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re: What are some of the best managed cities in Louisiana?
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:18 am to ColSurge
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:18 am to ColSurge
FYI, cities that fall under the 10k requirement.
With this list I'd have to say the best options are Ruston, Broussard, Youngsville, and Covington. IMHO
quote:
Rank City Population
1 New Orleans 364,136
2 Baton Rouge 219,573
3 Shreveport 177,959
4 Metairie 140,046
5 Lafayette 121,467
6 Lake Charles 79,633
7 Kenner 63,333
8 Bossier City 62,738
9 Monroe 46,616
10 Alexandria 43,466
11 Prairieville 34,215
12 Marrero 32,003
13 Houma 31,733
14 Central 29,781
15 Laplace 28,956
16 Slidell 28,510
17 New Iberia 27,080
18 Terrytown 26,105
19 Hammond 22,527
20 Ruston 22,233
21 Chalmette 22,192
22 Harvey 21,485
23 Bayou Cane 21,142
24 Sulphur 20,400
25 Zachary 19,968
26 Shenandoah 18,561
27 Youngsville 18,002
28 Natchitoches 17,195
29 Estelle 17,091
30 Gretna 17,026
31 Thibodaux 15,646
32 Opelousas 15,390
33 Broussard 14,543
34 Luling 14,207
35 Pineville 14,034
36 Gonzales 13,737
37 River Ridge 13,362
38 Mandeville 12,999
39 Carencro 12,639
40 West Monroe 12,535
41 Claiborne 12,159
42 TIE Destrehan 12,057
42 TIE Baker 12,057
44 Woodmere 11,661
45 Bayou Blue 11,624
46 Covington 11,618
47 Moss Bluff 11,582
48 Gardere 11,565
49 Crowley 11,272
50 Minden 11,248
51 Raceland 11,094
52 Timberlane 10,912
53 Abbeville 10,890
54 Morgan City 10,873
55 Belle Chasse 10,781
56 Waggaman 10,706
57 Bogalusa 10,343
58 Jefferson 10,141
With this list I'd have to say the best options are Ruston, Broussard, Youngsville, and Covington. IMHO
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Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:20 am to AwesomeSauce
Does this mean that St George is now one of the 10 largest cities in LA?
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:22 am to fr33manator
quote:If estimates are correct it should slide right in above Lake Chuck inside the top 10.
Does this mean that St George is now one of the 10 largest cities in LA?
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:26 am to ColSurge
SWB has a ~$450K contract out now to get certain street corners cleaned of litter! What else do you want from a mayor?
They better have inspectors out there inspecting within minutes of the contractor completing the effort at each intersection because within a day it will look like nothing was done.
They better have inspectors out there inspecting within minutes of the contractor completing the effort at each intersection because within a day it will look like nothing was done.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:26 am to AwesomeSauce
quote:
cities
quote:
11 Prairieville 34,215
???
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:30 am to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:
Mandeville, I guess?
Got to give Covington some love too. The mayor of Covington post here. Fat Man.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:30 am to Cuz413
quote:
cities
It was OP's nomenclature for towns with over 10k population. I simply repeated it and then used the 2022 Census data for population to display all the towns with over 10k and threw them into a smallest to largest sort and then numbered them.
quote:That was what was reported in the '22 census.
Prairieville 34,215
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:32 am to AwesomeSauce
It’s not a city, Sauce. No mayor or anything. Just like Metairie
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:40 am to GreenRockTiger
quote:Gotcha, that makes sense for him to question then. It's a 'census municipality' which is what I used to draw my data points. The largest municipality in the parish with 25% of the parishes population being unincorporated seems odd, but I'm sure it has it's reasons.
It’s not a city, Sauce. No mayor or anything. Just like Metairie
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:45 am to ELVIS U
quote:
It just goes to show you that you don't need a government at all to operate and maybe it is better to not have one at all.
quote:
The reason it is so well run? It isn't even a city at all. It is completely unincorporated and does not have any elected officials.
You have a parish government.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 11:08 am to ColSurge
Easily Ruston
Posted on 7/2/24 at 11:12 am to ColSurge
Ruston
Denham and Hammond, to an extent....Honestly, you could lump a lot of these small towns in, but Ruston is playing with the big boys
Denham and Hammond, to an extent....Honestly, you could lump a lot of these small towns in, but Ruston is playing with the big boys
Posted on 7/2/24 at 11:13 am to ColSurge
quote:
Size qualifier: 10,000 people
Too small… for instance, Chalmette is 21k people and I feel like we’re a small town
This post was edited on 7/2/24 at 11:16 am
Posted on 7/2/24 at 11:56 am to chalmetteowl
quote:The issue is once you go over 25-30k people the answer is Lafayette, and it's not particularly close.
Chalmette is 21k people and I feel like we’re a small town
The OP opting for a lower number allows for more discussion.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 11:57 am to AwesomeSauce
I would say Harahan, but not enough ppl
Posted on 7/2/24 at 3:49 pm to edgebr
My son used to date a girl from there. It was a nice place.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 3:50 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
Lake Charles
LOL
Posted on 7/2/24 at 4:34 pm to Riolobo
quote:I ate lunch in Ruston today and my receipt showed I paid 12.2% tax on that tab. The streets are in terrible condition all over town. You'll see multiple city vehicles when driving through town and they're just driving around and not doing a damn thing.
Easily Ruston
Posted on 7/2/24 at 4:37 pm to AwesomeSauce
My god Louisiana is shrinking.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 4:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
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This post was edited on 5/4/25 at 7:16 pm
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