re: Turns out BR residents are miserable

Man someone sure is salty just because someone has a difference of opinion.

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no thanks. that's why i'm moving to a place where you don't have to drive 45 minutes away for entertainment :).

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I'd love to hear all about this city and the opportunities it provides.

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Man someone sure is salty just because someone has a difference of opinion.

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Sorry. Got my jimmies rustled. I still don't know what activities geared toward young professionals are available in other cities of similar size. Maybe I'm just not tuned in enough to that sort of thing. But a big city BR is not, so there are some things that a major city will have (pro sports teams, for instance, or a legit theater district) that BR will never be able to offer. People love to bitch that this means that BR 'is terrible' when really, it's just not a major city, and they just don't want to expend the effort to seek out the opportunities that are available.

It's a fair point that the kayaking and fishing/hunting are outside of town. I guess I'm used to people bitching about not having a place to go hiking or mountain biking or whatever, and I know the outdoors activities are available in LA if you look for them, they just aren't the same activities. And in other towns, they aren't in town either.

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You can just drive 80 miles down I-10 and see it for yourself

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Seriously, if you're comparing to NOLA I agree there are way better and more opportunities there for things to do. But NOLA pretty much beats every other city its size in the US. There's a reason it's a top 5 tourist destination in the US despite being a city of what, 500K?

Baton Rouge is a top 5 tourist destination? You must be smoking crack

The only reason people come from out of town is for LSU games

I'm thinking (and praying) he meant NOLA.

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Baton Rouge is a top 5 tourist destination?

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Ok I fixed it. It was worded poorly.

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Live entertainment - I really enjoy comedy (standup, improv, sketch, whatever), which is much easier to see around here.

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There is comedy in BR, but yeah you basically have to watch for a good act to come through for it to be worth your time IMO. Point.

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Breweries - There are dozens of breweries within 20 minutes of me, including a couple I can walk to from my house. And there's always something going on at least a few of them on any given night.

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Maybe not nearly the number of options you have in Boston, but there are opportunities like this in BR. Tin Roof and Southern Craft have events and tours every weekend, and the beer fests are a lot of fun.

Both of the things you mention are fair points, but BR not having them is more due to the fact that it's a mid sized city than that BR just 'sucks' like so many people like to bitch. There are a number of bars that cater to the late 20's/early 30's crowd, and there are events probably 2-3 times a month that would be comparable to what you're talking about, but if you want nightlife events multiple times a week, a big city is gonna win out every time, period. I'll concede you made some good points.

I still think there is plenty to do in the BR area, not as much as somewhere like Boston, but not so little that I think people have good reason to just bitch about it.

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Note I never once said BR sucks, or anything close to that.

My statement was that there's not a lot of things geared towards people that are out of college but not yet ready to start families (i.e.- young professionals). I stand by that.

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That's fair.

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No you should sit at home and be miserable instead of driving 45 mins. And then bitch online about how you have nothing to do to fill your time.

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frick 45 minutes. You can do it 45 seconds outside of your office here: