re: Question for Those Who Moved Away From Louisiana

I loved living in Louisiana, but when your job takes you away, it is what it is! Now, my children are both married and one has a grandchild, so I will most likely will never move back. On the bright side, I have a lot of relatives in south Louisiana, so I still visit quite often.

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did you find that your life drastically improved when you settled in a new place?

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no, but i am single/no kids so that is a factor

Don’t you live in like Alexandria?

That’s not really Louisiana it’s like a slice of Detroit

Moved in 1984. Have lived in:
Iowa
Kentucky
Georgia
Florida
Texas

In every case life immensely improved
Most homesickness and culture shock happened in the 3 years of Iowa - 84-87. But once I figured out that the New Orleans I missed was gone, and lodged in my youthful memories, all good.Plus we can visit when we want, but don’t have to stay.

Nearly everything got better. I do wish my kids had gotten some of the experiences I had growing up in small town Louisiana, but they’ve also experienced a lot more than I did growing up.

I enjoy visiting Louisiana. But very happy in Texas.

We are moving out of #50 in a couple weeks. Going all the way to #1 (Utah). So ready to be done with all the bs that comes with living in Louisiana. Getting screwed one last time by having to put a new roof on our house because the buyers can't get insurance with a *gasp* 10-15 year old roof.

We will miss friends and family, like everyone else, but the upside makes it so worth it. Great public schools, non-corrupt government, no crime (murders, anyway), 4 seasons, and tons of outdoor activities. Counting down the days...

I'll be sure to bump this thread at the end of the year to let everyone know how happy I am

Was in Nashville last week for a concert at the Ryman. Very clean downtown with no threat of being mugged walking around late at night unlike say New Orleans.

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All of this is fantastic for me: work, people, food, festivals, culture, hunting, fishing, sports, LSU, Saints, boating, fun, etc.

If you cannot be happy in Louisiana, then you should go. But stop trying to act like the rest of us are miserable just because you failed to be happy.

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Yeah, but this thread isn’t about you. OP asked for opinions from those who moved away. Not everything is about you.

I moved away after LSU and about a year as a programmer in BTR.

Wasn't necessarily looking to get out, but wasn't heavily invested in La with a big family. I'd only lived there since my last year of high school and through extended years in college as I had to work my way through with no student loans.

But my Dad was a military guy and moved us around so I was used to it. Hell, he and my Mom had already moved from Alec to Fort Walton Beach by the time I got out of LSU.

Got multiple offers out of state but ended up in Virginia, which I found has a pretty good standard of living, lots of jobs, close to mountains, bay/beaches, and big cities if you want those. And the weather doesn't stay hot as ballz for months at a time.

Nothing against Louisiana. As I've stated in other threads like this: if it could have worked out and I ended up w my grandfather's cattle ranch in Natchitoches parish I would be looking at these threads from an La perspective. And I'm sure I would be as content there as I am on my country place in Virginia.