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re: Well that’s it — moving the family out of Orleans.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 8:56 am to ibldprplgld
Posted on 2/10/22 at 8:56 am to ibldprplgld
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Not sure tbh, we haven’t gotten that far yet.
Of course most who leave Orleans Parish will go to Jefferson, St. Tammany, or Tangi. I don’t think we’ve eliminated any of those, but part of me wants to say frick it and do TX, FL, or TN.
A few have mentioned Gulf Coast MS, and that’s something we haven’t thought of.
How close do you have to be to New Orleans for work? I've become a big proponent of small town living if you have a connection to one. I grew up in a small town, and I finally have a means to earn a living from one. So we are moving back to one this year from Chicago. Already bought the house.
People talk smack about small towns, but places like St. Francisville/New Roads, Abbeville, or Thibodeaux are nice places to grow up (especially if you can pay private school tuition). They haven't been totally consumed by suburban sprawl yet and they all still feel like a small town. They are still fairly close to larger cities with reasonable amenities, airports, and shopping about an hour away or less.
Then you have very pleasant suburbs like northern Ascension Parish, southern St. Tammany Parish, Youngsville, Zachary or even parts of Tangi that feel much more suburban in character. They don't have the crime problems of the bigger cities, have some traffic issues, and they have lost their rural character a long time ago. But they also have a lot of amenities very close by and good public schools. You could probably find one that's close to the bigger Louisiana cities but relatively safe from major hurricanes.
For the Mississippi Gulf Coast...I like the Ocean Springs area. It's probably vulnerable to hurricanes, it's about 90 minutes from New Orleans, and it's pretty far from the airport. But it's a very nice area. Mississippi also doesn't tax retirement income, which is something to consider if you are getting close to that point in life. You are from New Orleans so I'm going to assume you'd be interested to know that there's a decent Catholic church parish there too.
I'm sure some of the Mississippi posters can supplement this list of nice areas close to the coast.
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Posted on 2/10/22 at 8:57 am to logjamming
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I think you mean “given the lack of any job market outside of Persia l injury attorney or oilfield-related work.
Also, if the only places where it is good to raise a family are necessarily nowhere near any viable job prospects, by definition, I don’t think it can be called a “good place to raise a family.”
There are good areas to raise a family all over La. It depends on the type of life you want. I guarantee you my childhood was fun af and would never have been possible in a big city. Parents do fine and neither were oil and gas or attorneys. We traveled a good bit and it was nothing to drive to BR, Shreve, Laffy, Nola, Houston, Dallas, etc.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:01 am to ccomeaux
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Come to Lafayette
Close enough to visit far enough not to care what they do
Exactly. Born and raised in New Orleans. Moved to Lafayette for college and haven't even thought of moving back. It's nice to turn on the local news and see that there hasn't been 5 murders in the past hour in different parts of the city.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:02 am to BorrisMart
quote:if it ain't like the woodlands it ain't shite
There are good areas to raise a family all over La. It depends on the type of life you want. I guarantee you my childhood was fun af and would never have been possible in a big city. Parents do fine and neither were oil and gas or attorneys. We traveled a good bit and it was nothing to drive to BR, Shreve, Laffy, Nola, Houston, Dallas, etc.
-the OT
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:02 am to logjamming
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Also, if the only places where it is good to raise a family are necessarily nowhere near any viable job prospects, by definition, I don’t think it can be called a “good place to raise a family.”
They may not have viable job prospects for your field.
But there are good, safe places in Louisiana with an identity, a sense of place, and with decent access to employment. It’s true that there are more options if you are in oil/gas, medical, or manufacturing though.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:03 am to VolsOut4Harambe
No - woke love it.
See white women alone and couples casually walking, riding their bikes and with their dogs through central city and living in areas like Baronne/Oretha Haley and Felicity/MLK every week.
See white women alone and couples casually walking, riding their bikes and with their dogs through central city and living in areas like Baronne/Oretha Haley and Felicity/MLK every week.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:03 am to ccomeaux
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Come to Lafayette
Close enough to visit far enough not to care what they do
Lafayette is the biggest small town I’ve ever seen.
And please don’t take that as an insult. It’s awesome. I love it.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:03 am to USMEagles
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Orleans Parish (which IS NOT synonymous with "New Orleans"
Except that it literally is
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:04 am to WHATDOINO
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There isn’t one good area in Louisiana to raise a family……total shite show…. EVERYTHING IS BETTER ANYWHERE ELSE!!!
Amirite?
Well, sadly, yes. . We’re pretty
Much ranked dead last in everything except illiteracy, STDs, and unplanned pregnancies. So it’s safe to assume everywhere else is better.
But I understand where you’re coming from.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:05 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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if it ain't like the woodlands it ain't shite
-the OT
You aint lying.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:05 am to PUB
quote:i never understood this. just go a couple blocks toward the river and everything is better
See white women alone and couples casually walking, riding their bikes and with their dogs through central city and living in areas like Baronne/Oretha Haley and Felicity/MLK every week.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:07 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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if it ain't like the woodlands it ain't shite
It’s a nice area with plenty of shopping. My brother lives there. But like a lot of suburbs, it feels very generic and busy.
For some reason a lot of Houston suburbs feel like they were just created out of thin air instead of being overgrown small towns that have since become suburbs (like Collierville, TN, Roswell, GA or Mandeville, LA). A lot of suburbs in Florida have the same master planned/blank slate feel as the Houston suburbs too.
If you can conveniently work from home, I would move much farther away from Houston than The Woodlands. If not, I would just live in the city.
This post was edited on 2/10/22 at 9:11 am
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:08 am to chalmetteowl
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Except that it literally is
According to whom? State government? frick those losers.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:09 am to PUB
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Oretha Haley
Every time I see this I wonder what its real name is.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:09 am to ibldprplgld
I moved my then young family from uptown on Magazine to south Florida in 2001. Best life decision I ever made. Good luck OP. Frick NOLA
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:10 am to ibldprplgld
Run by woke incompetent carpetbaggers from out of state fleecing the taxpayers for massive salaries too
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:14 am to SlidellCajun
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I have some friends in New Orleans that say they’ll never move. They’re hard core about it.
One of the wives is liberal and she talks about ways to fix the crime by understanding the mentality of the criminal. She’s a social worker btw. It’s classic liberal mentality. They live uptown in nice area, nice house etc. country club liberals I call them.
And people like her is the reason why New Orleans is in the situation is in. The ones who are oblivious to the crime and corruption and who think they can "change" the mindset of murderous criminals are doing nothing but enabling the actions. I would bet that she voted for Latoya and think she's doing a great job.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:14 am to USMEagles
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According to whom? State government? frick those losers.
The city limits are the parish line and the parish line is the city limits
That means everywhere from West End to Venetian Isles to Algiers to Leónidas
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:15 am to ibldprplgld
Consider yourself lucky the fact that you can afford to move out, even though you have no choice.
Here in S. FL you are pretty much stuck. Real estate has gotten so expensive that moving out is not affordable anymore, unless moving out of state. A 3/2 townhouse in a decent neighborhood goes for at least $2600 a month rent. A house prob. $3000 up to $5000.
I cannot sell my t/h because I cannot afford a normal 3 or 4 bedroom house for $500K. I'm stuck.
Here in S. FL you are pretty much stuck. Real estate has gotten so expensive that moving out is not affordable anymore, unless moving out of state. A 3/2 townhouse in a decent neighborhood goes for at least $2600 a month rent. A house prob. $3000 up to $5000.
I cannot sell my t/h because I cannot afford a normal 3 or 4 bedroom house for $500K. I'm stuck.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:16 am to ibldprplgld
Everyone is different. Every couple has desire's or commodities they would like to have while raising a family. I grew up in South La, went to private school, had a great up bringing. I’ve always had country in me but also loved visiting cities and partying in my younger to mid 20’s. My wife and I now live in rural Arkansas raising three daughters 2 in junior high and one in grade school, and let me tell you, no one can drag me away from this place. The 3-5 homicides a year in our county for the most part are justified. Public schools are great I don’t have to worry about my children. I make the same amount here at my current job then I would anywhere else in this country and the price of land is a helluva lot cheaper then Louisiana, with no flood insurance or any of that crap.the majority of my family still lives in south l and I can go visit whenever I want. But I will never move back. I love the simple life.
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