re: Tell me about Laurel, MS

Posted by cave canem

pullarius dominus

Member since Oct 2012

12186 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:21 am to MasCervezas

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Moving there next week

Lived there while wife was at USM many years ago and loved it, beware PPD, they don't play.

Posted by MasCervezas

Ocean Springs

Member since Jul 2013

7958 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:23 am to cave canem

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beware PPD, they don't play.

I actually keep hearing that. Good thing my partying days are over.

Posted by Crow Pie

Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center

Member since Feb 2010

25294 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:24 am to white perch

Jones County..Land of the Free. Hell they wanted to secede from the United States, the Union AND the Confederacy!!

This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 10:26 am

Posted by Richard Castle

St. George, La.

Member since Nov 2012

1887 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:26 am to tiger perry

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Don’t do it

Posted by lnomm34

Louisiana

Member since Oct 2009

12604 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:26 am to Crow Pie

quote:
Jones County..Land of the Free

and home of the Baptists.

Posted by olemissfan26

Member since Apr 2012

6233 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:27 am to white perch

If you take it, Live in Hattiesburg (oak grove) and it’s just like any other suburb type town. Food is pretty good relative to the size. College town. Public school (Oak Grove High School) is one of the best in the state for what it’s worth. Highway 98 has everything you need. Living downtown wouldn’t be recommended. Crime is higher closer into town.

Posted by Swain

Member since Aug 2016

404 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:30 am to white perch

Unfortunately, GOM Halliburton guys will know plenty about Laurel.

Posted by TigerstuckinMS

Member since Nov 2005

33687 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:33 am to lnomm34

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and home of the Baptists.

Oh yeah. I forgot about that. At one point, Jones County proudly proclaimed on the front page of their website they had more churches per capita than any other county in the country.

If you throw a rock in a random direction, you're going to hit at least two churches.

Posted by lsujro

north of the wall

Member since Jul 2007

3919 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:37 am to SmokinJoe

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Do NOT live in Laurel. There are a few nice subdivisions on the outskirts that are family friendly. Ellisville is a decent community. If you are coming here for one of the 3 big businesses; oil, chickens or transformers then ask where they live. The popular majority will tell you Windermere. I got the frick out of town about 5 yrs ago and moved to family property west of town.

agree with this. my family lives west of Laurel still. i wouldn't recommend this unless you crave a nice big rural piece of land. if you are looking for city amenities, there is nothing there.

Posted by KiwiHead

Auckland, NZ

Member since Jul 2014

27339 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:46 am to white perch

Easy access to Sanderson Farms chicken

Posted by Parmen

Member since Apr 2016

18317 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:01 am to white perch

10 seconds of research shows me it’s a shite heap

Posted by kjp811

Denver, CO

Member since Apr 2017

850 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:07 am to white perch

It's a one big speed trap.

Posted by lnomm34

Louisiana

Member since Oct 2009

12604 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:13 am to olemissfan26

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If you take it, Live in Hattiesburg (oak grove)

That would be a shite long commute from Oak Grove to Laurel. It would be 70-80 miles per day and at least 45 minutes each way. frick that. Oak Grove is nice, but not if you're working in Laurel.

Posted by AU66

Northport Al

Member since Sep 2006

3264 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:24 am to white perch

Have a friend who lives in Meridians, always says “ just a town full of Ho’s” mainly cause his ex lives there i think

Posted by Kingpenm3

Xanadu

Member since Aug 2011

8958 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:43 am to AU66

4 pages and no Home Town??

eta: These people have remodeled a home for literally every single person that has moved to Laurel in the last 5 years.

This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 11:45 am

Posted by DarthRebel

Tier Five is Alive

Member since Feb 2013

21229 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:44 am to white perch

I remember back in the day though when this was in the mall there

Posted by lnomm34

Louisiana

Member since Oct 2009

12604 posts

Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:51 am to Kingpenm3

I would encourage everyone who is considering putting $200k into a home in Laurel, MS to review THIS LISTING on realtor.com. Days on Market: 1,534

That's over 4 years being listed without selling. It's a beautifully renovated house that was completed gutted and redone. We knew the sellers and saw the house as it was being renovated. Sheesh.