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re: Poorest Town In The US - Urania, LA
Posted on 7/11/23 at 9:51 am to Billy Blanks
Posted on 7/11/23 at 9:51 am to Billy Blanks
Tallulah has a Popeyes and KFC. It's a boomtown compared to most of the delta
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Posted on 7/11/23 at 9:51 am to brmach
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There is, however, a hospital and a wood pellet plant.
And the prison and LaSalle Junior High. I thinks that’s pretty much the whole town.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 9:53 am to The Torch
Seems like the kind of place that has a 500sf building that is an agriculture museum.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 9:59 am to The Torch
LaSalle Parish has a good bit of oil and gas and is wealthier than some of its surrounding parishes. IDK why Urania is designated so poverty stricken. Maybe the way the boundary lines are drawn or something. It doesn't look any different than the other little communities around there. If the prison is considered part of it, all those inmates with zero income would drag the average down.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:00 am to danilo
quote:They must have counted exactly ZERO Wylys, otherwise, the average income of the town folk would have been too high.
Time Magazine once named Lake Providence, LA the poorest town in America. Think that was in the 90
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:26 am to The Torch
the famous speed trap alley: Georgetown - Tullos - Urania - Olla
65mph to 55 mph to 45 mph multiple times in a 14 mile stretch
heading N , 5-0 is always at the X waiting for Southbound speeders
favorite parking spot behind pine trees
heading North and driving down bridge, 5-0 is waiting in little nook running radar
65mph to 55 mph to 45 mph multiple times in a 14 mile stretch
heading N , 5-0 is always at the X waiting for Southbound speeders
favorite parking spot behind pine trees
heading North and driving down bridge, 5-0 is waiting in little nook running radar
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:30 am to soccerfüt
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They must have counted exactly ZERO Wylys, otherwise, the average income of the town folk would have been too high.
Fun fact: My dad was friends with them at Tech. He rode with them to Houston for their first job interview with IBM.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:33 am to CleverUserName
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If it’s poorer than the delta town of Jonestown, MS… I would be blown away. I drove through there once taking a shortcut. I’ll not do it again
I've never been to Jonestown, MS but Mrs. Tigerdeacon and I drove from the Delta from Vicksburg to Greenwood to go to the Viking cooking school back in April. There wasn't a place I would stop for gas between those two towns except for Yazoo City.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:33 am to Got Blaze
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the famous speed trap alley: Georgetown - Tullos - Urania - Olla
65mph to 55 mph to 45 mph multiple times in a 14 mile stretch
The intersection of 84 and 165 used to be known locally as "murder crossroads" for all the accidents, usually from people running the stop sign. They rebuilt it so drivers on 84 have to make a right turn on 165, go down about a quarter mile and make a U Turn. It's a pain in the arse but it solved the problem.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:38 am to The Torch
Always thought Bastrop was the poorest. I’ve seen Google Earth pictures of that place and there is literally nothing there
This post was edited on 7/11/23 at 10:39 am
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:40 am to JasonDBlaha
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:48 am to Jim Rockford
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Blaze ? on 7/11/23 at 10:26 am to The Torch
the famous speed trap alley: Georgetown - Tullos - Urania - Olla
Would fly on old US165 from GT to Tullos. Then the bridge was closed
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:58 am to The Torch
This is because the reservations are not included. After driving through Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, I am appalled by the conditions that those people live under.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:06 am to Locoguan0
It appears Urania runs their city website on facebook, it looks like they often have boil water advisories
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:07 am to TigerDeacon
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drove from the Delta from Vicksburg to Greenwood
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Yazoo City.
That's a strange route
Eta- Nevermind. I read Greenville.
This post was edited on 7/11/23 at 11:09 am
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:09 am to Got Blaze
quote:get yourself a bird dog, son.
speed trap alley:
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:10 am to Got Blaze
I’ve been caught in all 3 of those…..
On a Honda 300 4X4.
On a Honda 300 4X4.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:39 am to Jim Rockford
I came very close to running out of gas on that stretch of road
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:45 am to Jim Rockford
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The intersection of 84 and 165 used to be known locally as "murder crossroads" for all the accidents, usually from people running the stop sign. They rebuilt it so drivers on 84 have to make a right turn on 165, go down about a quarter mile and make a U Turn. It's a pain in the arse but it solved the problem.
Its been a while since I've been thru that area but you are right about that intersection. I've almost been t-boned few times by people running the sign. The only thing I can remember about Urania was the signs along the side of the road, warning no one to pick up hitch hikers as they may be escaped prisoners.
This post was edited on 7/11/23 at 11:46 am
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