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re: What Louisiana Cities are shells of themselves?

Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:12 pm to
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
141600 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:12 pm to
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Last time I went back I was shocked. Looked like a third world country in much of it
What Deep South city is not like that?
Posted by Kadjin
edge of the basin
Member since Oct 2013
1251 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:12 pm to
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Morgan City has my vote. 70s and 80s were awesome then. Now it sucks


Back when all the parking lots and driveways were clam shells, 2/3rds of the locals wore do rags, and every third building was a bar room, awesome indeed!
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43055 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:14 pm to
Razor town is the term
Posted by Lickitty Split
Inside
Member since Apr 2017
3908 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:15 pm to
What kind of money did New Orleans have in Cuba?
Posted by UnoDelgado
Covington
Member since Nov 2019
530 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:16 pm to
Poverty Point. Asteroid strike in the Yucatán.
Posted by Manlaw35
Member since Jan 2013
1302 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:17 pm to
I was just about to say Shreveport, sad to see what it has become. Monroe is also a shell of itself.
Ruston is thriving though and the surrounding cities around Shreveport and Monroe are also thriving, i.e. Sterlington, Calhoun, Benton.
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
18759 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:32 pm to
Slidell-was moderately okay before Katrina.
Now is a the heroin-infused modern day Chalmette
Posted by Captain Rumbeard
Member since Jan 2014
4035 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:32 pm to
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Most cities with competent leadership are gentrifying now. Shreveport is ghettofying now


Shreveport has an easy, attractive escape route with a moat. Shreveporters can't swim.

Bossier wins.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33354 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:32 pm to
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Sterlington, Calhoun, Benton.
bawcomville
Posted by Creedence
The Rouge
Member since Sep 2013
63 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:34 pm to
Clinton
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
30587 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:37 pm to
Most of the responses will be from people who don’t even live in Louisiana.

Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
81250 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:37 pm to
I think Alexandria is the saddest of them all
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
20202 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:38 pm to
Any of you baws ever Bogalusa?
Posted by bayoumuscle21
St. George
Member since Jan 2012
4633 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:39 pm to
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Monroe should be the poster child for this.


quote:
Also, what happened?


Not gonna get banned.


And I’m usually the last person to claim those type of things


Sounds like the story of North Baton Rouge lol. Sad but true. I refuse to go North of Florida Blvd for ANYTHING!
Posted by Cornbeef
Ocean Springs
Member since Aug 2009
353 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:42 pm to
Drove through Cairo couple days ago and couldn’t believe how much stuff was closed down along the main drag. Didn’t know it was famous for it.
Posted by arcalades
USA
Member since Feb 2014
19276 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:51 pm to
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What Louisiana cities are shells of their former selves?
a city can't be a shell of itself
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
112552 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:52 pm to
Watch your mouth. You’re talking about the Queen City of the Teche.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
259859 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:55 pm to
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What Deep South city is not like that?


While true, I was solely referring to Shreveport.

City really had potential at one time and was a fun place. It's Detroit lite now
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
7207 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:59 pm to
Donaldsonville

Cheap rent and Sec 8 housing allowed for poor folks to move in
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
COINTELPRO Fan
Member since May 2012
55546 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:00 pm to
shreveport wishes it was detroit lite
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