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re: Tell me about Natchez. Is it a safe place to live?
Posted on 2/11/22 at 2:39 pm to undkeith
Posted on 2/11/22 at 2:39 pm to undkeith
quote:
Move to Ferriday instead, much safer and more things to do like the KFC buffet or hanging by the barber shop.
Lmao.
I remember several years ago the mayor of Ferriday got pissed because some feds came through and cleaned out some major drug dealers. He made a statement that basically translated to “The drug dealings were the major draw for tourism and the top revenue generator”.
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Posted on 2/11/22 at 2:45 pm to Park duck
quote:Are you in town, or live in the outskirts? This is an interesting thread to me because we visit often and have entertained the idea of a retirement home just out of town with some acreage.
Ive lived in Natchez for 21 years now. Its fine
Posted on 2/11/22 at 3:14 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:Not that long but your parents and grandparents should have known each other. That is the best way to know if your kid is running around with good people or not.
anybody whose family hasn't been there for 150 years is considered an outsider
Or if you’ll do business together.
Lots of LSU and Ole Miss milfs there, for sure.
This post was edited on 2/11/22 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 2/11/22 at 3:24 pm to Tall Tiger
quote:
Both have so much potential, but I see little signs of life in recent visits. One problem both cities faced was that neither were a capital city or had a university. Compared to a town like Hammond that has SLU, it makes a big difference.
Basically, everyone I've met from Natchez has been an LSU fan. Vicksburg looks much more depressing whereas Natchez doesn't seem that depressing when I drive though. Good hunting and not far from BR. Get the benefits of MS (whatever those are) and drive over to Hammer's Drive Thru and get some alcohol whenever.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 3:35 pm to SlickRick55
If you are the slick Rick my hats off to you sir. Fine eating.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 3:46 pm to Merlin1200
Glad to hear about the progress.
What is the status of the Eola? Is work going on? I heard it was supposed to be open by next year.
What is the status of the Eola? Is work going on? I heard it was supposed to be open by next year.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 3:52 pm to financetiger
Natchez is on the route of the new I-14 planned to connect military bases from Waco Tx. to Warner Robbins Ga. that got funded under the recently passed Federal infrastructure bill.
Since the town was off the Interstate grid previously it could be a future significant change, plus or minus depending on your outlook.
And of course a it is a huge question as to how long it takes to complete the new Interstate and whether they stick with the route proposed.
Thinking there were folks in St. Francisville and all along Hwy 10 in La (Bogalusa) who hoped the I-14 route would be further south and use the current Audubon bridge to nowhere to cross the Mississippi.
Since the town was off the Interstate grid previously it could be a future significant change, plus or minus depending on your outlook.
And of course a it is a huge question as to how long it takes to complete the new Interstate and whether they stick with the route proposed.
Thinking there were folks in St. Francisville and all along Hwy 10 in La (Bogalusa) who hoped the I-14 route would be further south and use the current Audubon bridge to nowhere to cross the Mississippi.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 3:56 pm to financetiger
quote:NTZ went completely to shite when Dimples shut down.
Tell me about Natchez.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 4:00 pm to SlickRick55
Well, he wasn’t wrong…
Ferriday is such a shithole that I tell everyone the reason that Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley all succeeded was the threat of having to return to Ferriday if they failed.
Ferriday is such a shithole that I tell everyone the reason that Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley all succeeded was the threat of having to return to Ferriday if they failed.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 4:07 pm to NatchezTiger17
I live and work there so spend everyday in Natchez.
1. I see absolutely zero hipsters
2. The police absolutely DO NOT have a handle on the crime. It’s not NO, BR or Jackson level crime but there has been a considerable uptick the last couple of years.
1. I see absolutely zero hipsters
2. The police absolutely DO NOT have a handle on the crime. It’s not NO, BR or Jackson level crime but there has been a considerable uptick the last couple of years.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 4:11 pm to financetiger
Lots of gheys moved there in the last few decades
Posted on 2/11/22 at 4:13 pm to Y.A. Tittle
The Mississippi River shifting in 1876 really cut off the trajectory Vicksburg was on.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 4:14 pm to financetiger
I ate dinner in Natchez last night. I think it is a great town with a lot of potential. There were a lot of tourists on the street downtown and tour buses all around.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 4:14 pm to Tall Tiger
Vicksburg
Posted on 2/11/22 at 4:16 pm to mattz1122
quote:
It's nice but boring
I like how people think boring is bad.
Give me boring over crowds, overpriced food and housing, and car jackings.
This post was edited on 2/11/22 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 2/11/22 at 5:14 pm to Jack Daniel
I live in natchez and can’t name one crime that’s happened to someone I know in recent years. Maybe I just have my head in the sand. Most violent crime is retaliatory (doesn’t make it ok) and not perpetrated on random victims. Of course, I don’t hang out in certain parts of town either. My great grandfathers car was stolen from him in 1994 after he invited the teen in for ice cream and they took his keys…. So I guess I do know someone.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 5:18 pm to Merlin1200
If you can’t acknowledge murders are happening at a higher rate than just a few years ago then there’s nothing anyone can say to change your mind. But according to your logic, nobody you know personally has been murdered so there’s no crime in Natchez.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 5:32 pm to Jack Daniel
Yeah, Natchez native here and crime has definitely jumped up. The new DA is a disaster but overall the town is trending up thanks to Tate and the mayor. Beautiful city and great old homes everywhere, still a nice, laid back place.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 5:42 pm to Jack Daniel
I was being a tad flippant with that remark. I was more commenting on how crime in Natchez does not change my personal day to day life. That may be insensitive I guess. I just know I have no problems walking around town and living my life.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 6:23 pm to Tall Tiger
Vicksburg has had better public schools for awhile, due to a bit stronger middle class, thanks to USACE and some industry. Those tolerable public schools are slowly fading into unserviceable. Natchez has a higher top end with more old oil money than Vburg. They’ve kept the “nice” parts of Natchez nicer than the nice parts of Vburg. The outskirts of Natchez are MUCH nicer and more affluent than the outskirts of Vburg, where it’s very hard to get away from junkyards, meth houses, and trailer parks.
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