re: Thinking of moving out of Louisiana and to the Tampa area.

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its almost like we all have unique situations and are simply doing what we all think is best for us and our families

weird

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Crazy, right.

People who never left think Louisiana is the best state with the best City in the world.

Those who left see a different perspective and are labeled as "traitors".

Very polarizing.

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literally no one made this claim in this thread

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This thread gets made almost nearly quarterly for the last several years the same responses are made from both sides.

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You seem kinda insecure about your decision TBH

I have no idea why you feel the need to make up arguments otherwise

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Zero insecurity at all, and no regrets with my decision. I'm not creating anything, just simply stating what has been said here for years.

Again, to each their own.

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People who never left think Louisiana is the best state with the best City in the world.

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This is a bad take. Most of us see the flaws, but think the benefits outweigh them. For example, for my wife and I, we would have zero benefit moving to somewhere like Texas, but we would definitely have drawbacks. So, while overall for most people it may be better to live in Texas over Louisiana, that doesn't apply to everyone (people have unique situations).

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Those who left see a different perspective and are labeled as "traitors".

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There was one person who stated this, and it was probably a joke, once again most of us here know the state sucks

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its almost like we all have unique situations and are simply doing what we all think is best for us and our families

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i do think its funny you have a large contingenet on both sides that scream to high heaven.

Louisiana isnt nearly as bad as people make it out to be. In fact i would put parts of laffeyette up against almost anything suburban wise. LC was getting there before the storm, now its shite.

I also think a big part of this is economic and having families. Many of us do very well financially in LA and look at things different, same with those of us with families.

in general those that do well in LA and live near family enjoy it. But the Op is correct about LC right now. Will it get better? yes, so long as another storm doesnt hit. In 5 years LC will be back but that is a long time to wait. and if anther storm hits within 10 years....well tons will leave and not come back.

But in general you have natural disasters all along the gulf coast and across the country period. Are they as bad as Laura...frick no but neither are 99.99% of hurricanes.

Florida gets hit, including the tampa area, and if its a storm like Laura....you will have much of the same problems. LC's problems are compounded by covid too and the economy in general.

I 100% support the OP in the reasons he wants to leave. I also see why people love other areas. I love the burbs in most of the texas cities, florida and plenty of other places. I also see why many like myself choice to stay. Like you said, its almost like each situation is unique based on economic opportunities for that individual family and what they priortize. :cheers:

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my first born will be here in August and I want him to experience a good life and not have to live in such a miserable place

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I have lived in BR for over 40 yrs and had a great childhood and life. Of course there are bad places in the city as there are in any city. I would think any place you choose to move to you will need to research the bad areas to avoid...I know where to avoid

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We’re just kind of nervous about uprooting and moving away from all of family looking for new jobs etc, but still excited about a new journey!

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starting all over with no family/friends/job is what prevents most people from making a move...works great for some and bad for others. good luck!

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I love Louisiana.. born, raised, attended college and started my career here. I get it. It's just sad what it is, and what could be.

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Life if what you make of it. You can be happy almost anywhere. And you can be a miserable prick almost anywhere.

My wife and I have spent a lot of time developing our career, which pushed us to relocate a few times as we progressed. That took us from New Orleans/Baton Rouge to Memphis to Pittsburgh to Chicago.

The OT criticizes those cities constantly and I think unfairly. I ended up loving Memphis, Baton Rouge, and Chicago. Certainly far more than I liked Pittsburgh, which so many on this board seem to like for some reason.

Moving back to Baton Rouge next year to build our forever house. My wife's attending position starts in July 2022, and they are paying her way more than she could get in Chicago. I will be working from home most of the time, and flying out to clients as needed. My daughter will grow up near her grand parents and cousins and go to the same school every generation of her family has gone to for 100 years.

And you are spot on that Louisiana has so much unmet potential. The food, people, entertainment, and outdoor recreation are really hard to beat in Louisiana. Unfortunately so many are drawn away from the state because there just aren't enough jobs for skilled and educated workers. I sincerely think that the state would progress RAPIDLY if they ever invested in their infrastructure (transportation and drainage), improved some more school districts, and shoveled cash into their top 3 universities.

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Zero insecurity at all, and no regrets with my decision. I'm not creating anything, just simply stating what has been said here for years.

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Maybe not but your comments are condescending af. It’s like we’re all terrible people for wanting to be around loved ones.

Maybe our loved ones don’t have to means to visit a place 14 hours away once a month. Maybe there are other circumstances.

Nobody needs to hear “youre soooo stupid for staying.” I have the means to get up and go but I choose not to because I love my family and leaving them would be the hardest decision of my life. It’s plagued me my entire life, matter of fact.

You do you but there’s no need to be a complete prick about it. Which you are doing.

We did it when my second boy was 1. Wanted a better life than what BR could offer. Picked up and left everything and everyone we knew to move to Charlotte. That was in 2019 and could t be happier with the move. You will not regret it.

Don't think that living to that area will not have any strings attached...