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Posted on 5/26/21 at 8:42 am to fallguy_1978
Exactly 
Posted on 5/26/21 at 8:53 am to Dragula
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never understood why people stay "because they don't want to leave thier family" when you /they can visit anytime.
So people with a family stay to raise a child to have a likely lower quality of life with higher cost of living, worst job market, lower pay, poor schools, higher crime, overall dirty area, just to be close to family.
Yes. What awful people we are to have a good relationship with our parents and would love to have them enjoy their remaining time with their young grandchildren.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:11 am to Prominentwon
quote:These really have nothing to do with why I would want to move anyway. COL isn't bad, job market for my wife and I isn't bad (I don't work out of Louisiana anyway), our private schools are good, and the crime rate in my neighborhood is very low.
higher cost of living, worst job market, lower pay, poor schools, higher crime
I mostly want to move because of our shite climate, and shite landscape. The shite people and dirty surroundings are next on the list though
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:12 am to BigBobbyStorey
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traitor
I've always love the typical defensive response in these threads. Other Louisianians trying to hold other ones back from bettering themselves.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:14 am to Epic Cajun
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These really have nothing to do with why I would want to move anyway. COL isn't bad, job market for my wife and I isn't bad (I don't work out of Louisiana anyway), our private schools are good, and the crime rate in my neighborhood is very low.
I mostly want to move because of our shite climate, and shite landscape. The shite people and dirty surroundings are next on the list though
me 100%
for me, the COL is probably higher for any place I would want to move, the schools are equal, job market probably worse for me and crime would probably be on par or close, as most cities are experiencing higher crime these days
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:15 am to phutureisyic
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Why Tampa? There are plenty of nice places, outside of LC, that’s just a drive away from your family. I mean if you’re going to move to Tampa might as well go to Montana where it’s beautiful.
Agree. If I were in LC, I’d move to TX. Plenty of nice areas within an easy drive to LC. And TX is a way better state. I’m a Louisiana girl through and through but La is just not run well and prob never will be. And don’t get me wrong, I love Florida very much but I’d want to be as close to family and “home” as possible especially with a young child.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:20 am to LSUBoo
quote:y'all hit the neighborhood lottery. Certainly a better place to raise Boo Jr.
definitely moving out of LA has ended up a solid move.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:30 am to Epic Cajun
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These really have nothing to do with why I would want to move anyway. COL isn't bad, job market for my wife and I isn't bad (I don't work out of Louisiana anyway), our private schools are good, and the crime rate in my neighborhood is very low.
I mostly want to move because of our shite climate, and shite landscape. The shite people and dirty surroundings are next on the list though
this is kind of me. COL isnt even a concern either way really. any move away would almost certainly have my wife and I making less money and prolly would be higher COL.
the private schools our kids go to are great and not really that expensive compared to other places. Many great public school options in LC area and Barbe has the best AP program in the state. So thats not a big deal either.
my neighborhood and my circle of friends doesnt exactly live in high crime areas or even really visit those areas.
but i get tired of driving through town and seeing houses in the same shape they are in the day i came back from the hurricane. shite is depressing as hell.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:44 am to Tiger Nation 84
Do it! We left Prairieville in 2006 for Tampa. Best decision ever. So much outdoor activities and areas to explore. So much more than just beaches. Honestly, it took me about a year to really fall in love with the area- had to get past the cranky yankee's attitude. It's not the South. Of all our friends made in Tampa, we were the only Southerners.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:46 am to Tiger Nation 84
Do it. You won't regret it. Best decision I've ever made was to move out of Louisiana for Colorado. The quality of life is so much better here.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:47 am to Dragula
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I never understood why people stay "because they don't want to leave thier family" when you /they can visit anytime.
It's a matter of perspective and what you want.
"Visit anytime" is easy to say, but if you are 838 miles/12 hours away by car (Lake Charles to Tampa) neither party is "visiting anytime". That's an issue of time and/or money (flights are quicker than driving, but more expensive) and depending on each household, there may be lodging involved.
I grew up with grandparents a little over two hours away, and saw them occasionally, mainly during summer and some holidays, and for special events like graduations or weddings. You won't even get that being 12 hours away.
Comparatively, my kids and my sister's kids have grown up in the same town as their grandparents, who rarely miss ANY of their activities: school plays, T-ball games, birthday parties, high school soccer and football games. Not to mention smaller simpler things like Sunday dinners and swimming in Mamaw and Papaw's pool, crawfish boils, firepit nights, watching Saints or LSU games, etc. The grandparents are around to pick up the kids from school when needed, or babysit when they were toddlers.
Now that the kids are older, they (and myself, as has always been the case) are around to help the grandparents out as they're older -- stump grinding, installing a new microwave, replacing a door, trimming trees, etc. The teenage/college age grandkids still like to hang out with the grandparents, even to the point of going out to dinner with their grandparents and having girlfriends/boyfriends come along.
Those kids grew up with their grandparents in their lives, and I think they are much better for it.
But to each his own. It's all about priorities and personal preferences.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:48 am to Tiger Nation 84
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With that said, my first born will be here in August and I want him to experience a good life
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We’re just kind of nervous about uprooting and moving away from all of family looking for new jobs etc,
That part will make your lives harder. Only you will know if the investment is worth it, but little kids with no support system is tough.
I’m not saying don’t do it, but this is the very reason so many choose to stay in LA (or any other place that lacks opportunities). Also, relationships are worth money. With no network, every opportunity you have is at the mercy of LinkedIn and indeed.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:50 am to Tiger Nation 84
The carpetbaggers are ruining Florida. There are better places than Tampa that have more grace and charm. With the amount of litter we have on the roads in Florida you will however feel right at home being from Louisiana.
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 9:51 am
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:50 am to Dragula
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I never understood why people stay "because they don't want to leave thier family" when you /they can visit anytime.
Family is very important to some people along with upbringing. And after living in a number of difference places well outside of Louisiana (or the south in general), I can say that I think more highly of people who are from Louisiana than in most other parts of the country.
Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia.....90% chance they are assholes.
Louisiana (especially if they are from a smaller town)....probably a damn nice person. And at least as goofy as I am.
If you can earn a high wage and do what you want to do while still saying near family in south Louisiana, you have it made. Most of us had to leave at some point to really climb that economic ladder as quickly as we wanted to.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:55 am to DevilDogTiger
Tampa is a beautiful growing area. Just don't move on Fowler or Nebraska Ave...you'll get stabbed
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:06 am to Koach K
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With the amount of litter we have on the roads in Florida you will however feel right at home being from Louisiana.
I don't see as much of Florida as you but I'm in Clearwater currently. Was in Orlando the last 3 days and I was in Gainesville a few days ago and I haven't seen anything close to the littering you'd see in LA.
Not even close to the same realm of shite.
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 10:36 am
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:26 am to Tiger Nation 84
I love Louisiana as my home state, but taking my family out of there was the best decision I ever made!
Love to visit but happy to live elsewhere.
Love to visit but happy to live elsewhere.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:30 am to Prominentwon
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Yes. What awful people we are to have a good relationship with our parents and would love to have them enjoy their remaining time with their young grandchildren.
Who says you cannot have both?
I love my parents, talk to them Every. Single. Day and see them every other month on average.
But my parents are grown... I want my kids to have every advantage in life over eating Sunday dinner grandmas a couple times a month. I could not fathom subjecting my kids to all the disadvantages of Louisiana because I was scared to cut the cord.
It's what you prioritize in life, to each their own.
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 10:36 am
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:34 am to Tiger Nation 84
Do it and don’t look back!
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