillygentilly
70122
Member since Aug 2012
2614 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:12 am to
St Bernard coming back strong
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
39955 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:15 am to
It looks like the entire fricking state had losses
Posted by Dragula
Laguna Seca
Member since Jun 2020
6019 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:15 am to
NB4 "Traitors... AND DON'T COME BACK!"
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